In this short video, final year student of French and Spanish, Jack, shares his language learning story. He talks about the benefits of knowing a language when travelling, including on his year abroad, when he had the chance to speak, read and listen to his languages every day. The video was kindly filmed by Jack in 2024 as part of a joint project on the benefits of language learning for the City of Edinburgh Council and the University of Edinburgh. It is designed for use by teachers and other educators working with young language learners in schools.