It's never to late to study German. Because one day we will rule Europe again.
In my childhood years, a common dismissal of Europe- when they would criticize us for being 'murica before it was a thing- was,
if it wasn't for us, they'd all be speaking German! What did Churchill (not really) say about every 50 years? It's been over 30 years since reunification, so...
Slightly more seriously, you've quasi-achieved this through the currency.
Planning on spending adulthood in Europe, thinking it would become a
lingua franca (for reason above) and, not realizing that many/most Germans already spoke English, I self-tortured for three semesters in college (long time ago). I was aces at the grammar, even while barely understanding a f'n word!
Just to make it on-topic, does Alia look more like Father Parker or Sofia?