I would say that I speak all of my languages better now than ever. Just because they've had, maybe because I've learned other languages and the brain just becomes more and more flexible. A lot of stuff that you have learned and forgotten is still somewhere in your memory reserve. And I think my ability to retrieve it improves. So if you put a lot of intensive work into learning a language, it will continue to to gestate in your brain. It's like languages are like wine, then I suppose. Yeah, absolutely. Or cheese.Yeah, not sure. I'll pass a certain point. But yeah, with certain kinds of good, if it's a good wine, you
Steve Kaufmann is a very prolific language learner. He has learned at least 20 languages to varying degrees during his life. Some of them he learned during his career as an international diplomat and businessman, and others he has learned during his (semi) retirement. In this interview Steve talks about his language learning experiences, methods and motivations. We talk about various metaphors and similes for language learning including ocean voyages ๐ข, cows ๐ฎ, skiing โท and cutting grass๐ก and and I ask Steve about cross-cultural experiences he has had during his career.
There is a video version on YouTube but only the audio version contains my intro and ending rambles about getting my hair cut and how you need to remember that you're a baby cow-shark on skis ๐๐ฆ๐ฟ๐
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