Porque Statement
Learning another language is beneficial to anyone who is willing to learn. Taking a foreign language class in high school is good because you will know at least some of the language, so if you happen to find yourself in a country whose native tongue is what you studied in school, you won't be absolutely clueless. I think learning any language other than your primary one, is beneficial even when you don't go to the country where it is spoken most. The ability to speak multiple dialects does not only make you appear more intelligent to others, but it improves your mind in ways that you could not achieve with just speaking one language. Just like any kind of practice, if you study a language every day it will eventually come easy to you.