My History With Studying Latin

I don't actually start talking about Latin until 5:25.  The first 5 minutes of this video are me talking about my youthful ambitions to study Spanish.  I was planning on making a point about how I've always felt guilty about not having studied Latin and not Spanish, especially since I've gone on to work in ESL, in which I'm now working with mainly Spanish speaking populations.  But then I forgot to circle around and make that point explicit.

Links to some of the historical novels mentioned:

* Pontius Pilate by Paul L. Maier: Book Review: https://youtu.be/w-SsjFvMO3Y

* The Flames of Rome by Paul L. Maier: Book Review: https://youtu.be/U6yoObS24-Y

* Caesar by Colleen McCullough: Book Review: https://youtu.be/USI4FSjMeUQ

Part 2: My History with Studying Latin

Links to things mentioned:

Video of me trying to study Latin in the dorms: https://youtu.be/dorfuDcbjhE?si=tPu9esvjgZP3EPKq

Revenant Reads: My Year of Learning LATIN: https://youtu.be/xGwfrV3lE7E?si=d8NaEhMipD7oKsVo

Here is the full title of the books mentioned, and the started post from my blog:

Wheelock's Latin: 7th Edition by Frederick M. Wheelock and Richard A. LaFleur: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/12/started-wheelocks-latin-7th-edition-by.html

Scribblers, Sculptors, and Scribes by Richard LaFleur: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2025/01/started-sculptors-and-scribes-by.html

Workbook for Wheelock's Latin 3rd Edition by Paul T. Comeau & Richard A. La Fleur: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2025/01/started-workbook-for-wheelocks-latin.html

The Student's Catullus by Daniel H. Garrison: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2025/09/started-students-catullus-by-daniel-h.html

Thirty-Eight Latin Stories by Anne H. Gorton and James M. May https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2025/09/started-latin-stories-by-anne-h.html

Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata Series: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2025/10/started-lingua-latina-per-se-illustrata.html

Here's my Duolingo Profile: https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JoelSwagman

Related Playlists:

My Own Language Studies Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7aOe-6ow_Dnx3NXwDCOjgK&si=2cM8wTgdtsqMem1u

Studying Latin Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXL4CfgWMsVw&si=08eBiDuhVQ-I8QaR

My History with Studying Latin Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLErTfjGAaOwo&si=8MmplAimNUD5Z17O

Vlogs playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7sWjmJPUFF0PhseI7SRLV0&si=9ysN_ogzMmyG8JZj

Vlogging about Linguistics or TESOL playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4UZVVLDC7GHkclZYIGMJ4s&si=kvdiddXre63MB89v