I am a chemical engineer. I have mastered math to some degree, which most Americans consider to be a foreign language. I think it is just silly that we don't teach as a standard in our American schools a second language. During the 4 years my daughter was in private school, she was taught Spanish as a child. This gave her a basis for learning languages. She went on to take 4 years of Latin in high school. Her language skills are amazing. I did not have the same education she had as a child. So now as an adult, I would like to try to correct this oversight in my education. I want to be able to relate to people on their terms in their language, rather than expect the rest of the world to always speak English. The first time I realized this was on vacation and I asked someone where to get towels. They did not speak English. I did not speak Spanish at all. At the time I thought learning a new language would be impossible. Now I know speaking and understanding only one language is the impossible thing. For both pleasure and for business, I would like to learn and understand Spanish. I think this is a good starting point. I would like to learn several languages due to my work since my company is a global business. Our current growth market is in Spanish speaking countries.