“How are you always finding people?” our exchange student asked me at the airport Tuesday night, after I had struck up several multilingual conversations with strangers.
Airports are full of languages, and this is how I’m “always finding people.” I keep my ears open. I cherish opportunities to talk with fascinating people from all over the world.
I met refugees. I heard about difficulties living in the US. I got to know about American life from a new point of view.
Do you keep your ears open? What languages have you heard spoken recently? How well do you speak them?
Read: 4 languages, 1 night!