Who would have thought it improves our native language too!

Committing to learning another language is one of the best things you will ever do. Why?
There are so many benefits to learning another language I can only begin to tell you. When you start to learn and progress, you will see the subtle opening of your mind that speaking another language brings.

By knowing more than one language, we become more perceptive and our minds become sharper. The most surprising outcome it that it helps us to discover more about ourselves. Understanding a language and it’s heritage makes you come to terms with how you view the world and other cultures, and have more appreciation of your own. In the end, you come to terms with yourself, too.

The cognitive and mental benefits of learning a foreign language are instantly apparent. But it also brings a host of social, cultural and personal benefits. It is best introduced at the earliest age possible. But learning it at a much later age is still very much worth it. Delaying dementia and related diseases is good enough reason to learn a new language today.

adapted from: http://examinedexistence.com/12-benefits-of-learning-a-foreign-language-2/