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Old 09-03-2015, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Polar Bear View Post
I'm gonna do it...learn a 2nd language. It's on my bucket list and the time has arrived. Now I have to decide which one. I'm not a world traveler or anything. It's mainly just for my own edification. I'm open to suggestions, but I have a couple of thoughts along those lines...

I'd like to take advantage of my knowledge of Latin to learn a modern language. I suppose French, Italian or Spanish might be good. I do plan to travel around the US and Canada. Would any particular language benefit me in those travels?

Anyway, I'll leave it at that for now. Any thoughts?
I took four years of Latin in high school. I consider myself very lucky that the teacher was very old school and spent the time needed to help me which resulted in helping me through other courses. She was instrumental in me gaining the confidence to overcome my educational weaknesses. When stationed in Japan I took a conversational Japanese course. That was a very useful tool to navigate restaurants, nightclubs, and bars.