Most people think of traveling as relaxation, enjoying life and experiencing culture but they forget about studying a foreign language, which seems more and more common nowadays. Every year we have more than a thousand people who come to the States to study English through the channel of traveling. So, let's take a closer look at this hot issue.

First of all, let's take a look at people from developing countries. Most of them do not have a lot of money. So why do they want to travel to the States? Of course, they want to see America, and do many other things? How about the language? Is it that they just want to speak English with native people and they want to speak as much as possible?

If I could have enough money to travel, I would pick the States. Do you know why? Because I have always wished to speak with American English accent, and if I had that chance, why would I not get it? Probably if you are studying English in your country, you may study English from a teacher who is not a native. Who can be sure that she speaks it with the right accent?

And also, speaking with some foreigners in your country is different from speaking to many people and hearing English everywhere. That means you live with it, you are in the environment and you cannot do anything without it, which makes your study unforgettable and much better in a very short time.

Secondly for Spanish learners, you are in the States for example. You always speak Spanish with Mexican only. The Spanish Mexican speaking is different from the real Spanish and Spanish from Cuba for sure. So if you want to hear more versions of Spanish, you definitely should go to Spain or Cuba.

It is the best idea to travel while studying a foreign language. It makes your travel more helpful and practical than just a mere relaxation. One more thing about traveling in combination with studying a foreign language is that you will be closer to local people than any other travel you have experienced.

Imagine you are in their country, trying to speak their language, talk to local people, and make friends in their language too. All that things will make you much more than a sightseeing traveler and help you experience much more than you have ever thought you would. Some people when they come to another country, what they do is just hang out around the tourism spots, going to good local restaurants and buying souvenirs for their relatives and friends, which I find no interest in at all. I would think speaking to a local person, and learning about their culture would be much more fun than doing all other things.

I have one friend who went to Japan one time for travel and the reason he chose Japan as his destiny is that he speaks Japanese, and wants to practice his Japanese. It turned out to be a great trip for him. He made a lot of friends there. His Japanese improved greatly. He even found a very good job in Japan thanks to his Japanese skills and he ended up getting married to a Japanese girl.