@ Tree Hugger, I speak Spanish.
I've met a couple of people who are learning Arabic and Persian (respectively) and the most commonly voiced thing from them is that "just when you are at the point of pulling your hair out over it, that's when it clicks." lol Are you learning it in school or teaching yourself?
mpd, I someday may go and attempt Italian as well. I'm told it's somewhat easier to learn it once you know Spanish. I heard German is one of the most infamous in terms of all the different tenses to know. Though I usppose it would be interesting to learn as it is the stem of which English came.