Learning a New Language: Trust Your Brain and Let It Go

Learning by osmosis

One of the perks of living in a small country is that almost everyone lives near the border; thus, many of us are bilingual. My cousins live close to Italy, while I’m right next to Croatia. When we spent time together as children, I was amazed by their fluency in the Italian language. Did they go on a course, or did their parents tutor them?

“We just watch cartoons,” they said.