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My 50th country! But, what’s the right number to visit?
After more than two decades of nomadic life, I’ve averaged about two countries per year...
Language & Travel Hacking Podcast
International best-selling author and nomadic polyglot Benny Lewis shares his real experiences and advice while on-the-road about travel and language learning
Life challenges that made me a better language learner
I share how two childhood challenges, hearing issues and speech difficulties, ultimately gave me an advantage as a language learner.
How ADHD made me a better language learner
I share how ADHD, something that once made me feel like I was terrible at languages, has actually become one of my greatest strengths as a learner.
Kicking off my Malay/Malaysian adventure
I’m checking in from Kuala Lumpur to kick off my first language and travel project of the year: using Malay to enrich my experience as I travel through Malaysia. I talk about how closely related Malay and Indonesian are
End of year language boost
I share an update on my end of year language boost after a very multilingual December. I talk about how I fully reactivated my Irish through local meetups in my hometown, without needing to travel to a major city
Benny’s next travel/language project is…
My plan is to spend about two months travelling throughout both Western and Eastern Malaysia, revisiting Borneo from a different angle and hopefully making a short stop in Brunei.
How I’m immersing myself in Irish… in Texas!
I share how I’m immersing myself in the Irish language even while living in Texas. I fill my daily life with Irish as much as possible, no matter where I am.
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