Hey everyone. Thank you all for sharing about your passions. I've been trying to get to places to use the net here and there, so this is why I'm not active as much.
I have continuing to passively learn German since I'm so busy with other things. When I did the FSI course, I had really solidified some things. And honestly, when they say programmed introduction, they don't play around. Given enough time (5 or so minutes) I can recall a specific phrase I learned and I use that as a way to 'switch' on the language and all that I have learned so far. Passively I read very simple motivational phrases on my facebook from a german photography and motivator. I try to get in practice as often as possible.
When it comes to some languages, even though I either didn't catch or just wasn't interested, I still find it fun figuring out what a language is. Spanish and Portuguese are one of the many I learned to distinguish. When I was in a virtual world, I saw many people typing. And what's fun is seeing those few 'key' words that help you determine if this is one language or not. Because if you know a few, you can usually tell if it's the language you think it is, Spanish, or something else, Portuguese.
Kylo you mentioned going to Italy, what was your experience there? How did you find your connection with people or learning about areas changed? I mean how long had taken you to start adapting to things once you went back time and time again?
How about the rest of you? Have any of you either went to the places you studied or found those heavily populated areas, where you live?
I think one of the place that I would like to visit out of interest would be Vietnam, and possibly New Zealand. I've heard and seen clips of New Zealand being lush, but I also hear many find themselves settling there.
Another question is, If you could find you self accidentally trapped in a country you were visiting, which would it be?
Happy Learning everyone and take great care!