>I was born and raised in Germany, English is my second
>language. It is getting harder and harder for me though to
>speak German, my DH is American, kids don't speak much German
>and most of my friends are American.
>
>I took 8 years of French in high school, French and English
>actually were my majors, but my French is pretty rusty now
>
>
>My Mom is from Sweden, when she is mad at me she usually yells
>at me in Swedish, so I understand and speak the not so nice
>words }( I can follow a slow conversation and can read books
>in Swedish. Speaking it is a totally different story though
>
>
>Wow, Carolyn you took German in highschool?? It's a difficult
>language to learn!!! Just be patient and try to talk and
>listen to native speakers, all over sudden it will click and
>you'll be fluent. Are you living in Germany now?
>
>Good luck!
>
>Carola
Carola, yes I took it in high school (as well as in elementary school). I was born in Germany as well and lived most of my life here until I was 10 or so. We lived on a military base though, so it was easy not to be immersed. And so I forgot much of what I previously learned. Now that we are living here again (Heidelberg area), I'm determined to learn it....again. It's a hard language for sure. That's so cool that you speak so many languages! You must have a knack for it. I've noticed many Germans here speak 2 or more languages.
Carolyn
>language. It is getting harder and harder for me though to
>speak German, my DH is American, kids don't speak much German
>and most of my friends are American.
>
>I took 8 years of French in high school, French and English
>actually were my majors, but my French is pretty rusty now
>
>
>My Mom is from Sweden, when she is mad at me she usually yells
>at me in Swedish, so I understand and speak the not so nice
>words }( I can follow a slow conversation and can read books
>in Swedish. Speaking it is a totally different story though
>
>
>Wow, Carolyn you took German in highschool?? It's a difficult
>language to learn!!! Just be patient and try to talk and
>listen to native speakers, all over sudden it will click and
>you'll be fluent. Are you living in Germany now?
>
>Good luck!
>
>Carola
Carola, yes I took it in high school (as well as in elementary school). I was born in Germany as well and lived most of my life here until I was 10 or so. We lived on a military base though, so it was easy not to be immersed. And so I forgot much of what I previously learned. Now that we are living here again (Heidelberg area), I'm determined to learn it....again. It's a hard language for sure. That's so cool that you speak so many languages! You must have a knack for it. I've noticed many Germans here speak 2 or more languages.
Carolyn