Hun, that's actually a good question. Esteban had never considered himself as 'academic-oriented' as his father, or another person with knowledge as their tether. But there is some benefits to learning as many languages as possible, not the least of which are communication, and Esteban does love to just... be with others. Share in their words and culture, learn from their ways.

His brief pause has him watch the snow falling from the clear glass overhead, pondering it for a bit. He almost forgets to turn to his companion, but reminds himself that she needs to see his lips properly; the same way she is careful to sign slowly for his own sake, he too wants to make the effort to help her understand him.

"I love people," he replies instead. The smile curving his lips is gentle, but his eyes are bright and earnest as he speaks. "Meetin' them. Laughin' with them. Sharin' stories with them. Words, writin', language? They're all tools we learn t' say that we are here. We exist." His grin brightens when he continues, teasing a bit more now.

"Art's 'nother one, but I don't speak it well~" A snicker scrunches his nose at the thought of his previous failures, knowing a toddler would have more skills than him in that particular domain.