| Learning a new language is a gratifying enterprise. | | | | crowds, getting to know the locals and being able |
| I'm not going to tell you that it is always easy, | | | | to read signs. It will really add another dimension |
| but if you go down this road you will not regret it. | | | | to your vacation |
| Motivation often depends on having a clear | | | | Study abroad. |
| purpose. The reasons below may help you find | | | | Speaking the local tongue will serve you well, even |
| the stimulation you need. | | | | if the courses are in English. Living in a foreign |
| Moving to a new country. | | | | country is the best way to learn a new language |
| Learning the local language will make your | | | | well. Don't let the opportunity get away. If you |
| integration in the local community a whole lot | | | | spend some time in advance learning the language |
| easier. Maybe many people in your new country | | | | you can be a part of the social scene from day |
| speak English. Don't let that become the excuse | | | | one. |
| not to learn the local language. It will allow you to | | | | Get in touch with your roots. |
| integrate and connect with the local community in | | | | Your family might have spoken a particular |
| a whole other way. You also demonstrate an | | | | language in the past. If you have children you can |
| involvement and dedication to your new country | | | | learn it together as a family project. Once you |
| that will be noticed. | | | | have some proficiency try contacting relatives in |
| Relatives and friends. | | | | the "old country" and plan a vacation. You will be |
| If you are around people who has a different first | | | | treated like kings and see parts of the culture |
| language from you learning their language will open | | | | that would be otherwise closed to you. |
| up a whole new level in your relationship. Learning | | | | Food. |
| a language is also learning how to think and feel in | | | | Let say you enjoy the food or wine of a |
| a whole different way. Your relationships will | | | | particular region. Speaking the language will make |
| change for the better. | | | | you a priced guest at any restaurant. If you |
| At work. | | | | enjoy making the food yourself all the best |
| Being able to speak more languages will increase | | | | cookbooks will be available to you. |
| your chances of getting a transfer, finding a new | | | | Personal development. |
| job, getting a promotion or going on business trips. | | | | Learning a language is a personal challenge. It will |
| When you work with people who from a | | | | also show you that there are different ways to |
| different culture speaking their language will grease | | | | view the world. The structure of your language |
| the skids for partnership and socializing. Maybe | | | | determines how you think. A second language will |
| you deal with children and older people in you job. | | | | offer you a different way to think about the |
| Speaking their first language will make their (and | | | | world. You will also view you own culture and |
| your) day a whole lot better. | | | | language through a new lens. |
| Travel. | | | | Whatever reason resonates with you I hope you |
| Even if you can get by with English, speaking the | | | | will take on the challenge of learning a new |
| local language will change your travel experiences | | | | language. It will be rewarding in more ways than |
| dramatically. Imagine being able to ask locals for | | | | you can think of and open up a larger part of the |
| restaurant tips, travel away from the tourist | | | | wold for you. Good luck! |