Chinese

19:26 Tomorrow I will start studying the chinese language. I will try to do it by myself, with the help of a good method and later on movie and books.There a few reasons why I chose to learn another language. First of all the lovely Miss Hidalgo speaks fluently Spanish, French, and English, and is now in her second year of German. Considering how fast of a learner she is, before long she will be speaking 4 languages. I only speak 3 fluently. Nobody likes to beaten in his own home!!!

Seriously, one good reason is that for the last 2 or 3 years I have been gravitating with increasing intensity around the philosophies, arts, and sciencies of the east. These are treasures that for political and social reasons have been long precluded to the West and although they are available to some, the public at large has chosen to not investigate and embrace them.

Also I believe languages have a usefulness on the outside, and not only in terms of personal interest ad growth. With English and Spanish I can already travel to most places in the world and be understood and respectful of the people and their culture. My native language, Italian, is beautiful but of little use outside of Italy (although Italian communities are everywhere. And I mean everywhere!). Chinese is the single most spoken language in the world, and we all know China is only getting bigger.

I will let you know how it goes in a few months...