Being a lifelong student of religion and scriptures, especially the Jewish Bible, knowing firsthand just how much can get lost in translation and considering the multiple layers of meaning hidden behind the original Hebrew text, I figured I'd skip latin for now and pick up Hebrew.
 
I'd already started teaching myself the alphabet a few weeks ago - 15 minutes a night, a few times a week - and I've finally reached the point where I can (laboriously) read full sentences in books, recognize words and pick up bits of vocabulary.
 
Reading "backwards" is a very strange experience, and writing even more so - I almost feel like a kid learning to write. It's as if your brain rewires itself. Some kind of mental gymnastic, pretty interesting in itself. Even just the way you handle the book or make transition from one page to the next.
 
Fascinating.
 
So I guess it'll be Greek next and then Latin.

You are truly a unique individual Krist.....in a very good way.  

I wanted to see the bat. 

michaelhanson
You are truly a unique individual Krist.....in a very good way.  

Thank God. I don't think my wife could put up with more than one me. :P

I think that is a really cool endeavor. 

Shalom!

Just don't start smoking!

Here's a fun suggestion to add some variety: set up a virtual Hebrew keyboard on your computer and learn to type the letters. You'll see them appear on the screen from right to left. And you can learn to switch to left to right for Latin characters and numbers. You could also type a few words into Google Translate and hear them pronounced.

Mitch_I
Here's a fun suggestion to add some variety: set up a virtual Hebrew keyboard on your computer and learn to type the letters. You'll see them appear on the screen from right to left. And you can learn to switch to left to right for Latin characters and numbers. You could also type a few words into Google Translate and hear them pronounced.

 
I like the idea of the virtual keyboard! Thanks!
 
That boxset is actually quite complete - 3 course books (beginner to advanced) and 9 CD's. Coupled with the first book I bought and the lectures I've been following on YouTube, if I fail, I only have myself to blame.

eph221
Just don't start smoking!

I gave almost 30 years of my life to that nasty habit - and since I tend to do everything I do in excess, that meant 2 packs a day for over 15 years. Slavery is a much better way to put it than habit.
 
I quit 3 years ago, and it's one of the best decisions I've taken in my entire life. I'm NEVER going back.