I was reflecting on my progress with learning Korean and if I think
of how long I have self-studied the language it seems like a
disappointment. I learned how to read Korean back in 2006 with the help
of a Saturday Korean class run by Korean students at Amherst college.
This helped me a lot when I went to study abroad that summer and placed
in level 4 of level 6 for the beginner Korean classes. And so years
went by, I have watched numerous Korean dramas and listened to Korean
music over the years. I dated and was married to a Korean man for a
total of 6 years. I was able to converse in basic sentences over the
phone and in person with his friends and family. At one point I even
held a 1 hour conversation mostly in Korean with my sister-in-law.
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