Just wanted to say hi to you both. Although I haven’t replied earlier, I enjoyed reading your posts very much, and there are definitely things that resonate with me as well.

Cocomino: I believe it!

Kelleynymph: It’s definitely burnout, I agree.

Pink Ninjabi: Thanks.

bronwynschroeder: Welcome and hang in there.

I seriously thought about linguistics in college too but went with something different. Funny you should mention that.

Good to hear from you. I’ve been thinking about your questions and to be honest I tend to struggle with them too.

So far I haven’t found studying multiple languages confusing (thanks to timeboxing and compartmentalizing my time) so much as draining. Learning a language is a long-term investment so if you study two or three, you can only invest so much time in each. It’s a little frustrating and I often thjnk i might quit one or the other.

On the other hand I keep doing it because I feel like if I don’t, I’ll kick myself later. I saw some Mark Twain quote recently how if you try now, you’ll regret it 20 years later.

In any case, because I studied Japanese years before I started Korean, they don’t overlap much, which is good. I don’t have to constantly learn grammar for Japsnese so I can focus on Korean grammar for example. That they are similar helps too.

Latin is still something I only make a little progress here and there. There’s just only so much time in the day.

The fact that it’s different than Japanese and Korean doesn’t help, but it is similar to English and has no conversation demands does help though.

Not thr best answer but hope it helps.

Pink.