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Well, I find language learning to be an enjoyable experience. I could care less if I use the language I'm learning on a daily basis. I just like to know things for the sake of knowing them. It's much like anything else that you do that has no inherent meaning in it. It's entertaining, and when you actually do get to say "OH! I understand that" or when you get a chance to say something useful to a native speaker during your travels, that's a really delightful experience.
Probably the best way to learn a language is to simply immerse yourself in it. Start listening to music, watching movies, and reading books. I've found Rosetta Stone to be rather useful as well. I took French in high school and I'm continuing it in college, and I just recently started learning some Spanish. Rosetta Stone is a good touch-up program for me for both of those languages. My next project is to read a novel in French which should be coming in the mail sometime this week. Anyway, best of luck to you.

Jam it back in, in the dark.