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A long time ago (in the pre-internet days) I thought it would be fun to learn German. I bought a couple of books and struggled to make any real progress and gave up. Not only did verb conjugation kill me, but I couldn't figure out how to correctly pronounce words, etc.

Fast-forward 25 years or so and I decided to try again. Now, there is a whole world out there of lessons online, etc. Plus, the admin for our group is German and I have some work obligations that will have me going to Germany a few times over the next few years, so I can "practice". I also bought a textbook (Deutsch Aktuell - sehr gut, BTW), so I am making progress, but it is still hard.

Anybody else learn (or try to learn) a new language later in life? Any tips? Commiseration?

Ich habe so viel zu lernen, aber es ist Spaß...