North Bergen resident Elke Bachik is more than familiar with the art of language. Bachik grew up in Germany speaking both German and French. Drawing upon her experiences with learning two languages from her mother, she has since made a living for herself based on an immersion method of teaching language to people of varied cultures.
Bachik now volunteers her time teaching English as a Second Language to native Spanish-speaking students within the North Bergen Public Library three nights a week. Currently in her second year as instructor, Bachik has provided a valuable service to North Bergen, which according to a 2010 census has a Hispanic population of 41,569, or roughly 68 percent.
