http://blogs.bu.edu/bjuarez/2010/12/31/primero-hay-que-aprender-espanol-ranhou-zai-xue-zhongwen-first-learn-spanish-then-study-chinese/ Dean Benjamín E. Juárez's Arts, Culture and Leadership Blog. Mark T. Krone, Editor Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:55:11 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://blogs.bu.edu/bjuarez/2010/12/31/primero-hay-que-aprender-espanol-ranhou-zai-xue-zhongwen-first-learn-spanish-then-study-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Cynthia Tue, 03 May 2011 19:23:28 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/bjuarez/?p=922#comment-268 I hope people would pick languages to learn based on their interests in culture or society or history or archeology or travel, not because a particular language is "in" right now. But I do agree with you that learning a language is window into learning a new culture. We become better people when we understand how others are and live. Thanks. I hope people would pick languages to learn based on their interests in culture or society or history or archeology or travel, not because a particular language is “in” right now. But I do agree with you that learning a language is window into learning a new culture. We become better people when we understand how others are and live. Thanks.

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Stephanie Mcnealy

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