Translation of chat in Spanish

I am trying to learn Spanish because Spanish is becoming more and more important in the USA because of immigrants. Especially here in Texas. I used to live in Nevada for many years. Boring place, gotta tell ya.
I hope, you'll not be disagreeing with me, if i tell you the fact that Italian is very similar to Spanish. i keep my fingers crossed for you! Good luck in your exam and I hope to communicate with you after that.
Unfortunately, I have never been to the United States, but I was in Mexico last year, that is close. Zurich is a very nice city, the people are friendly and the lake is very beautiful.