The United States is largely monolingual. Only about 15-20% of Americans consider themselves bilingual, compared to 56 percent of Europeans surveyed in 2006 by the European Commission.The advantages of being bilingual is practically never ending if you think about it. We live in a multilingual universe. This universe depends on being able to find and build the bonds and bridges that connect us across our diversity. Language can separate us beyond belief, but multilingualism helps us rebuild the bonds and bridges that are broken by language barriers, for a united future. Because I am bilingual, I have the opportunity to follow my dreams and enjoy the many dreams of family and friends. The world will be at my grasp, and there will be a minimal to limits preventing me from reaching my dreams. Being bilingual also allows me to communicate with many different people—people who think in unique ways, who have their own dreams, and who are ready to broaden my lifestyle and culture, with their own amazingly diverse cultures.Additionally, being multilingual makes me more intelligent. By learning different languages, my brain is advanced farther than that of a monolingual person. For example, I can read and write in two…