Just a few weeks back, I was challenged with a big decision to make. This decision once made cannot be reversed. It could potentially make my life better or ruin my life. Moreover, there were many constraints which made the decision making process tougher.
Our college had given us 5 choices of foreign language to learn for the rest of our course. We had to choose between Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Korean. But there were many constraints. Each subject had limited number of seats. Due to limited number of seats, the most popular ones will get filled up quickly. Also, the factor of speed of information plays a role here(not internet speed). The earlier someone comes to know about it, he has better chances to get the language he wants. It so happened that the German language course was a popular choice because the Aerospace Industry is more relevant in Germany. I had a decision to make. I wanted to learn Chinese because it was a different language with different script. Also, Chinese is the most spoken language in the world. I wanted to learn Japanese because I can understand anime better. I wanted to learn French because it is a beautiful language. I wanted to learn German because of popular choice. If i had a chance, I would have taken up all four. But unfortunately, I had to choose only one. I logged onto the website where I had to choose and I realized that there were only four seats left for German. I quickly clicked on German and submitted my option. After the confirmation came, I heaved a sigh of relief as the people around me started panicking because German was full.
I decided to take German because it is more relevant to our industry. Also, German is kind of an angry language so I can sound a little rough when speaking it. Moreover, I have been learning French online so that it helped me make the decision. Now, I don't even regret taking German and I am looking forward to the third semester to learn the new language.
Our college had given us 5 choices of foreign language to learn for the rest of our course. We had to choose between Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Korean. But there were many constraints. Each subject had limited number of seats. Due to limited number of seats, the most popular ones will get filled up quickly. Also, the factor of speed of information plays a role here(not internet speed). The earlier someone comes to know about it, he has better chances to get the language he wants. It so happened that the German language course was a popular choice because the Aerospace Industry is more relevant in Germany. I had a decision to make. I wanted to learn Chinese because it was a different language with different script. Also, Chinese is the most spoken language in the world. I wanted to learn Japanese because I can understand anime better. I wanted to learn French because it is a beautiful language. I wanted to learn German because of popular choice. If i had a chance, I would have taken up all four. But unfortunately, I had to choose only one. I logged onto the website where I had to choose and I realized that there were only four seats left for German. I quickly clicked on German and submitted my option. After the confirmation came, I heaved a sigh of relief as the people around me started panicking because German was full.
I decided to take German because it is more relevant to our industry. Also, German is kind of an angry language so I can sound a little rough when speaking it. Moreover, I have been learning French online so that it helped me make the decision. Now, I don't even regret taking German and I am looking forward to the third semester to learn the new language.
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