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I was born in April 2002. I have two sisters and one brother. My entire family only speaks English. When I was about 10 months old I started babbling. Because I am the youngest of four kids I started forming words a little before I turned 1.

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Preschool was the first time I interacted with people from different cultures. I remember asking my friends to teach me how to speak different languages. We would sometimes learn Spanish as a class. Sadly, the only thing I can remember from these lessons is how to count to 10.

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In elementary, I began interacting with other kids more. Because of this, I began taking on things they would say. I was learning new words that my family didn't say at home. Some of these words good and others not so much!

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In middle school, I got social media. This opened my eyes to all types of language. There would be different slang words I would see on the internet and began to include in my vocabulary. These trends have now come and gone, but it's crazy how much they influenced us for a time.

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In high school, I took two years of Spanish classes. These were very hard for me. I didn't do too well in my first year of taking these classes, but my teacher helped me out a ton! In my second year, I had a teacher who didn't even bother to learn our names. Because of this, I didn't want to take another year of Spanish classes.

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I frequently babysit and something the parents do with a lot of the kids is teaching them sign language. Through this, I have been able to learn a few signs. Not enough to have a conversation, but enough to understand what a baby is saying. Today I can still only speak one language, but different aspects of my life have influenced how I speak!