Reflection Paper #1

[Diego Mosquera]

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[Sarah Kwon]

It seems like you have a lot of experience in learning new languages. It is nice to see that you grew up learning how to speak English and Castilian but also have experience learning French in a classroom setting. I think knowing the differences from learning from your parents and learning in the classroom will be extremely helpful when you learn Korean as a self-study. 

[Aheema Gazi]

It is wonderful that you were able to grow up learning English and Castilian. A lot of times parents do not teach their child their native language because they think it will confuse him or her, but I think it is great to be able to learn as many languages as you can. Knowing different languages ultimately allows one to communicate with more people and connect back to his or her roots. I am also very impressed with your pursuit of learning French and now Korean. I also agree with and relate to your frustration with learning exceptions/special cases with languages. It is like you finally learn the grammar but then there are these new rules that you have to consider and remember, which can get very stressful. 

It seems like you are very interested in learning as many languages as you can, and that is very important because you will possibly be able to translate and help out a lot of people in the future. You also have the opportunity to travel to so many places!