Tim Doner - Bia Anchão

Tim Doner was born in New York. He is considered the youngest polyglot in the world, being fluent in more than 20 languages.

His history started when he was just a child, and were a cast actor. He liked to perform in different accents and by doing this, he realized how funny and interesting other cultures could be. He had French classes during school, but his first achievement as a polyglot was learning Hebrew by himself. Later on, more and more languages became part of his daily activities, seeking for knowledge but also entertainment. As proof of that, his methods to learn includes traditional tasks, such as reading, grammar/vocabulary repetition and memorization, but also nontraditional ones, such as images with actions and playing with phonetics.

Images with actions:

In a image or photograph of a place that you know pretty well, insert 10 or more action words that you use to do in specific spot in the new language. Then, try to describe all of them, using the new language words.

Playing with phonetics:

Figure out 3 or 4 new words that have similar sounds, even they have nothing in common. Repeat them, in different moments of your day, seeking for memorization.

The way he found to overcome obstacles has fascinated me. Instead of giving in when he couldn't speak French fluent, he rediscovered himself and his love for languages, but mainly his love and respect for others cultures.  

I'll use his "image with actions" method to keep improving my English, and also my sense of localization in Dunis! XD