My story of learning english and german I've signed up to italki yesterday in hope of improving my english level and learning german. I love the english language and i do everything to surround myself with it. I watch my favorite tv shows in english, talk shows like The Tonight Show, I read books and talk to myself (or even think) in english. I study it at uni as well and learn new vocabulary everyday at home. I do have, however, often problems with grammar, especially tenses. When it comes to german, I'm almost a total beginner, even though i have been "learning" it at school for 12 years by far. Unfortunately (and I think this is the education system fault) i have always hated this language as I associated it only with school and homework and nothing fun. A few months ago, however, I've started liking it after I realised that I can make learning german enjoyable by using it like I use english - to reading books and watching movies. That's how I began learning this language at home by my own and so far it's much easier and more fun than I had expected it to be my whole life.