start learning French

When I was at the Apple store getting a replacement power adapter, I got the Berlitz Beginning French CD. Additionally, I subscribed to all these French podcasts. While I was on there, I also subscribed to Japanese and Russian podcasts. After that, I decided to join French, Russian, and Japanese Meetups.

Well Bonnet Nuit, Sayonara, Do Svidanja

I have always been good with languages. Today, I got the biggest push to learn French. I took the kids to the park, and there was a grandmother with her grandson. I am pretty social, so I said hi and asked her if she lived around there. She didn’t speak any English and was from Russia.

I took one class of Russia in college, and still remembered the basics. I actually was able to carry a pretty ok conversation with her. It made me realize that I am not satisfied just knowing two languages. I want to learn more.

When I went to Aruba in 2005, I was shocked to see that the people always knew more than three languages, which is how many countries are.

French is a language that I have always loved listening to. Therefore, I have decided it’s the third language that I want to conquer.

You don’t know that a few days ago I don’t want to do it at all. Yes,I don’t even want to start learning it. But I know the more I delay, the more unwilling to start I will become and the more I will dislike myself. So I try to do it through this way—-by reporting my goal on 43things. (But still I need to know that the reason I didn’t want to do it was that I’m too pressured these days and wanted to finish all the things in one day!)

Thank you for giving me a platform to do my things willingly and step by step.

Thank you!

I have just learned one lesson, or more exactly, reviewed one lesson because I have learned it before in my school time and you know now it’s the summer holiday for me; I want to go over the second lesson this afternoon if no other things interrupt me.
Come on!

No matter how hard it is, I know I need to try. Why? because I’m a language learner and French is my second foreign language.
I think language is for communicating, so when I’m learning, I try to learn it as well as speak it as much as possible. That’s really important!
I will start now!