if chinese fails (too many things to learn, too many characters, too complicated...etc), try learning korean. i am korean myself, but know very little of the language, because I was born here, and my parents went to college in the US. I am starting again and learning to read, write, and talk in korean.
Korean is very similar to english. It has 10 vowels and 14 consanants. you just put them together to make words. It's very simple, and once you learn some grammar, it is very easy to speak, read, and write.
Currently, I am also studying Spanish at school. And spanish is pretty complicated. Latin is even more so.
I think if I was to learn another language, I would choose italian or french.
Korean is very similar to english. It has 10 vowels and 14 consanants. you just put them together to make words. It's very simple, and once you learn some grammar, it is very easy to speak, read, and write.
Currently, I am also studying Spanish at school. And spanish is pretty complicated. Latin is even more so.
I think if I was to learn another language, I would choose italian or french.