Over the past 5 years or so I have been attempting to learn German, and just in the last 6 months or so I have started to learn Spanish. I faced different challenges depending on the target language. German was relatively easy for me to at least understand in conversation, although it is much harder to read and speak compared to Spanish. The reason for this is that German tends to be spoken more slowly than Spanish, but Spanish tends to resemble English words more closely than German. Also, since I have not lived in a place that only has Spanish speakers, the Spanish speaking Americans in the US tend to revert to English when they hear any slight accent or broken grammar in my Spanish. This makes it remarkably hard to practice here. 

In terms of general language learning difficulties, I would say it is hardest to stay motivated to learn when life throws different stresses and situations at you. I am a university student, for example, so sometimes coursework gets in the way of my language learning schedule.

4/30 diary

Ok, I decided to go back to sleep [emoji][emoji][emoji]

I made a few corrections, but its great that you're practicing in English. The paragraph for the most part made sense and was coherent.