> Want to learn about the world? Dont travel! Learn a language. I read that to mean "Learn English", which makes sense, but is not very helpful to an American

> Want to learn about the world? Dont travel! Learn a language. I read that to mean "Learn English", which makes sense, but is not very helpful to an American because only learning English as a second language gives the advantages you described. I totally understand your point, but coming from the other side as an American, what language should we learn? Disclaimer: my kids will be learning Mandarin Chinese.