Translation of hero in German

Thank you for correcting my German, I always get confused with the words that put the verb at the end. Like the zu and the ab and the an... All new to me. I truly wish to continue our friendship.
Why do you wanna learn to speak Portuguese, it's a very difficult language? I don't know many people who can speak well, except Portuguese and Brazilians of course. I love the sound of it.
California, Oregon and Washington are the states on the west coast that have an ocean. We traveled all the way from San Diego to Seattle. Portland in Oregon is a really cool city too.