So here's a continuation, or update if you will, on the post I made only yesterday. Well things have escalated even more. After I wrote that I calmed down a bit, and started thinking how cool it would be if I could actually learn Korean. When I went to Japan, I found myself constantly wishing I spoke Japanese, and part of me thinks maybe I should be learning that instead. But I really want to visit Korea. Well, I want to visit both, maybe I should learn both xD but I'm very intrigued by Korean, so. Yes.

Then I started looking around for courses (which are essentially non-existent. I'm very annoyed) but came across something similar to the Gumtree idea. It's called, 'mylanguageexchange.com' -which is self-explanatory. It's pretty cool; you can search for people by their native language and the language they are learning, and find people in your area who might want to swap languages, or even just a 'penpal' from another country.

Since I'd already replied to two people from Gumtree and committed myself to this fool-hardy endeavor, I replied to a few of the people from My Language Exchange. When I say a few, I mean eleven. Yeah, I kind of do extremes quite well.... >_< I didn't expect to hear back from many, if any at all. But sure enough, these folks are on the ball. I've now heard back from both people from Gumtree, and five of the eleven from My Language Exchange. It's been less than twenty-four hours for the last lot! Madness.

Anyway, heh heh, I'm now kind of at a loss. I have three potential 'penpals' or just people living outside the UK who would be interesting in getting in contact to help with the language, and four potential people who are actually in England right now, and I could meet up with. Which is exciting but ever so slightly terrifying. I have to keep reminding myself that I can't actually speak Korean, and that this was all very spur of the moment. I'm not sure what I'd be getting myself in to.

On the other hand, I was thinking it might be possible, since there aren't courses in Korean, to get one of those Rosetta Stone packs or something similar, that enables you to teach yourself online/at home. Then could use these contacts to improve upon this basis, in the way that only native speakers can. And if it didn't work out, hey, I'd get to meet some people from another culture. Which is always interesting.

Trouble is. Where to start. The ball's in my court at the moment which is always how I prefer it, but I'm not sure where to take this. What to do next. If this whole thing is damn stupid. And it's frustrating that I have no-one to talk to about it (hence this blogging - apparently I hope that arranging my thoughts coherently will somehow eradicate the fact they're all nonsensical) so I'm just going round in circles.

.......Unless I Tweet this. I could probably justify interrupting my week off on the reasoning I'd like some opinions. But in the past it hasn't gone well when I've tried asking the internet for advice. Always tricky trying to strike the balance with URL people. On the one hand, they'd real people, just regular old children of the internet such as myself. On the other, they don't know me. And I don't know them. So how far I can take their advice is undecided.

Hmmmmmeegggaaaaaggghh. Ok. I might risk it. So if you've a person who isn't me reading this, for starters well done on getting through all that random crap that compiles my mind, and yeah, er, please leave a comment with your opinions. I'd really appreciate it.

(Can't believe I'm doing this.)