I’ve not only worked my butt off in French for 8 years but it was also such a big part of my life for the last 4-5 years that I can’t imagine how hollow I would feel if one day I tried to express myself in French and couldn’t. I’m no longer speaking French at home (although honestly since we moved to the States Brice and I spoke it much less anyway) and I listen to French music and the news must less as well.
I’d like to see myself reading, writing, listening and speaking French regularly. france2 has their news online and I should be streaming that daily as well as trying to read a book once a month in French. I would like to see myself occasionaly writing book reports (or something that requires formal writing!) as this will probably be one of the hardest things to keep from deteriorating. As far as speaking goes, talking to my cat doesn’t present enough of a challenge so I should probably try and particpate in some meet-ups.
