German is a language that is spoken by over 130 million people worldwide and the official language of many countries such as Belgium, Luxembourg, and of course, Germany itself. Despite its reputation for difficulty, German is a valuable language to learn, especially if you want to get into the field of science because Germany is home to some of the worlds leading research institutions so many scientific publications use German (It is the second most used language in science after English). So learning German can make it easier to learn from all these places and gain more opportunities.