1. Why did you want to learn so many languages at such a young age?

My  parents started me in Serbian and English when I was born. By 11 months  they also started me in Spanish and Mandarin. I am told that by 3 years  old I was asking to  learn French and by four I was asking for Russian since it seemed like  funny Serbian.

2. Is learning languages something fun? Why?

Yes, I like to talk and play with people in different languages.

3. Which language(s) do you wish you could spend more time practicing?

I  live in Minnesota where I attend a Mandarin immersion school in the  Minnetonka 276 School District with a lot of other children who also  speak Mandarin. I am lucky  that there are many other immersion schools in the Minnesota area, and I  am able to find children that speak other languages such a French,  Russian, German, and Spanish. I also hope to travel to other countries  where I can make more friends and practice my  languages.

4. What are some languages you’d like to learn in the future?

I  have started to learn German and Italian this past year. I also would  like to learn Greek because my father’s family is from a little village  in Greece. Then I could  go to Greece and talk to my family there.

5. What would you like to be when you grow up?

I want to teach like my daddy. I like to visit his classes and speak to his students in all my languages.

6. What is your message to other young people who are interested in studying multiple languages?

Study  language so you can have many friends from many places. Every language  has interesting stories and people to learn about and get to know.