I just signed up for more Dutch courses, starting in September.  I’ll be taking Level Three until January, 2025 … focusing on speaking rather than writing.  Also a shorter course about how to pronounce Dutch words.  I need both.

Geert is a friend of mine who told me his motivation for learning Turkish is basically the challenge of tackling something new, not to discover Turkish friends or visit the country. 

That’s not me.

I don’t care about keeping my brain active on the edge of the new.  I want to talk to people!

I’ve been told that Level Three is far harder than Level Two.  And I found Two plenty hard.  Have I bitten off too much?  Should I “settle down”?  (Ha!)  I say no.  I see my future as giving to people – my time, my singing, my cello, my conversation.

What is your life like?

Here’s mine …

The thoughts intrude:  You’re too old.  Just hang loose.  Drink beer.  Looseness and moderate alcohol consumption are fine things but my head is being gently turned in another direction.

May I have the eyes to see what’s over there … and to act accordingly