First notebook entry: Introducing myself My native language is American English. I have been fascinated with foreign languages since I was a boy. I took 4 years of Latin and 2 years of German in high school and then continued with German at the University. Germanic languages and literature was my major at University. I was fortunate enough to spend 4 years in Germany with the U.S. Army where I made many German friends and increased my fluency in German. As you may understand, I have invested many years of my life and much labor in learning some pieces of German. I desperately want to continue to learn.