[copsarebastards]

It's not even just an opportunity thing. Becoming fluent in Spanish has really changed the way I think, particularly on political, social, and emotional issues. Spanish is really preferable for expressing many ideas--it has a richer vocabulary for certain topics and forces word patterns that encourage different ways of thinking. Thinking in Spanish changes not only how I think, but what I think. Being able to think both ways gives me the ability to approach problems from more directions.