I have a friend who was a Fire Captain in Spokane. After his kids were grown and his wife tossed him (I'm not sure which of those came first) he decided he wanted to try something new so he took a years worth of Spanish at the local JC.
He then started spending his vacations in Mexico, Central and South America. He was just months from 30 years when he fell through a floor and screwed his back up something awful.
He finished his 30 without disability but the department left no doubt that he wouldn't be allowed to go on. So he rented a place in central Mexico and is writing his memoirs-in Spanish :)
No way! If that were me, I would probably have to hire someone to do it. It is that bad. :)