cdunham

It was great, but now it’s time to talk with real German speakers. A co-worker and his GF have set up a “language matching site” to match up people who want to practice each others’ languages. Sounds like a good deal. Might also try to find a one-a-week club, or a tutor…

Starting the Third set of Pimsleur CDs. It has been a lot of fun, but I’m ready to start giving it a real workout. It’s one thing to sit in the car and repeat phrases, but I’m looking to start getting together with other people to try it out for real, although I have to say the idea is a little intimidating…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_language

This might be the most difficult part of the goal, as I’m not sure what resources will be available. But it should also be a very satisfying accomplishment.

Probably it would be best to try an Native American language, as the likelihood of finding speakers within a reasonable travel distance, maybe even native ones, would be higher.

Lakota Sioux seems to have several thousand speakers.