1. What’s your story? How did you get into all these languages?

Language learning was always an interesting thing for me. I learn foreign languages because thus I can connect with people from all around the world. It's not just the language itself but it's much deeper given that when one speaks locals' native language they actually don't speak only with them but with their hearts which is such a valuable advantage as for personal as for professional purposes.

The first foreign language which I started learning was Spanish. I've raised in a family where this language is spoken by some members and they seriously wanted me to speak fluent Spanish. I guess I've been learning Spanish from since I was a baby. I'm fully Bulgarian but some of my first words(after the Bulgarian ones) were in Spanish. I'm learning Spanish and at school throughout all these years(I'm still 12th grade) but I couldn't speak Spanish well until the age of 14 when I decided to improve it alone.

The next language which I started learning was English. Firstable I started learning it when I was 5th grade and didn't know anything until I decided to improve a considerable amount of stuff by myself. After leveling my Spanish up I was quite motivated to do the same thing and in English since it provides a global communication and business opportunities. Except that, the UK is one of my favorite countries and I fancy a lot listening to British people speaking English, therefore, I'm currently striving for mastering the British accent.

The next language which I started learning was Portuguese. In fact, this language was the first language which I started learning completely by myself since any of the people I personally know speak this language. The reason behind my decision was a bit bizarre - I find Portuguese letters like ''ã'', ''ô'' and ''Ç'' quite interesting because I like to add some tildes, circumflexes or accents above letters when writing. Also, I love how this language sounds and was very curious about how could be the feeling when learning a similar language to which you speak. I started watching lessons on Youtube in order to get the structure and then decided to dive into the natural language. I was watching many videos of The Brazilian National Football Team's press conferences, worldwide topics, some historical videos and so forth.

After getting some level in Portuguese(2-3years ago) I started being interested in Italian. First of all I wanted to learn a bit simple phrases and greetings but then I liked the language and decided to start learning it seriously. I've been learning Italian for might 6-7 months also completely alone, counting mostly on internet, my notebooks and Italian books. Likewise, It's quite popular in Bulgaria and Italy is located considerably close to my country, therefore, there are many Italians here. My desire about the beginning of learning this language is based rather on the proof that languages also could be very attractive and cool and if one speaks foreign languages(whatever they are) so he/she would be attractive too.

Then I decided to start learning French and I've been learning French since 5-6months. I'm reviewing this language and I'm improving and learning new stuff, as well. The reason behind which I wanted to begin learning French were the beautiful and melifluous songs which I was listening and carry on listening. It's also quite interesting that French is written quite differently from the way it's read. French is one of the most important business languages in the world and many people are learning the language which automatically means I'd have the opportunity to converse with lerge amount of French speakers

The 7th language which I started learning was Hindi. That's my weakest language because I have minimal opportunities for practicing it in Bulgaria. India has a fast-growing population and they're basically everywhere in the world. I guess many of them speak English but when talking to someone in his/her native language that means you speak with his/her heart, therefore Hindi is quite impressing language. I've been learning it for 6months, I also can read and write a lot but I need much more practice.

My story with Greek is quite simple, one day I was very interested to learn a couple of Greek words and its writing system without realizing I'll start learning it seriously. I decided to commit myself and to Greek maybe 1 week after learning those 3 words which I'm talking about. I travel many times to Greece and speaking Greek really helps me in handling the situation there. Also people love when someone from abroad speaks their language. Similar to Hindi Not many people learn Greek

After getting the bases in Hindi and Greek I started learning Russian. In Bulgaria there are many Russian speakers, there are many Bulgarians who speak it and Russian could help me a lot when travelling abroad because there are huge amount of online content exactly in this language. Except that I fancy learning languages similiar to mine, even though Russian has the hardest grammar I've ever learnt. However, Russian still remains one of my favorite languages to learn because it's challenging even for me as a Bulgarian(and I've got the opportunity to practice it with many people)

After Russian I began learning German. I associate this language almost entirely with my business ambitions and goals. German is maybe Europe's second linguafranca and speaking this language means you can deal with many challenges because German itself is quite a challenging language. As a person who learns languages not only for fun but also for business opportunities, German is a mandatory language to learn. I can't say I've got a high level there, but I'm working hard in order to make it fluent.

The last language for now which I'm learning is Mandarin Chinese. I'm crazy about China, Chinese culture, Chinese movies, food, economy, cities, history, business and so forth. China is maybe my favorite country and Mandarin is often considered the 2th strongest world language after English. I've been learning it for just 5months and try to learn it every day. My goal is to speak this language fluently because it's a very important language for me. As a kid, I used to watch Chinese animated and action movies + eating Chinese food. Also I'm a big fan of writing characters and China's martial art culture. So all these thing got me hooked on the language.

2. Which language(s) do you wish you could spend more time practising?

I definitely can say that I wish I could spend more time practising Spanish because I had the opportunity to become fluent even before entering Elementary school. The problem was that I started hating learning the language because of my envioronment and academic pression. Also I wish I could dedicate more time to English because if I had learned that language before 8th grade, I would of been better at the remaining languages. Despite that, I'm happy that I became aware about my goals and desire and leveled them up.

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

I'd like to learn Indonesian, Thai, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Swedish and Turkish because they're all cool languages but for now I want to consentrate on those I'm currently learning.

4. So let’s be honest, which language has the most charm for you?

I don't know to be honest. I find each language to be charming but if I have to choose one it would be French because of its beautiful sounds and words. However there are also melifluous languages like Greek, Italian and Portuguese.

5. What’s the greatest pleasure you get from speaking so many languages?

My greatest pleasure is that this way I can go deeper into many cultures and explore such things which I would never know about if I don't know the language. From the other side, I consider this ability as a sign of trust and better opportunities in business.

6. Some people say the world is really just going to have a few languages left in a 100 years, do you think this is really true?

Languages has been developing for thousends of years and they're rather a part of the identity, the heritage and the culture of the country than just a tool for communication. If many of them disappear, so that would mean many countries would lose their heritage, identity and so many things they're known for. Yeh, it's sure that many languages are going to pass through grammar, speech or some other kind of changes but they're quite unlikely to get repliced by other global languages like English.

7. What is your message to young (and not so young) people out there who are interested in studying multiple languages?

They don't have to be perfect, they just must start and keep it up. A language could be learned only when you love learning it and you're dedicated to it because language learning takes time and that's its beautiful part.