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The Pros of Being Somewhere Touristy
I explain why busy destinations can be great places to find language exchanges and practice multiple languages with people from around the world.
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
You Don’t Need a Good Memory to Learn a Language
I share why having a terrible memory has never stopped me from learning languages. In fact, I believe it's one of the reasons I've become successful at it.
Everyone in the Room Thinks They’re the Worst
I met learners who were communicating successfully in their target languages but still apologised for their mistakes.
The Instant Community a Language Hands You
While staying in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, a simple breakfast at a small local café turned into meaningful friendships and conversations that would never have happened without Spanish.
Mexico or Spain Spanish? You’re Asking the Wrong Question!
Why worrying about learning the “right” dialect is one of the least important problems for language learners!
The conversation you’re having with ChatGPT doesn’t count!
I explain why real fluency comes from speaking with humans, not machines. AI can be a useful warm-up tool.
I forgot I was speaking Spanish
Something crept up on me at a dinner in Monterrey. A few hours in, I noticed I wasn't *speaking Spanish*... at least not the way I'd been doing it in Mexico city.
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