Benny and Shannon dive deep with Netflix star, YouTube influencer and polyglot Jo Franco about growing up bilingual, developing a love of travel and language learning, and building connection through language.
Featured Resources
Mentioned in this Episode
- JoClub
- The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals
- The Circle
- Shut Up and Go Travel Show
- Jo Franco Twitter
- Jo Franco Instagram
- Jo Franco YouTube
- How Jo Franco Bought a House in Cash
- Jo Franco Reveals She Was Shot in Brazil
Episode Overview
Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:
- Immigrating to the US and learning English in an ESL camp
- Living between cultures and finding your identity
- The language learning “spark”
- Overcoming the fear of making mistakes
- Jo’s travel show on Netflix
- Building connections through language
- Negative travel experiences and why they don’t stop Jo from traveling
- Finding joy in challenges
- Journaling as a language learning tool
- Why the Circle is the best show for language learners
- The importance of mindset in language learning
Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy
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