This spring, I’m taking American Sign Language. I’ll admit, it’s mostly difficult because I have trouble going more than 10 minutes without talking, but it’s also hard because, well, learning an entirely new language IS hard.

And I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s struggled while learning a language, so just imagine learning 11 languages. Seems impossible? One British student proves it’s for real.

Alex Rawlings, a 20-year-old student at Oxford University, has won a search to identify the most multilingual student in the U.K., the BBC reports.

Publisher Harper Collins bestowed the title on Rawlings as part of a nationwide search they launched last June in promotion of their new language and learning courses, according to the company’s website.

In a video for the BBC (above), Rawlings showcased his fluency or near-fluency in 11 languages including English, Greek, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Afrikaans, French, Hebrew, Catalan and Italian.

Rawlings’ mother is half Greek, and spoke to him in English, Greek and some French when he was growing up. He is currently studying German and Russian at Oxford and taught himself other languages in his free time.

Rawlings plans to perfect his Russian while studying abroad in the small city of Yaroslavl, and said the next language he plans to learn is Arabic. But he says no matter how many languages he learns, he’ll always have a soft spot for one.

“My favorite language is Greek because I’ve spoken it since childhood. It has sentimental value for me and I have a strong emotional connection with Greece,” he said.