20 Reasons to Quit Your Job and Travel

4. Learn foreign languages

It’s one thing to learn Spanish twice a week in your hometown – hopefully with the help of a Spanish teacher. But it’s a completely different experience to do it living in Barcelona for six months! When you truly live the language every day, not only do you learn a lot faster, but you also get deep insight into its intricacies.

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