Like with most things that a person who has ADHD tries to focus on, my wish to know more than my native language is something I’ve only pursued in spurts it seems. Can keep up those streaks for a long time or stay away just as long. I am grateful to have friends that have offered me help in learning their languages too (particularly speaking), but I’ve found I get too self-conscious if I know the person. A large part of that is my confidence level in general for speaking. Writing has always been my preferred method of self-expression.

Am I multilingual yet? Hardly. Do I have enough knowledge of multiple languages to get around in an absolute emergency in one of the countries whose languages I have dabbled in? If I’m truly honest with myself, I probably could if there was enough signage or I could pretend to be mute and have people write things down. But that’s not practical nor where I want to put the finish line for my goal. Spanish and German are my main focuses right now, and I hope to say soon enough that I am fluent in both.