Multilingual Journey and Language Learning

The chapter details the multilingual journey of a speaker who transitions from working for the Swiss government to a Chinese state broadcaster, emphasizing the importance of communication and language in connecting people. The speaker shares experiences of working in China, facing cultural shock and language barriers, and eventually settling in by building trust, being patient, and dedicating time to studying Chinese. They discuss the benefits of immersion learning, maintaining separate 'boxes' for different languages in their brain, and the breakthrough moments and consistent practice required for language acquisition.