I have a phrase a day calendar that teaches me a German phrase that I usually forget by the next day.<\/p>\n
Katie wants to learn Chinese to become more Asian.<\/p>\n
Do either of us have any hope? Is it possible to learn a foreign language when it isn\u2019t a requirement (because you live or are moving to a foreign country in the near future) and when it is only something you think about briefly and\/or sporadically?<\/p>\n
Is there an easy way to try and get ourselves in a better mindset? Software like the Rosetta Stone? Free podcasts we may find online? Enrolling in a local community college class? Moving to Germany or China?<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t look too promising with how busy our lives are. I don\u2019t often come home from a long day of work looking to learn and practice German, and that may be the root cause of why it won\u2019t happen easily.<\/p>\n
It may also be because I spread myself too thin. If I focus on less things to learn at a single time as opposed to trying to acquire German, guitar, novel writing, and various other work skills all within the span of a year, I may have more success.<\/p>\n
But where\u2019s the fun in that?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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