One thing that I probably should have done

is to become fluent in a few different languages and not just Spanish and not just the so-called 'useful' languages.

I'm thinking of languages like Serbian, Croation, and maybe something African.

Intrepreters seem to be fairly mainstream and they learn the most commonly used languages. 

While Russian and French speakers are a dime a dozen, I'd bet that someone could do rather well if they learned lesser used languages.

Yeah, being a 'terp in obscure languages would obviously no be in demand as a mainstream language speaker, the supply of obscure linguiss would likely mean one could command a higher paycheck for their services.

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