I Forced Myself to Learn Indonesian (Zero to C1 The Hard Way)

What does it actually take to learn a language from complete scratch to an academic C1 level? When I enrolled at an Indonesian university, I was the only international student in my program — with no English lectures, no safety net, and no choice but to adapt. In this video, I share the honest story of how extreme immersion, radical pressure, and a weekly online tutor helped me reach C1 fluency in Indonesian, and how this compares to my current journey of learning Mandarin. --- ABOUT ME 💬 I'm Etienne, a student who learned Spanish through childhood immersion, Indonesian through studying at a university in Indonesia, and I'm currently learning Mandarin. On this channel, I document my language-learning journey and share what actually works in real-life language acquisition. --- MY CURRENT LANGUAGE PROJECTS 🌐 🇪🇸 Spanish: Childhood Immersion (Around B2 today/ Passive maintenance) 🇮🇩 Indonesian: C1 Level (Learned through university in Indonesia) 🇨🇳 Mandarin: HSK 3 (Active focus) 🇫🇷 French: School basics (Around A2 today) 🇬🇧 English: Fluent through school and daily use --- CONNECT WITH ME 📱 YouTube: @etiennelearns --- #languagelearning #immersion #indonesian #bahasaindonesia #language #mandarin