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1. Make traveling fun and enhance your travel experiences.
If you've ever dreamed of visiting far-off, exotic, tropical places, you don't have far to look when you consider the great number of Spanish-speaking countries that fit this description. Wherever you decide to go, be it to Central America, Spain or Latin America, knowing the language will get you far.
Knowing the language and culture of the land you visit will give you insights into the people and culture that a non-Spanish speaker would never have access to. Knowing even a little Spanish ahead of time helps travelers communicate more successfully.
2. Spanish help you to improve your employment Opportunities.
With the world becoming ever more global, contact with people of other countries has increased tremendously in recent decades. Just having a basic knowledge may be all it takes to separate yourself from the crowd of applicants for the job you are pursuing.
3. The world speaking Spanish.
Spanish is the world's third most spoken language, after Mandarin Chinese and English.
The list of countries where Spanish is either the primary language or the largest secondary language covers 28 different places - Spain, Peru, Andorra, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, USA (12% and growing), Venezuela.
4. Better appreciate Spanish-speaking cultures.
Apart from opening up access to areas of "high" culture such as art, literature, and history, a knowledge of Spanish can help learners understand and appreciate day-to-day culture in the Spanish-speaking world.
5. Learn Spanish to make lifelong friends.
As most people would probably recognize, the primary purpose of a language is to facilitate communication between people. However, what many people don't realize is that learning a foreign language, although intimidating at times, opens many doors to meeting new and exciting people that wouldn't otherwise be possible, imagine all of the friends it is possible to make while on vacation, during study abroad.
6. Learning Spanish makes acquiring the next foreign language easier.
As most people would probably recognize, the primary purpose of a language is to facilitate communication between people. However, what many people don't realize is that learning a foreign language, although intimidating at times, opens many doors to meeting new and exciting people that wouldn't otherwise be possible, imagine all of the friends it is possible to make while on vacation, during study abroad.
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