for example, richard lives in southeastern europe. >> he's helping me out with my german. i've been speaking to him in hebrew, which, actually, he knows pretty well, surprisingly, for the little amount of time he's put in. he's very talented. >> so, do talented people like tim have any advice for the rest of us? >> i think, really, it relates to constant, constant exposure, i mean, the same way that, you know, someone who's really dedicated to history or literature finds the time to do that and might become an expert in that field, right? i've found that my real passion is languages, and so i've pursued it. >> as with just about everything in life, there's no substitute for hard work. so i'll just say adiós, au revoir, zài jin, and arrivederci. >> for most of us, turning 18 is an exciting milestone. but for thousands of kids in foster care, turning 18 means the beginning of a nightmare -- no place to live, no financial support, no loving and caring family. scott introduces us to someone working to change that. >> lauri burns is a survivor and a leader. she was a victim of

europe. particularly this weather system pulling cold air in behind it. we are likely to see snow developing across parts of poland, into northern parts of germany. further south, colder air across more southeastern parts of europe, giving outbreaks of very light snow. we also have snow across parts of france in toward the alpine area. the u.k. enjoying drier weather. not particular warm, temperatures only seven degrees and londonderry but across siberia, dry and fine, a high of 10 degrees. moving into northern parts of africa, quiet weather conditions expected. in little coal on the coast of algeria. -- a little cool. germany still quite cold, just 16 degrees expected in cairo. central parts of africa, affecting southern parts of the democratic republic of condo. southern parts of africa heavy rain across angola extending across zimbabwe and in toward mozambique heavy downpours. but it looks fine from madagascar, highs of 25. >> top stories on al jazeera. a co-founder of the kurdish separatist movement pkk found dead of gunshot wounds in paris. killed inside the kurdish institute. a sri lanka in maid was beheaded in saudi arabia after being convicted of killing a baby in her care. her parents an

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