Ah, languages. My family has a deep love for them, and thankfully, a knack for learning them. It's practically inevitable that I will make it a point to learn at least one in my lifetime. As for a list, mine would be as follows:
1. Japanese - Very good memories of my sister are tied to the sound and shape of this language. I made it a point to learn Hiragana, Katakana, some basic Kanji, and good pronunciation in high school, since that much is fairly easy to do. Eventually I would like to learn the language, although I would really want to wait to find someone who speaks the language to tutor me, since I want to go about it the correct way.
2. Arabic - My sister and her husband are Arabic linguists for a living. In addition, I have cousins who are half Lebanese who also speak Arabic, although not to the extent that my sister does. In my opinion, it such an incredibly beautiful language - such a gorgeous sound, and the shape of the characters is so lovely. I'm very exited that my sister's child, to be born late this month/early the next, will be growing up bilingual in English and Arabic. Sooner or later I will have my sister and her husband teach it to me, if they would - and I have a very good feeling that they would, as they love the language.
3. Hebrew - My parents have taught me a few Hebrew words... not many, though, but I cherish what incredibly little I know. My family is kind of drawn to the language - I love listening to music in Hebrew (well, the same can be said for Japanese and Arabic as well) and my family always enjoys watching fun little videos to teach the language, and the like. It's beautiful, to me. I love to read my Tanakh, since it is written with both the Hebrew and English text on each page.
4. Korean - I listen to a lot of Korean music, and it's one of the many cultures that I am drawn to. I had a good friend who was Korean, and I very much enjoyed watching her write the language on the board in our Language Club at school, as it was quite lovely. I also just really love the way it sounds.
5. Mandarin - Another that I just enjoy listening to, in general. I LOVED hearing one of my friends from China in our club try and teach us phrases....
6. Finnish - What can I say? I developed a major Finland infatuation starting back in my sophomore year of high school, all thanks to the cello rock/metal band Apocalyptica. That infatuation still stands, and so of course it is a language I'm interested in.
7. Italian - Quite simply, it's one of the many languages that I'm drawn to. It makes me think of one of my good friends who I miss dearly and wish I was still in contact with, as she loves all things Italian. She is already incredibly fluent in both English and Spanish, and I have no doubt that someday she will master this third language.
8. I have several other choices, among them being Icelandic, Aramaic, Farsi, and as for something that would be more practical, Spanish and French would be good choices. Honestly, though I would love to learn any language at all... I love them. It runs in my family.