Okay, just a short overview about my languages and language skills.
My native language is
Swiss German, a very strong dialect of German that most Germans don't understand. It has many specific words and sometimes very strange grammar. So the first language I had to learn was actually German. I speak it fluently, have however a slight Swiss accent. I guess I write it better than most Germans, just because I like languages and I have a high level of education. The second language I had to learn at school was French. Unfortunately French and I aren't on the best of terms. I had years and years of French classes, I have spent multiple times time in French speaking areas to learn the language, most notably around 3 months in Paris where I visited a French language school. As I however never use the language in everyday live, most of it got lost over time. I can follow basic conversations, but I couldn't participate. For like two semesters I took Italian, but if this post wasn't about languages, I wouldn't even mention it.
English we had later in school, and I just love English. It's also very easy to stay in touch with this language, as a lot of our popular culture comes from English speaking countries. Like movies, music and books. And now that I'm a scientist, English is the language of science, so I speak it quite often.