Translation of acquiescence in Spanish

Is there any specific reason you are learning Spanish? How is going? What sort of level are you? I live in London, England but I am originally from Mexico. when would you like to start practicing your Spanish?
Sammy our cab driver brought us to the hotel, he promised to pick us up a few hours later. We took a shower and rested a little. I could not sleep because I was too excited of being in a new country.
We had decided to fly to Lima (instead of Buenos Aires, Argentina) and to visit Machu Picchu just a few weeks before leaving Europe.