“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Every child hears that question. I, like most kids, had various answers during the different stages of my upbringing. My youthful career prospects hopped around from veterinarian to environmental researcher to teacher, doctor, public health guru, physical therapist and physical therapist for horses and dogs. […]

I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve been asked, “Linguistics, huh? How many languages do you speak?”. There certainly was a time in my life when I wanted to be a polyglot; I wanted to learn every language I possibly could, starting with French or Spanish and moving to Russian, Gaelic, or Arabic. […]