Ten Reasons to Learn Spanish

1. You'll look really cool when you can correctly pronounce the food at your favorite Mexican restaurant.

2. Learning a second language is cognitively stimulating.

3. In this tough job market, being bilingual is always a plus.

4. You can make so many more friends!

5. You will realize that those Hispanic ladies next to you in the store are, in fact, not talking about you.

6. Spanish is a great gateway language to learn other romance languages, such as Portuguese, French, and Italian.

7. It is scientifically proven that if you speak Spanish, you will automatically dance better (maybe).

8. Spanish has more native speakers worldwide than any language other than Mandarin Chinese. And Chinese is WAY harder than Spanish.

9. Antonio Banderas speaks Spanish. So does Pitbull.

10. Learning another language will build your self-confidence and help you to achieve other goals in your life as well.