I thought I would also add what might deter me:

1. I’m taking 17 credits this semester. Yikes. Time is an issue, but it’s not an issue.

2. General burnout

3. Japanese looks difficult and overwhelming (which, interestingly enough, is what attracts me to learning the language to begin with).

As for reason number one, I’m looking forward to studying something which does not carry the pressure of a grade, credits earned, or anything like that. I’ve been trying to invest myself in activities like that (like running, for example)-a way to be more self disciplined, using intrinsic motivation rather than extrinsic. Yes. So there are my “pitfalls.”