Hi, everyone. I am a native of the United States and have been learning French since December 2016. I also am certified in German at a C2 level for reading and listening, and C1 for speaking and writing. In French I have attained an estimated level B2, and would like to improve that to C1 or better, and to be able to easily understand conversations out of context, as well as television and movies. I’m taking a break from Mandarin to learn Spanish, and am currently around an early B1/B2 level and improving quickly. I expect that to go easier than Mandarin, if only because of the cognates and Roman alphabet. I hope to gain C1 fluency in Spanish within 2 years, resume Mandarin learning next year, and improve my French, all while trying to learn tips and tricks to make language learning more efficient for myself overall.