Foreign Languages

Hiro Yoshikawa
Oct. 8, 1992

It is my birthday today. I have become 85 years old!

Because I am already far more than eighty years old, I think it's almost time to retire.
After my retirement, I may have much free time and then I'd like to start learning something so as not to be bored nor to get old.

I'd like to study the French language because I have a plan to travel soon in Europe.
It seems wonderful to me to teach my language to a French woman in return for her teaching me French.
Moreover, I have to use Chinese because I have a friend in Nanjin.
I have to carry the promise made to him twenty years ago that I would write a letter to him in the Chinese language.

Besides these languages, since I am really interested in Greek culture, I may study their language.
In addition, I need to study the Russian language from the political point of view, and I also have to study German from the economical point of view.
I think that once I can speak French and German, it is expected to be less difficult for me to study Portuguese. Therefore, I can study Portuguese too.

I think I should have private tutors because so many different languages may confuse me.
I suppose that the most difficult thing is to arrange the schedule of tutoring;
  French on Monday,
Chinese on Tuesday,
Greek on Wednesday,
German on Thursday,
Russian on Friday,
and Portuguese on Saturday.
  I have a trouble with nothing to learn on Sunday!

******My friends in Boulder made a comment:
  Great schedule, Hiro!
I expect Portuguese to be less difficult.

 

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