September 26^th is the European Day of Languages. This day aims to promote and preserve the rich diversity of European languages ​​and cultures. On the occasion of the European Day of Languages, we interviewed Dolores Soberón Mercé from Santander, Spain, a lecturer at the Language Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Education of Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution (HEI), who speaks excellent Lithuanian.

Dolores Soberón Mercé has been living in Lithuania for 6 years. When asked how she managed to learn Lithuanian, the lecturer shares that she still studies every day and is glad that she attended Lithuanian language courses 5 years ago and passed the Lithuanian language exam. The foreigner says that it was not easy to learn, and the most difficult thing was to understand the use of declensions. Despite the challenges, the lecturer is curious about finding common points between Lithuanian and Spanish.

According to the lecturer, multilingualism broadens the perspective and allows you to better understand and get to know the cultures and people of other nations. It also enriches life, provides more professional opportunities, develops the brain, and thinking, and facilitates communication and adaptation in an international environment.

Dolores Soberón Mercé is happy that after learning Lithuanian, opportunities to work in Lithuania and communicate with locals have opened up. ‘Freedom and love are the most beautiful Lithuanian words,’ says the Language Centre lecturer from Spain.