If I could speak any language in the universe, I'd speak . . .
Arizona Daily Star
March 30. 2005
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/news/68057.php

Chinese because then I can tell jokes in Chinese like "Why did the duck cross the road? Because the chicken was on vacation."

Brianna Contreras, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Animal language so I could talk to them and they could talk to me. I could help them if they were in trouble.
 
Elijah O'Choa, 9
 
Duffy
 
 
I would like to speak Spanish and travel to Mexico. I would like to be able to speak the language.
 
Shaun Miller, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
Japanese, because I like the people. I think the people are always nice .
 
Jessica Stewart, 6
 
Donaldson
 
I want to speak the Egyptian language because I want to read the writing in the Egyptian pyramids. I also want to see the mummies.
 
Lorenzo García, 7
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
Navajo. I have a Navajo brother, and my aunt taught him how to speak Navajo.
 
Henry Haskie, 7
 
Donaldson
 
 
French. I want to go to France to see the Eiffel Tower and to talk to the people. I want to live in France.
 
Carmelee Jane Coronel, 7
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
All kinds of languages like Russian and Chinese.
 
Victor Vasquez, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Spanish, so that I can finally talk to my friend Adelene. My father speaks Spanish, but my mom doesn't. I can't wait to learn to do it.
 
Isabela Barajas, 7
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
Japanese, because it is cool.
 
Star Babb, 6
 
Donaldson
 
 
French. The reason why I want to speak French is because I want to go to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower.
 
Naomi Holguin, 7
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
French. I want to speak French because then I can talk to my aunts and uncles from Belgium.
 
Dylan Ramackers, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
Chinese. I want to go to China, eat Chinese food and talk to the people. I want to learn about Chinese music, Chinese writing and how to read in Chinese.
 
Ruben Vasquez, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
Spanish, so I can know what my mom and dad are saying when they are conversing in Spanish.
 
Estevan Gallardo, 8
 
Brichta
 
 
Dog, because I love dogs and it would be cool to have a conversation. If someone broke in, my dog could tell me. If he were hungry I could feed him.
 
Matt Beach, 11
 
Duffy
 
 
Japanese and Italian. That is because I have Italian in me. The reason I would like to speak Japanese is so I could talk to the makers of Godzilla.
 
Brandon Moore, 10
 
Duffy
 
 
Chinese, Japanese and Spanish. It would be fun to know all three.
 
Jessica Dallaire, 6
 
Donaldson
 
 
If I knew Spanish, I would go to Mexico so I could speak Spanish. I like Spanish and I want to learn a lot of Spanish.
 
Anthony Ray Herrera Lopez, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
The language I would like to learn is French because it is a romantic language.
 
Chris Clark, 11
 
Duffy
 
 
Spanish. The reason I would choose Spanish is because it is the native language of my family. It would help me communicate better with some of my relatives and my soccer coach.
 
Corina Gallardo, 10
 
Brichta
 
 
Navajo, because I could talk to people that only know Navajo. I think learning Navajo would be fun.
 
Gracie Arnpriester, 8
 
Peter Howell
 
 
French. So when I go to France, I could talk to people in French. The reason I want to be able to speak different languages is because it is fun.
 
Naadiya McClendon, 7
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
French, because it sounds fun. I could talk funny to my friends.
 
Paige Johnson-Hensely, 7
 
Donaldson
 
 
Russian, because it is pretty fast and difficult.
 
Abraham Arteaga, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
Spanish, because all of my friends speak Spanish and I want to speak Spanish with them.
 
Ebony Payne, 8
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Chinese because I would like to go to China.
 
Devyn De Boer, 6
 
Sewell
 
 
Spanish, because I hardly know how to speak it and I would love to.
 
Kourtney Fischer, 8
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Spanish, because it is fun. I want to learn how to sing and how to talk to people in Spanish.
 
Maricela Carrillo, 7
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
French, because it is weird, the way it sounds.
 
Trey Rivera, 7
 
Donaldson
 
 
Spanish. It would be like I really speak Spanish.
 
Ariel Maynes, 8
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Chinese, because I like Chinese people.
 
Randy Wilson, 7
 
Donaldson
 
 
I already can speak Spanish. I speak Spanish every day.
 
Ramiro Flores, 8
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Russian. I would also like to talk in Spanish and go to Mexico.
 
Cortez Williams, 7
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
It would be good to speak Chinese and English.
 
Joshua Abbott, 9
 
Homer Davis
 
 
Spanish, because my family is from Nogales.
 
Jorge Iniguez, 8
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Spanish, because I like Spanish.
 
Nathan Mellady, 6
 
Donaldson
 
 
I would love to learn every language. The first language I want to learn is Chinese because it is fun. If I went to China I would visit the Great Wall of China. The other language I want to learn is Japanese.
 
Sergio Garcia, 7
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
Spanish, because all my family members all can speak Spanish, and I want to be like them.
 
Anthony Lopez, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
 
If I went to China I would learn how to speak Chinese. I would eat Chinese food and learn how to do kung fu and be an acrobat.
 
Zion Mejias, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
Spanish, because then I could speak Spanish to my grandma. Some parts of my family speak Spanish.
 
Mia Aguirre, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Chinese, because I have a Chinese friend.
 
Rome Robbins, 6
 
Donaldson
 
 
If I could learn Chinese, I would go to China to learn how to do kung fu. If I could learn Spanish, I would definitely go to Mexico to talk to my cousins. If I could learn French, I would visit friends in France and be nice to people.
 
Ricardo Argote, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
Spanish, because my dad does.
 
Michael Thurman, 7
 
Donaldson
 
 
If I could learn to speak in Spanish, I would speak Spanish in Mexico.
 
Noely Rodriguez, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Meepit. Meepit is a pet on "Neopets." It says "meep."
 
Thomas Fimbres, 7
 
Homer Davis
 
 
Spanish, because I like it and I could talk to my new friends who speak Spanish.
 
Kevin Caldwell, 7
 
Donaldson
 
 
All I can speak is dog, cat and English.
 
Matthew Cascia, 7
 
Homer Davis
 
 
If I spoke Chinese, I would see people in China and eat Chinese food like broccoli and rice.
 
Adriana Cornejo, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
Spanish, because my teacher speaks it.
 
AnneMichal Broyles, 5
 
Donaldson
 
 
I speak in English and Spanish because my family speaks in Spanish.
 
Jaqueline Santa Maria, 8
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Chinese, so that I can go to the Great Wall of China and see Chinese people who live in China.
 
Ryan Schoeppel, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
I would like to speak a lot of languages. It would be fun.
 
Shari Hall, 6
 
Donaldson
 
 
English.
 
Darren Barnett, 8
 
Homer Davis
 
 
Chinese, so that I can get more friends. Then I want to go to Mexico to learn to speak Spanish so that I can play with new friends there.
 
Cody Van Dyke, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
Spanish, because then I could talk to people that only speak Spanish.
 
Rider Henry, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
 
I would like to speak Spanish more to my mom and my dad.
 
Estefany Verdugo, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Japanese, so when I am in a combat I can fight criminals by doing karate.
 
Cortez Williams, 7
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
I want to learn any language in this universe. I want to speak Farsi like my mom.
 
Khibar Malekzai, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
 
If I could speak any language, it would be wolf.
 
Austin Wright, 7
 
Homer Davis
 
 
Spanish, because my tío speaks Spanish.
 
Desirae Benavidez, 6
 
Donaldson
 
 
I would like to talk to my dad, my tata and my nana in Spanish.
 
Eryk Altamirano, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
French, because I like French food.
 
Shanelle Robles, 6
 
Donaldson
 
 
If I could speak any language, it would be English.
 
Noah Bussey, 8
 
Homer Davis
 
 
Chinese, because I wouldn't understand it. I want to understand.
 
Kevin Martinez, 8
 
Peter Howell
 
 
If I could speak anything, I would speak dog.
 
Xiang Qin, 8
 
Homer Davis
 
 
I like Spanish. I want to learn Spanish because it is cool. I want to do Spanish homework and speak Spanish.
 
Sierra McDaniel, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
If I could speak any language, it would be English.
 
Genesis Guido, 9
 
Homer Davis
 
 
Navajo, because then I could speak Navajo to somebody and sound nice. I like the way it sounds. I really want to speak Navajo.
 
Spencer Jaggers, 8
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Chinese, because I want to eat Chinese food and cook Chinese food for my whole family.
 
Amanda Mesimer, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
I would like to speak the languages of the Greeks and Egyptians because it would be fun to learn new languages and understanding.
 
Jose Estrella, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
 
I want to speak in Spanish to my grandma because she talks in Spanish.
 
Angel Torres, 6
 
Myers-Ganoung
 
 
Japanese, because it would be new to me.
 
Jeramey Stanners, 7
 
Donaldson
 
 
Sign language. I like it because it is fun.
 
Coby Scheidemantel, 7
 
Donaldson
 
 
Navajo, because it sounds interesting. Also because my teacher speaks Navajo.
 
Alexa Carrillo Gonzalez, 8
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Chinese. Then I would know so much. Chinese is a cool language. I love Chinese food, and I think dragons are cool.
 
Brandon Yandell, 7
 
Peter Howell
 
 
Spanish, because I already know Spanish.
 
Ariela Peralta, 8
 
Peter Howell
 
I would speak cat. Mew. Mew. Mew. And I would speak dog. Woof. Woof. Woof.
 
Mara Farhat, 8
 
Homer Davis
 
 
Chinese, because I could learn a lot of it.
 
Anthony McKoy, 9
 
Peter Howell