Melissa Burkhart

About
I'm an unapologetic language nerd. I started learning Spanish as a kid on the subways in NYC (in the 70’s, with no phone, I had to occupy myself.) Formally, French came first, at my groovy, progressive Montessori school. I smugly conversed with my dad (a fellow linguist) and excluded my mom. Growing up, I was lucky to know people from countless cultures, African neighbors, Swiss and Indian baby... Read more