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HOW HYPIA CHANGED MY LIFE

How HYPIA changed my life


What is HYPIA?

If you still don’t know what HYPIA is, you missed out on a lot! Luckily, you have me to make everything clear to you. So HYPIA is actually the International Association of Hyperpolyglots. It’s an amazing community of over 400 people who can speak at least 6 languages (on at least B2 level). I admit this association may be a bit particular, but that’s what makes it so fun to be part of. We meet up every single month during the Grande Fête on Zoom and we chat with other polyglots in many different languages (sometimes we sing or play games too). There are even people who can speak 20+ languages. And these meetings are open for non-members as well! We also have a website that consists of interviews with all HYPIA members which you can check out here. Apart from that, we have a WhatsApp group for over 1000 polyglots and a YouTube channel with interviews. Some of us are also involved in linguistic research, but it’s not necessary to be a language expert in order to join HYPIA:)


How I found out about it

I actually found out about HYPIA completely by accident. I used to attend free language classes or meetups that I had found on the internet. One day, I saw there was a meeting for polyglots. I didn’t really think of myself as a polyglot back then, I was just a girl who enjoyed learning languages. Anyway, I went to this meeting and had so much fun playing polyglot games! Unfortunately my internet connection was so bad I got kicked out of the meeting and I had to write an email to the host. Because of this, Alex (the host) had my email. He wrote to me a week later to tell me about HYPIA, since he realized I could speak 6 languages. And that was the beginning:)


How I joined HYPIA

A couple of days later, I joined my first ever Grande Fête. I was a welcomed with lots of nice words and positive energy, especially by Usman (the President of HYPIA) and Matias (the Director of Recruitment). Now I am lucky to be able to call them my friends. Anyway, I was encouraged to join the association because it seemed to my like a big multilingual family. In order to become a member, I answered interview questions, wrote a short essay on my language learning journey and recorded a video of me speaking all my languages. And then I oficially joined HYPIA on 27 November 2022, just a few days after my 19th birthday.


My journey as a member of HYPIA

Since then, I have been trying to attend our online meetings each month and get to know fellow HYPIA members better. I even met some of them in person privately or during the Polyglot Gatherings in 2023 (Poland) and 2024 (Czech Republic). I enjoy every small interaction and I always feel extremely inspired after talking with other polyglots. I would have never met most of them if it wasn’t for our shared passion for language learning. Being part of HYPIA encouraged me to be more open to the world and new experiences. Now I can say I have friends all over the world, which I’m extremely grateful for.


My new role at HYPIA

I’m really proud to say that in February of 2024 I was appointed Director of Youth Engagement at HYPIA. Since then, I have tried to promote HYPIA in many ways, especially among young people, as well as encourage them to learn foreign languages. Apart from telling all my friends and acquaintances about HYPIA, I use my social media to show others the beauty of language learning. I am also starting to organize events such as language cafes, to gather people who share the same passion for languages and tell them why I love HYPIA so much. Additionally, I was invited to give a speech about HYPIA at a prestigious university abroad, so as you can see, my role is still expanding. Wish me luck and please tell your friends about HYPIA! You can also check out my interview here.




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