I learned how to speak Tagalog (Filipino) in 30 days so I could surprise my mom! To be clear, I could already understand pretty well, but simply couldn't speak the language. It's a phenomenon that linguistics call "receptive multilingualism."
Shoutout to my man Edison for being a phenomenal Tagalog tutor and an even better friend. You can take lessons with him yourself right here! (https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/6376836)
And lastly, this video is dedicated to all the third-culture kids out there - I see you.
