Why Learn Spanish in Mexico?
- By Paco Ramirez
- Published 12/4/2011
- Travel
- Unrated
Interesting question especially if you never even thought about learning Spanish. This article will have the purpose to show people that have never thought about this question, that it is important to speak Spanish, it has advantages and it gives you opportunities.
First of all, do you know how many people in the world speak Spanish? According to the article “Where Spanish is spoken: Countries and number of people speaking Spanish”, there are nearly 375,000,000 native Spanish speakers in the entire world. Now stop and think how many people have learned Spanish, who aren’t native speakers? Let’s say that the number we talked about rises up to 500,000,000 which in my opinion is a very small number. We are talking about a lot! Now lets do the math, Wikipedia says that the world population “is currently estimated to be 6,868,200,000 by the United States Census Bureau”, according to that information we have 8% of the world population who speak Spanish. Starting from there, do you see now why it is so important to learn Spanish? Before I forget Spanish is also an official language of the United Nations. After viewing the statistics we can now see why.
Latin America offers a lot to the world. If you had the chance of visiting some of these countries, then you know what I am talking about, if you don’t I strongly recommend that you taste the Latin America flavor, and one of the countries where you can do that is Mexico. That’s why let’s talk a little about M
exico. Once you learn Spanish, you don’t only learn a language, you learn a culture, traditions, history, a way to understand people, a way of living; imagine how much you gain if you learn Spanish.
The fusion of the Prehispanic culture and the Spanish culture have given Mexico a unique attractive. The different regions of this beautiful country offer you a great variety of celebrations throughout its music represented by the “marimba” in the southeast, the “acordeón” in the north and the guitar in all the territory. The energy of the folk dances reflects the happiness of the people. The funny rhymes of the music invite you to sing along. These are some of the reasons that motivates you to learn spanish.
The fusion we are talking about reflects on the most important traditions Mexico has. For example, the Day of the Dead in Mexico can show you the solemn of death and the happiness of life in one celebration. Even though death is something sad the way the living celebrate it, making flower arrangements with different kinds and colors of flowers, including too paper of different colors showing images of death, demonstrates a way of living. All of this gives this celebration a special touch. Understanding the happiness and sadness in one same celebration is an invitation to learn Spanish.
Mexico is a big country in which exist big cities that have first world infrastructure, services and technology. But at the same time, it has small cities and towns that offer you, from colonial to natural landscapes.
How can you be part of all of this? Learn Spanish in Mexico!
First of all, do you know how many people in the world speak Spanish? According to the article “Where Spanish is spoken: Countries and number of people speaking Spanish”, there are nearly 375,000,000 native Spanish speakers in the entire world. Now stop and think how many people have learned Spanish, who aren’t native speakers? Let’s say that the number we talked about rises up to 500,000,000 which in my opinion is a very small number. We are talking about a lot! Now lets do the math, Wikipedia says that the world population “is currently estimated to be 6,868,200,000 by the United States Census Bureau”, according to that information we have 8% of the world population who speak Spanish. Starting from there, do you see now why it is so important to learn Spanish? Before I forget Spanish is also an official language of the United Nations. After viewing the statistics we can now see why.
Latin America offers a lot to the world. If you had the chance of visiting some of these countries, then you know what I am talking about, if you don’t I strongly recommend that you taste the Latin America flavor, and one of the countries where you can do that is Mexico. That’s why let’s talk a little about M
The fusion of the Prehispanic culture and the Spanish culture have given Mexico a unique attractive. The different regions of this beautiful country offer you a great variety of celebrations throughout its music represented by the “marimba” in the southeast, the “acordeón” in the north and the guitar in all the territory. The energy of the folk dances reflects the happiness of the people. The funny rhymes of the music invite you to sing along. These are some of the reasons that motivates you to learn spanish.
The fusion we are talking about reflects on the most important traditions Mexico has. For example, the Day of the Dead in Mexico can show you the solemn of death and the happiness of life in one celebration. Even though death is something sad the way the living celebrate it, making flower arrangements with different kinds and colors of flowers, including too paper of different colors showing images of death, demonstrates a way of living. All of this gives this celebration a special touch. Understanding the happiness and sadness in one same celebration is an invitation to learn Spanish.
Mexico is a big country in which exist big cities that have first world infrastructure, services and technology. But at the same time, it has small cities and towns that offer you, from colonial to natural landscapes.
How can you be part of all of this? Learn Spanish in Mexico!
Paco Ramirez
Francisco (Paco) Ramirez works as an operational assistance at the Queretaro Language School. If you want to Learn Spanish in Mexico, really Learn Spanish in Mexico the Spanish immersion is the best option.
View all articles by Paco Ramirez