Annoyances- stupidity
Accomplishments- I have started my 4th language
Confusions- this years presidential election
Sorrows- Anger management
Dreams- To spend a year in Japan, learn Japanese, learn as many languages as possible, travel
Idiosyncrasies- I geek out with languages?
Risks- riding a bike, sling shot
Beloved Possessions, Now and Then- stuffed animal
Problems- Organization, procrastination
One of my dreams is to be able to effectively communicate in multiple languages. I just love languages. They are so beautiful when you think about it, the fact that a bunch of random sounds come together to express our thoughts the way that threads interlace to create this beautiful cloth and each language has a different pattern and I just want to have all of the patterns!
As someone that was fortunate to grow up with both English and Spanish I value the knowledge of languages more. I picked up French in middle school and after spending time with a French family my French has most definitely improved. French has always been easy for me because Spanish really helps (a lot and I mean A LOT) since 97% of the times that I've tried to say something that I haven't learned I use Spanish to generate a word and succeed. I've decided to challenge myself to Korean and I LOVE IT. It is so different! I also love Japanese! I haven't taken any classes for Japanese, but from TV shows and movies I have been able to pick up a few phrases. I really want to get classes for Japanese too, but alas, Junior year is going to be a struggle so I have to wait a little bit (Which is excruciatingly painful). I just can NOT wait to learn more!
Personally, I believe that part of learning another language is immersing yourself in the culture or else you don't fully grasp the language because it is the foundation of the language AND THE CULTURES ARE BEAUTIFUL! You just can't take in a language until you experience the culture, it is like trying to make a house without a blueprint or any knowledge on how to do it.
On another note, I can not believe people just don't care. It baffles me. They don't try to break those barriers. I get it if it's hard and that 's why they don't pursue it and they tried, BUT SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T CARE! How can they not?! I mean everyone has their own thing, but it blows my mind. But what I really hate is when people say that everyone should learn English and people that speak English should not have to put in any effort to learn about the other languages and cultures. It's fine. Cause I mean screw them and their culture, right? Anyways, it is disappointing that some people think this.
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