Becoming "bilingual" is, in short, an arduous task. Clearly, bilingualism is not a simple goal and is that perhaps one of the most important points: Bilingualism is not the result but rather the process. As the Uruguayan singer-singwriter Jorge Drexler would say in one of his songs, one must "love the plot more than the outcome."
As articles in National Geographic, NPR, the New York Times and other sources are increasingly reporting, there is a strong link between bilingualism and mental health, specifically where Alzheimers and other forms of dementia are concerned.
