Hi! Hallo! Για σου! My name is Nikolaos (Nikos) and I'm a first generation Greek-American. My father is from Athens and my (ethnically Norwegian but American born and raised) mother is from Minneapolis. I'm soon to be a freshman in college and would like to study abroad in Europe given the chance. I've spoken Greek on and off (alongside English) since I started talking. I can communicate pretty clearly with a native Greek speaker if I'm able to ask for a English-Greek translation of individual words every few sentences. My dad doesn't speak Greek with me that much and I haven't visited my extended family in Greece for many years so the primary issue is usually just reviving that shamefully seldom-used skill. I never properly learned the spelling and grammar rules of the Greek language so that's probably where I should start, since I'm familiar with Greek idiomatic phrases and my pronunciation (while at this point obviously American) is perfectly comprehensible. Probably at a Greek 7 or 8 year old's writing level. I kinda know how to spell. I just have no sense of when to use ο and when to use ω, or when to use η and when to use υ and when to use ι, etc. I'll be starting freshman year of Uni this coming fall with a double major in German and Electrical engineering. The Greek roots I know and begin to learn will likely come in handy in some of my STEM classes. But my main academic language focus in college will be German. I've thus far studied German in school for a total of 6 years (7th-12th grade). I've developed an enthusiasm and affinity for it and decided, since I've been at it this long, I might as well shoot for native proficiency. German-speaking countries are very prominent in STEM, especially given their geographical size; as an engineer, being able to work with German and English speakers and (perhaps) do business trips in German speaking countries for American companies seems like it might give a me a leg up in the job market (ich drücke meine Daumen so)