[Rick Lee]

I started in 8th grade with a book called Learn German in 10 Minutes a Day. I couldn't wait until I got to high school, as my mom told me I could go to Germany as soon as my German was as good as our German exchange student's English was. When my parents sold that house 25 years later, there were still German vocabulary decals all over it from that book. Now I can speak German like a native and keep in shape by listening to a few radio station apps. I love hearing about traffic conditions in Frankfurt when I live in Phoenix.

BTW, Germans are very appreciative of foreigners who've made the effort to learn the language.