Top Reasons to Learn Spanish
About 320 million people speak Spanish as a native language and 60 million speak it as a second language. The more a language is spoken, the more valuable it is and the more opportunities there are to use it. What are you waiting for?

Build your resume. Employees who can speak English and Spanish are in high demand. HR managers in the U.S. say that Spanish is the most sought after foreign language when hiring.  

You’ll have more to offer your employer, neighbor, co-workers, patients, etc. Hispanics are the fastest-growing minority in the U.S.  By 2020, there will be as many Hispanics as non-Hispanic Caucasians in California (39%). We’ll soon see more pressure to be bi-lingual in the U.S. and more jobs that require Spanish in order to serve the changing needs of our population.

You’ll have a leg up on learning French, Portuguese, Italian and other Romance languages. Once you learn one of them, it’s much easier to learn the others. 

Your English will probably get better. Learning Spanish can help you with English grammar and vocabulary too.

You’ll have a better experience when traveling or living in a Spanish-speaking country. There are dozens of countries where Spanish is the dominant language. You’ll enjoy them much more if you can get around and interact with the locals.

Top Reasons to Learn Any Foreign Language
Did you know that learning a foreign language has cognitive, financial and social benefits?

Boost your brain. Research shows that learning a foreign language can actually increase the density of the brain’s grey matter in the same way that exercise increases muscle mass. Impressive.  It can also increase creativity and improve performance on standardized tests like the SAT. Doctors are increasingly recommending learning languages to ward off dementia and alzheimer's.

Fulfill educational requirements. Languages are important to individual and even national competitiveness. More schools than ever require students to study a foreign language in order to graduate; 60% of U.S. postsecondary institutions require a foreign language in at least one program.

Make more money. Imagine how many more jobs you’d be qualified for if you spoke more languages. Today, just about any industry requires interacting with people from other countries whether as colleagues or customers. In today’s global economy, employers pay a premium for employees who speak multiple languages.

Become more worldly. Learning a language exposes you to other cultures, foods, sounds, sites, smells and beliefs. When you learn another language, you also gain new ways of seeing things, a broader perspective. You are able to connect with more people, be an ambassador for your homeland and generate more understanding.

It's fun and rewarding. For many people, learning a language is a lifelong goal. It's also instrinsically rewarding - it just feels good to learn. So even if you aren't going to use Spanish in a job or on a vacation, you will trigger those feel good rewards of accomplishing something great.