I’ve been studying quite well recently and speaking more. I want to continue and become fluent one day. 1 month ago

I’ve spent 14 years running away from learning this language. Why? Because I thought it was scarily difficult! (Is ‘scarily’ a word?)
Well, I’ve put in nearly a year—off and on that is, so now it’s time to reel in the hesitation, the angst, the fear even, and get the ball rolling at a steady pace.

Korean is a beautiful language. I love it when my husband asks for food in Korean. He’s really very sexy when he speaks in his native tongue. I want to respond to him in Korean. More importantly, I’d like to develop a deeper connection with him and his culture through this language. He’s my primary inspiration. The second? All these wonderful Korean books that occupy our bookshelves! 2 months ago

This is another long term goal, as I already have two languages ahead of it, spanish and japanese. However, it’s far from last place in my ambition. Spanish is more useful, since I live in southern California, and I have a long rocky history with japanese that I want to resolve. If I had the option to travel, I would be in South Korea now.

Korean is fascinating to me. Its writing system is almost as simple as ours and fascinating to look at. Korea has a fascinating history and popular culture, similar to Japan but with its own unique flavor, seemingly less rigid and less xenophobic than Japan, with the north as an obvious exclusion. 3 months ago

The Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles has classes, so when I move back this summer I will start taking them! I have tried free, online courses but with no success. Until then I will keep watching kdramas and trying online games to help learn Korean. 3 months ago