I was adopted. I have never seen my parents. I can speak 300 languages. I am a businessman and I travel for work around the world. I never graduated school. I have never visited Vermont and I don't have business there. I am going to a week long conference in Paris tomorrow. I am fluent in French. I have never been to the Eiffel Tower. I love touring historic sites while traveling.
I moved to Vermont so I do not see my parents often. I know 2 languages. My mom taught me to speak English and German and got me involved in saving the planet. I work in environmental activism. I am going to visit the 13th national park today. My hobbies are mountain biking and hiking.
I'm packed and ready for my trip to Paris! I hope you enjoy your conference! What's the conference about? It's a linguistics symposium. It's going to be all about how language is evolving and mutating in new and unexpected ways, especially in the landscape of social media and how those influences -- the digital age, cyber-communicsation -- is becoming almost a new language in and of itself. It's going to be very interesting. And I'm looking to speaking French with some real French speakers! That sounds awesome! And a great way to practice your french too! How did you even begin to speak so many languages? I wouldn't be surprised if you hold a world record! I don't know. Part of it is my parents got me started so early -- my mom used to read to me when I was still in her tummy! So they had a lot to do with it. And the doctors say there's something about the way my brain is wired, some routes to the language centers of the brain that are more accessible for me, as well as their being extra connections and neural pathways that facilitate an extreme amount of language capability. So I don't know, it just comes naturally to me. And you're no slouch either -- you know 2 languages, that's more than most people! That's true! Wow that's awesome. Do you have a favorite language or one you find the most interesting? You must know some quite obscure languages! I love French, as I was saying before. Definitely one of the most beautiful. Latin has got a wonderful sound, too. I like some of the African languages, where the emphasis is more on the mouth sounds. Swedish has a wonderful sound to me. Yiddish as well. I love them all, in different ways and for different reasons.  That's such an interesting mix of languages!  Yeah, it gets loud in my head sometimes, lol. I think what you do is a little more fascinating. You're the one who's going to save the earth, as far as I'm concerned. Ahah thanks! Languages are so vital to diplomacy and co-operation too and of course are important if countries are going to work together to combat climate change For sure. Isn't that what everything -- literally everything in the world -- comes down to? Communication? It's the only way to solve our problems, but sharing them and talking them over. Verbalizing solutions and then turning those ideas, those words, into reality. So many problems we're struggling with are just because people don't speak to one another -- don't speak to themselves, even. That's so true! Language is so vital and even though we have so much technology and resources I feel we don't take the time to learn how to communicate with eachother. Have you ever thought about teaching your skills to others? I'd think you'd be so inspirational to others!