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I started getting interested in languages when I was very, very little.

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I remember I used to watch a lot of DVDs with subtitles in different languages,

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even if I couldn't understand them.

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And I think the main reason I wanted to keep doing languages at degree level was

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the opportunity to learn more about the culture,

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which is something that mostly gets glossed over during high school level and

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is potentially a lot more focused in different aspects like, um, literature,

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film, and politics at degree level. From an academic perspective,

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um, it was one of very few universities that had the exact degree

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combination I was looking for,

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and the amount of opportunities that were being presented for us from the year

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abroad to various language exchanges was also something that really interested

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me.