Gori, if you learned about America first from tv shows, I wonder what you thought when you came to the real country. Was it like what you expected, or were there big surprises?

Hector, I’m glad your parents want you to remember how to speak Spanish. When my family came to America from France, I was three years old and just learning to talk. My parents heard from someone that if you try to learn two languages at once, there’s a danger that you will stutter. So they encouraged me to speak only English. But it wasn’t true! Lots of children all over the world learn two languages at once.

I still speak French, but not very fluently. I hope you’ll be fluent in English, Spanish, and maybe pick up another language, too!