What do/did you study?

[Cadence]

@Cadence It's been fun so far! I'm slowly losing motivation as of late, unfortunately (three months straight non stop is rough!), but I'm still trying to push myself and remind myself of the reasons why I want to learn.  I can definitely imagine it being helpful for learning Chinese, haha. Props to him for exploring so many languages!

The great thing about languages is that you never really forget them  It's less work relearning it than the first time learning. Good luck with learning Japanese! Breaks can be your friend haha. Burn outs are awful.

 

[kami]

The great thing about languages is that you never really forget them  It's less work relearning it than the first time learning. Good luck with learning Japanese! Breaks can be your friend haha. Burn outs are awful.

Definitely true! It has been much easier the second time, though granted, I feel more strongly motivated this time XD  But hopefully I can keep pushing through while avoiding burnouts x'D

 

[Sparren]

I'm finishing up my Bachelors degree in Computer Science this May. In retrospect I feel like I could have learned a lot of the information we covered through self-study, but I like the more structured approach a university setting provides and the deeper focus on topics like algorithms and data structures which I might have neglected if left to form my own curriculum.

Outside of my required university work I am also really interested in languages, mythology, game design/development, and Asian/European history. I'm actually pretty excited about finishing up my degree because I'll finally have the time to really apply myself to those studies, particularly my language learning goals.

In the past I've studied German and Japanese. I reached basic fluency in German, but haven't really touched it since the end of high school (I haven't really been able to find any interesting media or practical use for it here in the states) so I've grown pretty rusty. I know some basic phrases and vocabulary in Japanese but never got very far with it. Definitely something I'd like to go back to at some point. Right now my main focus is Korean and I've been really enjoying the learning process. The Korean alphabet (Hangul) looks intimidating at first but is actually really simple. There is also a lot of free Korean media online (games, dramas, music) that I enjoy which has helped to keep me practicing and motivated.