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Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy

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shigawire · 1789831395 · focus · HN ↗
Anyone have experience learning a new language in their 30s? I've tried and failed a few times. I can't tell if the time constraints (family, work, life) or mental constraints are the bigger problem.
1. testing22321 · 1789831604 · focus · HN ↗
  Yep, I learned Spanish, then French.
  The trick is to immerse yourself. I spent 2 years in Latin America, then one in west Africa. If I wanted to talk to people, I simply had to learn.
  Previously thought my engineer brain couldn’t do it.
  1. fg137 · 1789904193 · focus · HN ↗
    > The trick is to immerse yourself
    > I spent 2 years in Latin America
    That is not very accessible to most people.
    testing22321 · 1789917308 · focus · HN ↗
    Nobody said it was going to be easy.
    Tons of people work remote from Mexico and Spain.

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