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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Native English speaker.  Was an exchange student in Germany while in high school.  Continued with German classes in college while getting an undergrad in the Classics.  While doing so, started learning Italian and French.  Join Peace Corps and learned Russian.  When I returned to the States, did a Phd in the Classics and honed my language skills through formal classes and living in Europe.  I'm fluent/conversational in the following languages:  English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Romanian, modern Greek.  I am literate in Spanish, Latin and Classical Greek.   [/quote]

Can I ask what you do for work now? How do you not find learning the different languages confusing? I'm learning German and the grammar is quite hard to process but the vocab is easy to pick up. [/quote]

I teach and conduct training at a large midwestern university.  My language skills are not uncommon in the Classics department, although most don't have Russian language skills unless their families are from the former Soviet Union.  The only time I have an issue with confusing words in similar languages is when I haven't used one in a while or have recently switched into it. It doesn't take long to make the complete switch.  I have to admit my writing skills are not as good as my reading/speaking skills but it's not hard to have someone edit my work written in modern languages other than English.

Some people have an aptitude for math, engineering or music.  I have an aptitude for languages. [/quote]

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