Name: Viv 2007-08-24 15:56 ID:l/4ffX32
So, we have threads devoted to other languages. Several Japanese, a couple ebonic threads, a few spanish, a few french, and a couple other ones. What about the students themselves? I'm an (in b4 underage b&) 17 year old student, senior year in high school. When I was five until I was eight I lived in Spain because my dad got a job in Barcelona. I went to an "International" (read as "english") school, so I soaked up absolutely no spanish while I was there, which I really regret right now, though while I was there I did turn decidedly European, in my eating, sleeping, travelling, and other habits. I moved back to America and I took no foreign language in Elementary school, none were offered. In Middle School I was in the band, so I couldn't take a foreign language, as my elective slots were full. I excelled at English, as that's the side of my brain that I like to use.I was a nerd and I fucking LOVED JRR Tolkien. I went as far as to purchase a book explaining the elven languages, and other things like that. I think this is what sparked me into loving foreign languages. I memorized the dwarven runes, and studied Elvish sentence and word structure. I was almost fluent. High school came along and I took Spanish 1 my Freshman year. God, it was my favorite class. Sophomore year I took Spanish 2 as well as French 1, as I found out that I had a knack for languages. I passed Spanish 2 with flying colors, at the head of the class, but I got a D in French 1, which I COMPLETELY blame on a girl in the class who was AMAZINGLY fucking attractive. Junior year I retook French 1, and aced Spanish 3, head of the class. I've had good relationships with my foreign language teachers, so in the last quarter I talked to my Spanish teacher about taking an independent study in Japanese. Like I said, I'm a nerd. I lean towards the traditional D&D nerd, but I love my animu as well. Mostly I was interested in the challenge, from everything I'd heard before that, Japanese was nigh impossible to learn. That fell through, though I got Rosetta Stone and have been studying off and on again. Over the summer I've taken an intense Spanish 4 course, so I can get into AP Spanish next year. French 2 next year as well, and if the class load allows it, Japanese classes at the local community college. I fucking love languages. Why do you care enough about languages to post on this board?