Namaste all,
I am whining in this thread so I thought it best placed here in the Canteen. In short, I have been trying to learn two new languages at once without the aid of a teacher. Crazy you say? You'd be right. The problem is that there are no institutions that teach the languages I am learning that are nearby. I am teaching myself Irish (Gaelic) and Hindi.
Guess which one is easier? Hindi.
That'r right. The language with a completely new set of symbols and sounds - a language that uses parts of the mouth and tongue I have never had to use - is profoundly more easy to learn than Irish. Hindi is also made easier by the fact that I can practice with people at the Temple.
Irish is almost dead. But I feel a strange responsibility to learn it. It's a part of my heritage. The procedure for how I teach myself will be left up to me moving forward, but does anyone know of a mantra or prayer I can say to keep my spirits and determination up? People teach themselves languages so I know it's not impossible.
That's all. Whining over.
Peace!
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