What's it like to teach yourself a small language?

I majored in Kazakh as an undergraduate and went to Kazakhstan for a year in my junior year. When I was in Kazakhstan, my aunt in charge of the building always liked me. Talk to me if you have nothing to do. When I went to the market to buy things, a boss told me that because you love our mother tongue and our Mandarin so much, I will give you a cheaper price! Kazakh people in Xinjiang are also native speakers of Kazakh, but they are different from Kazakh in some spoken languages. After staying in Kazakhstan for a long time, my speaking habits have also become Kazakh. Last year, I traveled to Yili with my friends and chatted with a Kazakh brother who was leading a horse. My brother always thought I was from Kazakhstan. Later, my friend and I spoke Chinese very quickly, and my brother looked scared. Some time ago, in Almaty, I worked as a commentator in an exhibition held in China. An uncle was very interested and asked me many questions. I think my uncle is very interested in China, and he introduced China to him very enthusiastically. As my uncle's questions became more and more profound, my stock of Kazakh was insufficient, which exposed my China identity. Uncle was particularly surprised, so he silently took out his badge, a reporter from Kazakhstan National Television. Then my uncle called a group of people to interview me. It was on the news that night. In fact, my Kazakh is not so good, because the opening remarks to everyone are similar, so I look like a local when I am proficient ... and I am a white fat man, so I look a bit like a fat Kazakh girl. In fact, the process of learning has various flavors. At first, there were all kinds of difficulties and a lot of fancy jokes. Even now, Kazakh still has a honey accent in it, so keep working hard!