Well, my mum was an English teacher so I probably got somehow influenced by that and I picked Business English as my bachelor major. However, there was no master program to continue this major with at that uni so I went for English Philology as my master at another uni. The language studies did provide some useful background for me and reinforced my interest in languages in general but it was the stays abroad and the direct exposure to foreign environments and cultures what taught me to see and appreciate the beauty of languages and the way they are connected :) But I´m far from being a real polyglot... Just an enthusiast let´s say :)