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Originally Posted by evlgt85

I'm on a bit of an educational suicide mission, I think. I started learning bits of German around 5th grade, took a couple of years in High School and did very well, but didn't have any reason to practice or remember since then. And that was a looooooong time ago. Ich bin doch alt.

So, being the geek that I am, I was listening to my shortwave radio and heard Deutsche Welle's ,,Deutsch: Warum Nicht?" program. Ah-hah! Warum nicht, indeed! Now I'm going through the freebie program they offer on their site, and also have a German friend online to bother. Things are coming back to me, but I'm much better at reading and understanding than composing so far. And that's not saying much

Anyway, if I can prove to myself that I've got the discipline to stick with it, and I think I do, then I'm going to go after more formal education. In the mean time, I'm having fun with learning.

This thread's gone in a few different directions, hasn't it?

it just means this thread has life; sides from the looks of things, it has reinvigorated this forum

also if you want some PC training may i recommend rosetta stone?

it's a program that is used in foreign language labs to reinforce and teach basic concepts...