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Hello everybody. I have three goals:

1. I want to speak English, German, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese like native speakers.

2. I want to become a conference interpreter and work with those six languages.

3. I want to become a woman because I am a transsexual girl.

Some information about me:

I am turning eighteen in September and since I live in Germany, my German is very fluent. Many native speakers say that my German is native-like.  The same goes for my English. But even very good second-language speakers always have something new to learn. I don't think that my language skills are already native-like. As you saw above, I had written 'Is the following goal achievable?' despite having three goals. The reason why I did that is that I want to know whether the first goal is possible. I know that becoming a conference interpreter and a woman is achievable. And I am kind of sure that speaking six languages like native speakers is possible too. But my self-esteem is really poor. There have been and are many conference interpreters working with 7-8 languages. Also, neuroplasticity helps a lot because it enables our brains to change and perfect new skills regardless of how old we are. I know that it is not going to be easy but I am ready to make many sacrifices. I am willing to forego many things many people wouldn't forego. For example, I will never have a family, I will never get into a relationship, I already sleep less than necessary, etc. And despite turning 18 in September, I have never gone to a party. I love languages and those six languages have really grown to me. 

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Nothing is impossible these days if one has the will.  You seem to have the will. You have not mentioned the time frame by which you want to learn all those languages.  

Once you excel in all those languages you can be a translator without difficulty.

You have already said you have no problem with your third goal 

Good Luck to you. 
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The goals you have set out to do and achieve are possible to do and reach. They are amazing things to do for a young girl in transition. Take courage. Family support is helpful, too. Doing multi-languages is an amazing talent to have and develop.

Good luck.
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To make these achievable or not, is on you. But to make your goals clearer, set deadlines. Going after a goal is like running a race. You see the finish line up ahead. But you need to think also when do you want to cross that finish line.
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I can speak five languages: Filipino, English, Russian, Tajik, and Mandarin. One of the secrets for you to learn any language is having very sharp listening skills. If we have this, there is no doubt that you can learn them. I always believe with this phrase, 'Practice is the best teacher.' The most effective way to practice is to speak with the local people who are using these languages that you had mentioned.
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Yes is very achievable if you plan to archieve the following goal there is nothing you can not do if you believe.you can do it and can archive
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The following goal is not achievable:

I want to speak English, German, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese like native speakers.

The following goal is achievable:

I want to become a conference interpreter and work with those six languages.

The following goal is not achievable:

I want to speak English, German, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese like native speakers.
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Your goal also needs to be realistic and attainable to be successful. In other words, it should stretch your abilities but still remain possible. When you set an achievable goal, you may be able to identify previously overlooked opportunities or resources that can bring you closer to it.
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