I continue my journey using Duolingo. I have reached A2 level competency in German, according to the app, which means I could handle most simple social situations (ordering food, buying a train ticket, chatting about family.) Italian verb forms are annoying me--even though they are simpler than German, they are different, so that is a challenge.
I added Dutch for those times I need some easier points. Dutch is like English and German got together in a blender (at least that is how it seems to a native English speaker.) Keeping spelling straight among German, Dutch, and Norwegian is tough, so I work only one of those languages each day.
I also added Hebrew last night, just to learn some of the most common words. Hebrew adds the challenge of reading right to left. It reminds me of the time I had to teach myself to knit left handed because a third of my students in one class were left handed.
Take a look at my progress. It seems my goal of keeping my brain operating into old age is working so far:
If anyone else is on Duolingo, my name there is Katharina818820
Here's how it is going:
Status on Duolingo on Day 252
German: section 4 unit 11
Italian: section 2 unit 22
Norwegian: section 2 unit 14
French: section 2 unit 2
Klingon: section 1 unit 12
Korean: section 1 unit 11
Russian: section 1 unit 8
Spanish: section 1 unit 6
Greek: section 1 unit 3
Dutch: section 1 unit 3
Hebrew: section 1 unit 1
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