I never thought learning a language could be fun and addictive until I found Duolingo

At school I learned to speak French and German, although much of what my teachers taught me became dead matter in my brain, forever unrecoverable. Every time I vacation in France or Spain, I’m frustrated by how little I remember and how lost I feel as a foreign speaker.

When I was studying languages ​​25-30 years ago, there were no help apps or video calling technology to communicate with language experts around the world. Instead, language learning involved a lot of listening and repetition, with very little else. I mean no disrespect to my teachers, but I think there was a better way.