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Learning_VVG a_AT1 foreign_JJ language_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 complicated_JJ matter_NN1 ._. 
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Being_VBG American_JJ ,_, my_APPGE native_JJ language_NN1 is_VBZ English_JJ ._. 
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I_PPIS1 chose_VVD Chinese_JJ as_II a_AT1 second_MD language_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 find_VV0 it_PPH1 very_RG difficult_JJ to_TO learn_VVI ,_, with_IW many_DA2 problems_NN2 still_RR extant_JJ ._. 
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I_PPIS1 have_VH0 not_XX yet_RR overcome_VV0 my_APPGE difficulties_NN2 learning_VVG Chinese_JJ ._. 
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I_PPIS1 began_VVD learning_VVG Chinese_JJ in_II January_NPM1 1997_MC ._. 
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I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ twenty-two_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ at_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ my_APPGE first_MD problem-twenty-two_MC is_VBZ considered_VVN old_JJ to_TO begin_VVI studying_VVG a_AT1 language_NN1 ._. 
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However_RR ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 I_PPIS1 could_VM do_VDI about_II that_DD1 ._. 
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My_APPGE next_MD difficulties_NN2 were_VBDR use_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 outdated_JJ textbook_NN1 and_CC limited_JJ study/class_NN1 time_NNT1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 overcame_VVD these_DD2 problems_NN2 by_II studying_VVG hard_JJ and_CC talking_VVG with_IW Chinese_JJ friends_NN2 ._. 
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However_RR ,_, the_AT class_NN1 was_VBDZ undermotivated_JJ and_CC never_RR made_VVN much_DA1 progress_NN1 ._. 
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In_II August_NPM1 2000_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 finally_RR found_VVD my_APPGE way_NN1 to_II China_NP1 ._. 
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While_CS Chinese_NP1 is_VBZ obviously_RR ubiquitous_JJ in_II China_NP1 ,_, many_DA2 difficulties_NN2 remain_VV0 ._. 
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First_MD and_CC foremost_JJT ,_, many_DA2 people_NN can_VM speak_VVI and_CC have_VHI great_JJ desire_NN1 to_TO improve_VVI (_( their_APPGE )_) English_NN1 ._. 
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This_DD1 limits_VVZ my_APPGE use_NN1 of_IO Chinese_JJ in_II daily_JJ life_NN1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 have_VH0 never_RR been_VBN "_" forced_VVN "_" to_TO speak_VVI Chinese_JJ ._. 
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Second_MD ,_, local_JJ dialects_NN2 can_VM be_VBI very_RG confusing_JJ ._. 
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Additionally_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 find_VV0 the_AT language_NN1 itself_PPX1 nearly_RR incomprehensible_JJ ._. 
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Chinese_NP1 is_VBZ not_XX linguistically_RR related_VVN to_II English_NN1 ,_, so_CS there_EX are_VBR few_DA2 similarities_NN2 ._. 
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The_AT various_JJ tones_NN2 of_IO Chinese_JJ are_VBR difficult_JJ to_TO differentiate_VVI ,_, and_CC remembering_VVG Chinese_JJ characters_NN2 borders_NN2 on_II the_AT impossible_JJ ._. 
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I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 one_MC1 day_NNT1 I_PPIS1 can_VM overcome_VVI my_APPGE difficulties_NN2 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 like_VV0 Chinese_JJ very_RG much_DA1 and_CC want_VV0 to_TO succeed_VVI in_II my_APPGE efforts_NN2 ._. 
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