It was a bit of an experiment, but I felt like when I saw that more than 90% of the residents of The Netherlands speak English, I feel that it may not be worth my time to learn Dutch despite that it is similar to English and would be a bridge to German. Well, to see that there would not be too much importance to learning it worldwide as there is a small population, I would not have many opportunities. Even Suriname, there would be some that would speak English despite Dutch is official language used along with Taki-Taki. I will feel that the overseas dependencies of the Netherlands would have English used as they are tourist places, too. Well, to also add with the daughter language, Afrikkans spoken in Namibia and South Africa, they have English as well, and I see that Belgium has French as their co-official language. So despite that I did have a history of family from the Netherlands Antillies (grandmother from Saba), I feel that Dutch will be regulated and regelated to the bigger countries, and I felt that my family did have exposure to English some generations ago.

So no offense to those that speak Nederlands, but with little population all over the world at around 25 million, I feel it won't get me far in getting opportunities, but I will hold that thought for languages that have more bearing on worldwide influence, culture, politics, and trade.
Well, to see that I have had a good Latin background in learning Français and Español, I feel I can continue on with another Latin language. I was about to do Russian after seeing that I could read Cyrillic thanks to some help in watching the 2018 World Cup (And a little bit of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi), I could build on it, but in seeing the Russo-Ukraine War going on, Владимир Путин is to the outside world unpopular-even for some IN RUSSIA say he's unpopular and bad, and that it does side with North Korea and Iran, I would not want to risk getting unpopularity. Too, the International Olympic Committee has banned the country in directly participating after an illegal ploy they used when they hosted the Olympics. In this world I'm in, some people, if they hear me speak Russian, they could frown and say that I'm a traitor since I'm NOT from there and despite that there is Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (some exceptions) using them as official. Though the recent visit by that president was significant in meeting the president I did not vote for on a formerly claimed land that the US bought from them-Alaska, and there is Ft. Ross, California used by the Russians, it is a significant language for the UN to adopt as Russia has an influence over the world with veto power. Also, there's the modifiers for consonants in the Cyrillc alphabet that I will have trouble having, and I will have to learn them: ⟨ъ⟩, ⟨ь⟩ (These are palatization signs.)
So it will be a challenge, and there are other things in the language that will make it hard to learn, but primarily, if it is that nothing improves within 2 years in Russia and its outside relations, I'll abandon it altogether. I know, it is rooted in philosophy, arts, sciences and deep culture, but I'd want to be safe than sorry-I did get attacked on Twitter by Russians before the war started, and it was humiliating. (It was a misunderstanding-it was involving sports, but they see it very political.) Well, sorry to say to them-you're eating your own attacking words now with what is happening.

So what does that leave in my potential in speaking a 4th language as a hobby and possible commerce and friendship? I don't want Arabic as it is tied to the religion of Islam, however, there has been Arabic influence in the Iberian Peninsula in the past while there was colonialism. I did decide to go west from España and go along Río Duero and cross to go to the capital city where the name changes- Rio Douro-Lisbon (Lisboa). Yes, Portugal! So I have decided to try out the language that touches 10 countries in the world, and it is rising. Portuguese.
At one point, thanks to a raffle I won a LONG time ago by  crashazarel since he's Brazilian, it did have me get some interest ( https://www.furaffinity.net/view/10875621/ ), and then mutually, it was  zelaum-hunter (NSFW:  nslukieh) who did a 4-part art for me as a story (Part 1: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/48939708 ), it got me more and more interest, but too since I had Haitian influence and Brazil MINUSTAH was helping my ancestral country before the gang revolt, it seems that Portuguese is a language that would be used a little in my ancestral country when people ask for aid-they are gone now. As too, I live in Hayward, CA- if you know about the Sister City (or "Twin Town" Website: https://sistercities.org/ ) relationship to share cultures and similarities of cities abroad, there is one city Hayward has- Faro, Portugal. They do have a park devoted to the small Portuguese community there, and on Father's Day, there is a Potuguese (Europe) mass at the main church there.
It may be small, but it is significant, and there is now at least one US channel in Portuguese that exists in the San Francisco Bay Area (via satellite/cable).
So in the case of covering the countries that I would speak the language of, I would have the ones that touch the Western Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic. From Benelux to Iberia, to covering almost all of the Americas (YES, SURINAME....) to covering Southern and most of Western Africa, to covering most of Oceania, and to having Timor-Leste & Macau with small pockets of Indochina and Philippines, I can soon speak 4 of the top 10 languages of the world, and expect me to be in those countries that have the languages I speak-hopefully with a FF'dom-themed con.

I will say that in seeing Lukie's ref sheet and I can somehow understand Português: www.furaffinity.net/view/45421536/ that got me to wanting to speak it. In seeing that it is similar to Español, but there are many differences, it can be easy to learn. I was reluctant to speak it because of the many differences in pronounciation, BR≠EU/MZ/AG≠MC≠CV≠ET(TL)... it's unbelieveable that everyone that speaks a different Português will understand the other country's version-it is mutually intelligible. So although I would not like for Brazil's version to have the different "de""di"or "te""ti" change, or Portugal's final "s" in a word changing, I'll still go for it- there is one that is quite close to being more "US" Português than the others- Timor-Leste (East Timor) Português as their version is more rigid for the consonants. Still though, I will keep in mind of the dialects and the other country's variations.

Well, that is it for me, so another Romance language for me to learn, and no, I will not go farther and speak Catalan, Basque, Italian or Romanian. If a language is independent from religion, and is found in many countries, and the majority of the people speaking it is not from a corrupt country and there are good relations with the ones speaking that language as a whole, I will take.
SO, to summarize- I gave up on Dutch completely. Russian, it is going to be hard, but it is doable and I have a leg up on understanding, but would give a limted window on the homeland to get its act together, or I will abandon it completely. However Portuguese is my preferred language, and I feel I will have fun having to speak -it is thanks to some who have done arts for me that influenced me to pursue my third foreign language. So as I can say, "Tudo é bom para mim," and I will see what I can do. "Até logo!"

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