then I would bust my ass no matter how difficult it was for me.
What if it was at something you just weren't able to do?
I tried for years when I first arrived, did courses, read books, worked with colleagues (I was an English teacher in a language school at the time) - but it doesn't stick. Finnish is "easy" as it is phonetic, rule-based, and has a familiar alphabet, but for an English speaker, it is supposedly the fourth hardest language to learn in the world, behind Mandarin, Cantonese and Arabic - none of which I can read!
There is a lot lost in translation, but even if I spoke the language, there would be. I think AI would actually do a better job than good speakers. My wife however is an above average Finnish speaker and writer, and gets into all the quirks of the language. Not many non-natives will ever be able to get close to her level.
Then it's not something you can do, but at least you tried. I think a lot of people these days don't even try. Either that or they try, but something else comes along and they never get back to it. That's kind of what happened to me with learning to play the guitar. I still have the guitar. I still can't play. I am sure she appreciates that you tried.
I actually subscribed to an AI teacher recently, where I just talk. I am trying, and will continue to :)
Oh, you haven't met my wife!
Okay, who are you and what did you do with Tarazkp? :)
I don't care who they are, we need to find Taraz! XD