I speak Spanish (ICAO level 6) and English (ICAO level 5). I heard of a controller who apparently went to Norway without speaking Norwegian, but with the commitment to learn it within a certain deadline, one and a half years or something like that.
I have a legal background. Used to be a lawyer in a big law firm, and that's why I thought about switching to an office position.
LookingForAjob, could you explain more about the European license? why would one lose the license when going abroad? I understand the license just holds valid because the initial training was done in Europe; afterwards you just have to validate in a given station, tower or enroute. At least that's how it works in Spain...