New member

[jagorev]

Hello. My name is Ron, I live in India, and I have recently finished high school. I will be going to college in the US in the fall. I know English, Hindi, Bengali, Indonesian, French, and some Thai. <br /><br />I've been reading classics in translation for some time now (specifically Homer, Vergil, Cicero, Caesar, and Aristotle's Ethics). Curious about the originals, I'll be doing at least a year or two of Latin in college, and I am using my summer to teach myself some of the basics of the language, perhaps getting a head start on my classes. Maybe I'll go on to Ancient Greek in a few years. <br /><br />Textkit is a great source for the grammars, and I look forward to discussions with other members.

[Raya]

Hi there!<br /><br />India, eh? Cool - my mum's family are originally from there, although now based in Mauritius (which is where I live).<br /><br />I'm more for Greek than Latin at the moment, but the more I see here the more I think I ought to start on Latin... I'm also on the verge of university - I hope to study Classics in the UK. <br /><br />So - what do you plan to major in?

[jagorev]

I thought of learning Greek first, as the literature in Greek is so much richer. But the thought of a different alphabet intimidated me...I was also told that if you learn Latin first in the familiar alphabet, getting used to the grammar, learning Greek becomes easier afterwards.<br /><br />Let's see.<br /><br />So far Latin seems manageable.<br /><br />I'll be double majoring in Economics and Math at Williams College, Massachussetts, but I've registered for Latin and will be doing it for at least two years.

[Raya]

If you can manage Hindi you should have no problem whatsoever with Greek!!! (I personally gave up on the Hindi alphabet... *sheepish grin*)<br /><br />It took me a while to adapt to Greek, but not as long as I'd have thought. What throws me off are the accents - not only do the stresses always seem to fall on strange syllables, but the whole business of raising and lowering pitch is so alien to me... However, I like it. I mean I look forward to the day when even that will come naturally.<br /><br />I'm guessing, from your major, that you are one of these mathematically-minded types?