Has anyone tried learning another launguage

We had a school district Superintendent in Macon a few years back. A real piece of work. The lawsuits still continue to this day......anyway......one of his "bright ideas" was to make Mandarin Chinese a requirement for students. Parents went ballistic. Stupidest thing ever. Everybody and I mean everybody who was interviewed said that Spanish made the most sense if a language was going to be required. I agree with that.

Also......just a personal note, I happen to think Spanish is perhaps the most beautiful language on earth.