The Travelers

Today we’re bringing you the man who owns the word polyglot. He wasn’t raised multilingual - he spoke English, but after 10 years spent in a life of travel, he now speaks 12 languages fluently. After working as a freelance translator, he started his youtube channel and successful blog and created a business for himself that supports his travel lifestyle while helping others learn languages and actually have fun doing so. He has a course called Speak in a Week, and recently he published his book, Fluent in 3 Months, named after his website, fluentin3months.com. The book dispels the reasons why you ‘can’t’ learn a language, and provides practical tips and tactics for doing so. So let’s get right into it and welcome Benny Lewis to the Daily Travel Podcast. Explorer Quotes: "From the very first day that you start learning a language, get in touch with a native speaker and start speaking to them... Make as many mistakes as possible." - Benny Lewis What We Cover: Why the Gap Year is an important opportunity to get