Born in Malaysia, Xin Yi Lim was raised in a family where English, Malay, Mandarin and Cantonese were all spoken regularly – but that was merely a jumping off point for her multilingual talents. The ...

Xin Yi Lim arrived at the University of Toronto in 2019 with plans to become a cardiac surgeon, but she has since achieved a feat many would consider equally daunting: learning to speak 11 languages.

Xin Yi Lim might be the only person in the world who can take your drink order in 11 languages. Which has come in handy when taking orders as a mixologist at a downtown Toronto bar, a part-time gig ...