Europe’s languages are bridges - linking past and future, neighbours and continents. Each tongue opens doors to others: Spanish to Catalan, Galician and Basque; German to Dutch and Frisian; French to Romanian and beyond. On #EuropeanDayofLanguages, celebrate connection through diversity.

I might have spent a little too long on #Duolingo, but for all the bizarre phrases, it's improved my Welsh and Swedish, expanded my Chinese vocabulary and introduced me to Navajo and Turkish. It's been a valuable addition to the language learning toolkit, and a foundation to build on.