i took a german class in school, and i stayed inKarlsruhe for a few weeks. so i can only understand bits and pieces.but languages are a passion for me. i grew up speaking Latvian, andmost of my relatives from Latvia also speak German. but i also havedabbled in French, Cantonese, Spanish, sign language, and i am nowtrying to learn some Arabic, which is very difficult. i learn betterfrom listening to people speak, and repeating, than i ever did in aclassroom.
i believe there is no greater gift than to be able to communicate withpeople. and although i find it hard to commit to one language inparticular, i do ask people to teach me words in their native tounge.living in Toronto, which is very multicultural, i am blessed to besurrounded by many people of different nationalities.
Nicole