Unconventional language hacking tips from Benny the Irish polyglot; travelling the world to learn languages to fluency and beyond!
From the blog’s origin era (2009–2014), kept as lived proof of the method. See all the missions. This guest post is from Mariola Czupowska, a Polish learner who documented her Norwegian project as the Language Wanderer. She challenged herself to record videos in the language and used a trip to Oslo to motivate further progress. […]
A candid 2013 account of the practical and emotional downsides of long-term nomad life, after almost ten years travelling without a permanent base.
From greetings and gestures to tipping and shoes indoors, here are 23 habits Benny picked up while living abroad, with context for each one.
Benny looks back on climbing Mount Sinai, seeing camels and visiting the Pyramids of Giza before leaving Egypt for his next mission.
Travel with Benny to Egypt's Siwa Oasis for a desert journey, local encounters and a short Arabic conversation with his jeep driver.
From the 2013 archive, Benny travels from Aswan to Alexandria along the Nile, with felucca, train and Arabic encounters plus updated safety notes.
Explore Benny’s visit to Aswan and his Arabic conversation about Nubian history, culture, displacement and life in southern Egypt.
Matt Kepnes shares five practical steps for facing fear, leaving your comfort zone and building confidence through small, repeated challenges.
Explore nine unexpected places where Benny found speakers of the languages he was learning, from Japanese in Brazil to Irish in Canada.
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