Language and culture are two powerful elements that are made by man, but also to a large extent, make man what he is...to discover different languages and cultures is to discover pieces of living history, anthropology, evolution, and what not ?...In the words of Tennyson,
"Much have I seen and known ; cities of men
And manners, climates, councils, governments,
Myself not least, but honoured of them all ;
I am part of all that I have met ;
Yet all experience is an arch wherethrough
Gleams that untravelled world..."

"Ulysses" by Lord Alfred Tennyson (Forgive the analogy... my father was a marine captain ! )
I get to ’travel’ a lot more, just by being in france i guess ! The experience is enriching.I find that travelling and learning are close companions in the journey called life...