Taking a trip to the Silkroad last year brought me to realization that learning language is very important. Because though you know that English has been an international language, still many parts of the world people don't understand or even speak it. Last year I felt somehow handicapped because I couldn't speak the local language and it effected the effectiveness of my trip. I wish to visit Turkey and more Central Asian countries in the future, thus learning the language will be very helpful. But I wish to learn more than asking direction or where to buy bus tickets, I hope I can learn so that I can converse with locals and learn their culture as well. :-)