Started &quot;French Immersion&quot; in BC in kindergarten, then in Grade 4 moved to an entirely French school in Ontario for two years. After that, more immersion. Missed two years of French classes in highschool, so was catching up when I started university. A &quot;minor&quot; in French (I think I was one course away from getting it) fixed that nicely. I consider myself fluent, but I don&#x27;t get enough practice to be able to use it professionally.<p>Over the last two years I&#x27;ve been immersed in Tagalog, with the help of one introductory book (basic vocab and grammar). Tagalog is easier than French so far because people speak mixed English and Tagalog (Taglish) all the time. I can follow conversations 50% of the time due to context and the odd English word. That&#x27;s letting me learn organically without really trying. Next step is I need to spend a few minutes per day going over phrases from the <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tatoeba.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tatoeba.org&#x2F;</a> database.<p>EDIT: I use French because &quot;Canada&quot;, and I use Tagalog because of family.