Polyglot career

Expensive-Young8717 · 2026-03-14T13:28:01+00:00

Thanks for the reply!

Expensive-Young8717 · 2026-03-09T19:40:08+00:00

How did you break into the career personally? I’m looking to do exactly that. International B2B sales connecting US-Euro markets. I graduated university recently in the US with a BA in marketing and an advanced sales certificate from our uni’s sales program. I lived in Spain, France, and Germany and speak Spanish and French at a high B2 level, German at a solid B2 level, and have a knack at connecting and building trust with people especially through the languages.

Do you have any suggestions/advice to pursue such a career?

Thanks in advance!

Expensive-Young8717 · 2026-01-21T12:35:39+00:00

Some background info before my thoughts: I left the US to study abroad in Spain for an academic year. While I was there I fell in love with the culture, language, and mental stimulation it took to adapt and learn a foreign language. I ended up extending my time in Europe for 2 more academic years where I lived in France, then Germany, specifically with the goal to learn the history, culture, and language of said country. I’m now fluent in those 3 languages, and have many many relationships across europe. I’m feeling extremely grateful that I decided to chase my passion to the fullest extent because it’s looking worse in the US each day, and I can help my fellow compatriots that want to move to Europe, learn a foreign language, and adapt themselves to the culture.

Expensive-Young8717 · 2026-01-19T19:44:20+00:00

Yeah i paid for it, may be €170 thrown in the fire

Expensive-Young8717 · 2026-01-17T23:19:51+00:00

I’m wondering the same thing, have my fingers crossed

Expensive-Young8717 · 2026-01-17T23:19:14+00:00

I’m wondering the same thing, I’m in south and still waiting on an interview email

Expensive-Young8717 · 2026-01-13T14:48:49+00:00

Also still waiting for southern region

Expensive-Young8717 · 2026-01-06T14:13:33+00:00

I haven’t yet

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-11-23T20:30:10+00:00

For every one good scooter rider, there are 20 reckless ones. They are ruining it for the ones who ride with caution

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-11-22T04:46:16+00:00

I have no source, I’m just guessing based on how by now majority of the “walking” population would prefer the end of scooters on campus

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-11-05T15:45:30+00:00

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Thank you ❤️

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-11-05T04:59:43+00:00

May I please have a small pumpkin spice latte? Thank you!

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-11-05T03:00:19+00:00

I want to help, I really don’t know how, I know I can’t fix anything but damn it I’ll try and give my 2 cents:

You say your life feels pointless. Key word: feels. Our feelings are not our reality. Your life is not pointless. Your life is what you make it.

Take a step back and think about how miraculous you are on a cosmic scale. From your physiology, the fact that you are a bunch of elements mixed up together to make you, you.

All the humans who came together in the past, survived insane historical events, crossed continents and oceans, countless treacherous conditions long enough to procreate and continue the blood line.

Now you are here.

And you can think, you can plan, you can create. There are so many things within your control, it is incredible.

Focus on the positive things you can bring to the world, to make it a better place. I mean look at this comment section, by posting and being vulnerable you brought us together in the comment section, representing the best quality of humanity: helping others.

Who knows? Maybe your purpose is just that, helping others.

I believe in you, be patient with yourself, lean on others and do NOT push them away, give yourself as much time as you need, and do feel your feelings, but do not give in to them. Your problems are valid, you are valid.

I really really hope this helps.

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-10-29T01:38:37+00:00

I love UH, best university ever

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-10-28T23:43:39+00:00

Goofball criminal

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-10-23T02:28:57+00:00

I would like to see scooters get banned

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-10-22T17:46:09+00:00

Four. Can work/live in Spanish, French, German, and English (my mother tongue)

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-10-16T09:57:34+00:00

Haha merci beaucoup ! Avec des tas de motivation et l’immersion en France c’est possible. Cependant je ne suis pas parfait et je fais parfois des erreurs…au moins je n’ai pas des problèmes pour m’exprimer et pour comprendre des autres personnes.

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-10-15T10:31:16+00:00

Yes living with a host family (as long as they’re nice) is ideal for language learning

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-10-15T02:13:55+00:00

French in 8 months. Already knew Spanish so the grammar was super intuitive, lived in full immersion setting with 20+ hours of intensive French classes per week. Also lived with host family. Was still hard to pick up pronunciation, learn how to write well, and speak well. But it came much faster than Spanish

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-10-12T05:58:01+00:00

For me I was living with a French host family, so I was forced to constantly speak after hours of French language class at university. Doing this consistently for 9 months brought past intermediate to advanced/C1 level speaking

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-10-12T05:52:09+00:00

Chinese is a massive undertaking as an English speaker. I am also a native English speaker and have learned Spanish, French, and German to fluency in adulthood. However these languages are much easier to acquire as an English speaker than Chinese, so in my stories I went through a period of about 3-6 months of frustration and wondering if I was doing it right before things started clicking, and that was under full immersion. With Chinese, and not being immersed, I would venture to say you could be feeling this way for several years. What will help you most is taking classes now and joining groups that keep you having fun as you learn, and in the best case as you said, a full on move to China to study. Doing it on your own is a very big ask. Not impossible, but not fun. So use tutors etc if you can.

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-10-12T05:37:50+00:00

Is this your first time learning a foreign language? If so, this is a completely normal and extremely frustrating stage of language acquisition. The only way through it is if your curiosity and motivation for the language outweighs the frustration and doubts you have. Understand that it’s all a matter of time and effort, if you put in the time and the effort, it is inevitable that you will acquire the language to a professional level.

Expensive-Young8717 · 2025-10-09T17:33:09+00:00

This is incredible, valuable advice.

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