Last night on the commute home, one of my carpool mates, speculated that he might go to a paid programming camp to learn better programming skills. "M" is 25, so this prompted the question, "What language / languages are you thinking of studying, and what do hope to do with the new skills?"
"M" said part of the reason he thought about this path was that paying someone to teach a skill would force the discipline to learn something he could in theory do in self study.
This raises the question, why do we not force ourselves to learn if not in a class? I've been carrying my set of "Berlitz Spanish" CDs in my computer bad for 5 years, and still can't conjugate much more than present tense indicative for regular verbs.
I don't have an answer to "M" or for myself, but "Necesito practicar mi español mucho más." Learning Spanish in California, like learning to swim in world of climate change, is not optional.
Oh, and "M": If you aren't sure what language to study or why, try INTERCAL. :)
Wait, I should say, "Please try 'Intercal'". Read the section on politeness, and you will see why I added this last line.
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