Bilingualism makes you smarter!

Recent research has found that bilingualism is more than just useful and good for the resume– it actually makes you smarter! A bilingual brain is forced to work harder than the brain of a monolingual person as it navigates its way between two language systems during communication. Recent studies suggest that this exercise bolsters its ability to navigate through the other decisions and puzzles that life presents.  Read the full story in the New York Times.