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Three Months in Italy to Bring My Italian Back
It’s never too late to reconnect with a language you care about. Start using it, be patient, and see how much comes back.
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
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My goal isn’t to find one perfect resource, but to make my target language easier to encounter throughout my everyday life
I prepared for one career and built another
Just before I could apply for the master's degree I had been working toward, the university changed its admissions rules and made me ineligible.
Why More Language Study Isn’t Always the Next Step
I’ve just returned from an Irish immersion course that I first attended 20 years ago, and it gave me a fresh perspective on where my Irish stands today.
Why it’s good to be the worst in the room
I’m heading to one of Ireland’s Gaeltacht regions for an Irish immersion week, and this time I’m deliberately putting myself in the most challenging class available.
Summer language project: Boosting my Irish
I share why Irish has become my main focus this summer, and why I believe concentrated effort beats feeling guilty about a neglected language every time.
Celebrating 23 years of speaking from day one
This week marks 23 years since I first began speaking from day one and I'm reflecting on just how far that simple idea has taken me.
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