So I am in my freshman year of university, planning to major in Nursing. I am wanting to minor in and learn a language; (REALLY valuable in healthcare) but, I’m stuck between two: Spanish and Mandarin.
Although Spanish might seem like the obvious answer, I’m not sure if I’m planning to stay in the U.S. Even if I was, Spanish is the second most spoken language with Mandarin behind it. Also, I really want to study abroad in China or Taiwan. I love both languages and already have a background in Spanish because of school. My logic is that I should learn a hard language while in uni then, if I wanted to learn one that was easier (like Spanish), I could try and learn it myself. And of course, I am also concerned about trying to learn/retain Mandarin whilst in Nursing school TT.
Im just really conflicted and am running out of time. Any tips/facts would be helpful! 🙏

My criteria for picking is the quality of life in the country + the people. Just looking for a comfortable life with good weather and ease of transport.

I am planning to go to university next year to complete a bachelors of language studies which allows for the selection of up to two major languages. My minor of choice is going to be in linguistics. What language would pair well with studying French? Is it better to choose something with no relation to make each language distinct in study or is it better to have familiarity but risk mixing them up? My options are Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, German or Indonesian.

I am gonna leave this subreddit!

i speak English and Spanish fluently and given that Spanish has roots in common with all the other Romance languages, like Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, French, and others (i think most or all of the languages spoken in Spain) i was wondering which one could be potentially easier to learn or have an easier time learning, based on your experiences, especially those of you here who are native Spanish speakers.

maybe i could also have a chance of learning Turkish, so if anyone has experience with that i would also appreciate some guidance about whether I should choose that one over any of the others.