Elite Daily – Chris Riotta
“A growing body of research indicates that people who learn to speak more than one language throughout their lives have essentially trained their brains to be stronger muscles, making them smarter, more creative and more responsive to their own feelings and emotions. But, after studying both Spanish and Mandarin Chinese for a few years each, I think there is something deeper to speaking more than one language than meets the eye or brain. It’s something in the heart, in the soul. When we can more easily connect with others in their native language, we are able to experience this world using so many different perspectives. It not only makes us better world citizens, but it makes us better lovers, as well.”(more)