While English is considered an international language, this doesn’t mean that knowing just English is enough. Learning another language is not just an interesting process – it can also benefit you in so many ways.

If you find yourself wondering whether you should learn another language or not, let me try to persuade. Here are 10 amazing reasons you should start learning the foreign language right away.

1 – It’ll be good for your resume.

Many big companies tend to expand their businesses and to work with foreign colleagues. That’s why they are interested in employees that can speak a different foreign language. Yes, you may be a professional with years of experience and amazing skills, but still, knowledge of another language will be a plus. Imagine that HR has to hire one of two candidates: their resumes are both impressive, they both are professionals, but one knows more languages than the other. Who do you think will be hired in this situation?

2 – It’ll improve your brain function.

If you graduated a college or a university a long time ago, you probably don’t study much now. Learning a new language won’t simply bring you back to those college years and force you to seek motivation for studying, but will also improve the way your brain functions. Education is always good for us, as we think more, learn more and practice our memory skills. This helps strengthen our brain, just like physical exercises help strengthen muscles.

3 – You’ll be able to study or work abroad.

Maybe you’ve been dreaming of visiting Japan since you were a little kid. If you learn Japanese, you’ll be able to go there not only as a tourist but also as a student or as an employee. Sounds great, doesn’t it? The same goes for every other country.

4 – You can make new friends.

Making friends with people from other countries is amazing as it allows you to learn more about different cultures, their traditions, lifestyles, and so on. Just imagine yourself going to another country and impressing their natives by your knowledge of a foreign language.

Moreover, you don’t actually have to go somewhere to befriend a person, who speaks the same language you learn: there are plenty of online services for language exchange, which allow doing so.

5 – You can travel freely.

When you travel on your own instead of simply buying a tour, you can face some unexpected and unpleasant situations. Knowledge of another language can help you solve these situations quicker and pleasantly. Moreover, if you know another foreign language, you are able to communicate freely with the locals and this gives you more benefits during your travel.

6 – You can enjoy more artworks.

Imagine that there’s a movie or a book that interests you a lot. However, you are unable to check it out until it gets translated. It is even more complicated when we speak of a TV show: let’s imagine that a new episode appears every week, but you still have to wait a few painful days for a translation. Knowledge of another foreign language frees you from these boundaries.

7 – You feel more confident.

This includes feeling better not only during your travels but at home too. Learning another language is a challenging process, and when we overcome this challenge, we start thinking better about yourself. That’s why you should try it: you’ll boost your self-esteem while gaining useful skills at the same time.

8 – You become more open-minded.

It’s impossible to learn a foreign language without learning more about the traditions and culture of a country, whose language you’re learning. Doing this helps people to become more open-minded than before: you are trying to accept others’ traditions and beliefs even if they are different from your own.

9 – You can find love.

Maybe your fellow countrymen don’t interest you in a romantic way: some like people of different races, some simply have a different mentality. Sure, you can continue searching for a right person in your own country or you can try to widen the geography of your search by learning another language.

10 – You can prove something to yourself.

While some people consider the whole foreign language learning process a piece of cake, the others struggle to master a new language. However, the harder the process seems, the better you’ll feel when you will succeed. So if you think that you might use a challenge, consider learning a new language.

I hope that these 10 reasons sound persuasive enough. I wish you good luck with your learning process!

Sophia Clark is a creative writer from New York who loves to share her thoughts with readers. In my free time, she enjoys writing fiction as well as reading it. Her big dream is to publish a novel one day. Connect with her on Twitter and Google +.