I would like to learn German too... I must have been about two years old when I was in Vienna first time. I visited my grandparents. I am not of German origin, they moved there in the early '70s, when my grandfather were the head of the Finno-Ugristic department at the Vienna University. So it was no question, that my first foreign language I learnt in the elementary school was German. Initially, I lagged far behind my classmates, despite the extracurricular courses I made, but now, years later I've decided to learn it again. My uncle lives there, and I'm ashamed not to be able to speak with his wife in German.