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Season 2 Episode 61
In this episode of the Language and Travel Hacking Podcast, I share a discussion from my language Bootcamp about using AI for language learning while…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
I forgot I was speaking Spanish
Season 2 Episode 60
In this episode, I share a moment I had during a dinner in Monterrey where I suddenly realised I’d stopped consciously thinking about speaking Spanis…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Mexican States project
Season 2 Episode 59
In this episode, I talk about my next big travel project as I prepare to head to Mexico for over two months. After recent language missions in Malays…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Major cities vs deeper travels
Season 2 Episode 58
In this episode, I explore whether it is better to stay in major cities or travel more deeply into lesser-visited places. From my recent time in Taiw…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Update and my daily routine during my Chinese project
Season 2 Episode 57
In this episode, I give an update on my Mandarin progress after spending a month in Taiwan. I explain how I quickly regained enough confidence to han…
4 months, 1 week ago
Are you not ready yet, or is the situation what’s wrong?
Season 2 Episode 56
I shared how reactivating my Mandarin has put me in an unusual stage of language learning: I am far beyond beginner level, but still rusty enough tha…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why My First Mandarin Project Almost Broke Me (And How I Fixed My Approach)
Season 2 Episode 55
In this episode, I look back at my first Mandarin project in 2012, which became the most stressful language challenge I had ever faced. I set a publi…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Wrapping up Malaysia and Brunei
Season 2 Episode 54
In this episode, I look back on the final weeks of my journey through Malaysia and Brunei before starting my new adventure in Taipei. Malaysia turned…
5 months ago
Benny's next language project
Season 2 Episode 53
In this episode, I’m announcing a return to one of my core languages: Mandarin. Earlier this year I focused on a short-term project in a brand-new co…
5 months, 1 week ago
My 50th country! But, what's the right number to visit?
Season 2 Episode 52
In this episode, I mark my arrival in my 50th country and reflect on what that number really means. After more than two decades of nomadic life, I’ve…
5 months, 3 weeks ago