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

I was always interested in languages, I grew up speaking a minority language and I found fascinating the fact that humans are so diverse. I liked learning about different cultures and people now and in past times, and how the world changed through history. As a teenager I got interested in literature in other languages, and a bit later in philosophy and its concepts (which are often translations of original words in other languages). It all came natural, and as I knew more people, I always wanted to learn more and more.

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

It's a bit general to say this, but I'd say minorized languages. In these times we still don't have good resources for all languages out there, and I'd like to be able to, for example, invest much more of my time learning Aragonese without having to dive so much into remote places on the internet. The same goes for dead languages: it is getting better, but we have not reached that point yet, where you can fluently learn any dead language without being an expert scholar. I'd like to contribute to that more.

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

Probably Arabic, Mandarin and Turkish, and of course a lot of Slavic languages. I'd also like to learn Sanskrit as I learned Ancient Greek, I think it has such an enriching literature that somehow awaits me, that learning it would be a wonderful journey (as always).

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

The one that people speak with their eyes.

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

It was definitely knowing other people. Being able to interchange cultures is one of the most beautiful things I could think of.

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?

It is true that the world is sadly losing a great amount of languages, but I think that as globalization hits us harder and harder, people will start to admire their own culture, and might start to gain consciousness about language preservation. We'll definitely speak a few languages to communicate, but we'll probably have a greater appreciation for our languages.

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

Just go for it. It doesn't matter if the way is complicated or easy, if you are not even   planning to move anywhere else or travel. It is always worth it to learn a language.  Follow your path and enjoy the journey, and the experiences and peoples that it  brings.