Am I madder!

I agree, Juggernaut. Latin is much easier than Dutch. I’ve done both in my time.

Gabriella
Nos certe sumus!

JanaNana
Latin is far easier to learn than Dutch!
I got the chance to learn Latin in what is now year 8, as one of our English teachers started a Latin club during lunchtimes. It's been very useful over the years, and honestly, it's really, really easy! Go for it!

JanaNana, if you could learn Dutch you can learn Latin! It is so useful to know some Latin, and I’m grateful that I was made to learn it at school. I wasn’t very good at it, gave it up in first year sixth form, but it helps with the meanings and spelling of words in English and many other European languages.

Good for you. Age is no barrier to learning something new. I was the eldest student when I enrolled on a Dutch language course some years ago. I was inspired to do this as my maiden surname has Dutch origins, yet no-one in my family could shed any light on it. I started to research my family tree and found the connection, so learned a lot about my ancestors as well, and then decided to try and learn the language they spoke. I am fascinated by different languages, and love to hear them spoken. Love the way on some TV gardening programmes they reel off the names of various plants by their Latin names.....now that is a language I would have loved to have understood if I had had the opportunity and education to do so, but probably not now.

When my gd was at school she had Spanish lessons. She is quite good and enjoys it, so much so our dd, gd aunt has started to do a course on line.
Good for you go for it sweet Pea.

¡Eso es muy cierto!

Gabriella, when my husband died 3 years ago I discovered he had been saving £50 a month in a Virgin ISA without telling me. I inherited it and decided to spend it all on travel. I now have nothing left of his secret stash.
Unfortunately no men younger or older made any overtures towards me.

Todas somos mujeres maravillosas cada una a nuestra manera única. ??

Good for you- I speak reasonable Spanish & French but took on Greek 3 years ago. Great while classes going on but since they stopped I have had to rely on holidays to practise it.
See if you can find a conversation class.
Learning a new language is really good for you.

Sorry, typing at speed
3 of, not if.
and escorted.
I'll put myself in the corner till lunchtime.

Good for you! I was in the staff room at work and the headbof department was moaning about her FIL being too old to do the job he was trying to fix for her. Someone asked how old he was and she said 67! When I said he was probably younger than me there was a deadly silence! I am probably at least 10 yrs older than the next oldest team member and certainly old enough to be the young woman's mum! Sometimes others are not aware of our age as much as we are!

Annaram1
Not only the oldest but the richest by the sound of it.
6 escorted tours in 2 years, 3 if which are fairly far flung andcescirted tours are much more expensive than the DIY kind.
Glad you enjoyed yourself but tell me...did any younger men in those far flung countries, make overtures towards you?
I'd hate you to be fleeced.

God for you I think you should be proud

Ps. Am in my 70s

Just come back from a group conversing in (terrible) Spanish. I started learning Spanish at 55. Still pretty terrible after some years, but enjoy the classes and made good friends. Go for it. (Enjoyed speaking it in Argentina, Spain, etc., however badly.)

A few years ago I embarked on an Italian course and was at least 25 years older than the others. After hard work I was the only one to achieve an A*, so go for it girl.

Not at all mad, learning a language is a great way to keep the brain supple. I too have Spanish lessons. I have been going several years I can't say I can converse well but that is my fault really because I don't do enough homework I am improving though and I love going. Our lessons are very informal, in a coffee shop with a native Spanish speaker. It is a small very friendly group so I never feel intimidated. I am 62, most are a similar age, a couple younger, one lady who came a couple of times was 80, she was excellent, she only stopped coming because it wasn't the right location for her.

Although uncomfortable sometimes I think it is really good to do things that takes you out of your comfort zone. Particularly as we get older we can go through life with no challenges at all and lead a very “safe “ existence. It is good to feel scared, nervous and frightened and end up feeling that we have achieved by attempting something new. I think it is good to remind ourselves how our little grandchildren feel with all their new experiences.

Brilliant idea Sweetpea, good luck to you. I went back to college in my late forties and did 4 'O' levels and 2 'A' levels.

My computer is playing up so I will make this short, I am learning Spanish in an online course. Try Marcos Santamaria for details. You learn as an individual; the words and phrases are on the screen and somebody says them in Spanish and you just repeat after them. In a few days you can say masses of things. Its only a few minutes a day. Spanish is an important language and very useful. I used it in Ecuador where few people speak English, and in Spain where they all do. NEVER LET SOMEBODY TELL YOU YOU ARE TOO OLD.

Wow, thank you all for your lovely and positive comments, it is very kind of you and great to hear of your experiences too! We have just finished week 13 of the 23 week term, I have to say some days when I go in to college I think to myself 'why on earth are you doing this', but then I come home with my head buzzing but a spring in my step. I have even asked our tutor when the next stage session will start! I am going to Barcelona in March with my SinL, we are going to scatter my beloved brother's ashes in Parc Guell, and I feel confident at least to call for a taxi, use the bus or metro, ask for food and drink even if I have to ask the locals to speak 'mas despacio', saying that they will all probably want to or speak English or Catalan. ?

All I can say is somebody has to be the oldest in everything in life. I am now 77 and in the last 2 years I have been on escorted trips to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Vietnam, Brazil, Holland, Ireland, and Spain. I am always the oldest. In the Galapagos I went snorkelling and climbed a volcano. Everyone was amazed. My health is not great as I am asthmatic and have a bad knee. Willpower and determination is more important than youth, Good luck.

Oh I do hope you keep up the classes. I too started a Spanish learners class and am one of the oldest there. It's such a fun and sociable class. Don't take yourself too seriously, be prepared to speak up even if you're wrong! And enjoy it. I use post it notes all over the house to help me learn nouns for household things/clothes etc. And talk to yourself- in Spanish of course but aloud. It'll help your pronunciation. You're def not mad Go for it and good luck.

No you are not, it you might find it a bit harder to retain information but otherwise go for it.