Economic benefits

Being bilingual is an advantage on the job market, and not only makes you more likely to get hired, bilinguals are paid more on average than monolinguals.

Personality

A person’s worldview is framed by the language(s) they speak, and when they speak more than one language, their worldview can widen. Bilingual people often know more about the rest of the world as they learned about their heritage or just learned about other places as they learned their additional languages.

Communication

In a world where 94 percent of the people speak six percent of the languages, being bilingual can connect you to many more people. Being able to communicate with others can improve job prospects, open up places to work, or just where you can vacation easily.