language learning

Due to certain class allocations, I can only pick up German 4 (the level that I'm up to) at uni in the second half of the year. So, far the first half of the year... I'm hoping to keep my German going by taking online tuition via Skype with a teacher, so I don't lose the language. Adding to that, I'd also like to take up another language. Is that too much of me, wanting to learn two languages simultaneously? I just realised, recently, that I need a new hobby and language learning would be a fun (and productive) one.

I thought of you, instantly. Yes, you. The one who's practically a genius in languages... what's that - Malay, Chinese (not to mention the dialects!) and English. Man! I've always admired how you learned how to read and write Chinese all by yourself - it's really awesome.

So... any tips for a new language learner? Can you guess what language I want to learn? ;)