Travel and learning other languages often go hand in hand, whether we're cramming in a few words before we visit somewhere for the first time or we are intentionally travelling to practice a language, perhaps even heading to a language school for full immersion. 

This episode covers all manner of language experiences, starting with Chris Magnuson who was a brave and confident teenager, boldly striking out on French streets with the goal of just talking French with as many people as possible. Spiri Tsintziras then chats with me about her relationship with Greek - the language spoken in her childhood home in Australia, and a language she wanted to pass on to her children. Next, Ros Belford describes her initial learning of Italian and some tips for new learners of any language, involving focusing on a passion. Finally, Megan Frye talks about choosing a language school when you are specifically taking a trip to practice another language.

Links:
Preply to find language tutors -  https://notaballerina.com/preply
Chris’s website - https://www.streetviewvagabond.com/ 
Streetview Vagabond on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/streetviewvagabond/ 
Spiri Tsintziras - https://www.writingspirit.com.au/ 
Spiri’s new book Twelve Golden Gifts - https://amzn.to/4mWCqCa
Ros Belford - https://rosbelford.com
Ros’s book Children of the Volcano - https://amzn.to/4dq2vpz
Megan Frye - https://www.meganfrye.com/
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin
Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com
Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/369

Travel and learning other languages often go hand in hand, whether we're cramming in a few words before we visit somewhere for the first time or we are intentionally travelling to practice a language, perhaps even heading to a language school for full immersion.&nbsp;
This episode covers all manner of language experiences, starting with Chris Magnuson who was a brave and confident teenager, boldly striking out on French streets with the goal of just talking French with as many people as possible. Spiri Tsintziras then chats with me about her relationship with Greek - the language spoken in her childhood home in Australia, and a language she wanted to pass on to her children. Next, Ros Belford describes her initial learning of Italian and some tips for new learners of any language, involving focusing on a passion. Finally, Megan Frye talks about choosing a language school when you are specifically taking a trip to practice another language.
Links:
<ul>
<li>Preply to find language tutors -&nbsp; <a href="https://notaballerina.com/preply">https://notaballerina.com/preply</a></li>
<li>Chris&rsquo;s website - <a href="https://www.streetviewvagabond.com/">https://www.streetviewvagabond.com/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Streetview Vagabond on Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/streetviewvagabond/">https://www.instagram.com/streetviewvagabond/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Spiri Tsintziras - <a href="https://www.writingspirit.com.au/">https://www.writingspirit.com.au/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Spiri&rsquo;s new book Twelve Golden Gifts - <a href="https://amzn.to/4mWCqCa">https://amzn.to/4mWCqCa</a></li>
<li>Ros Belford - <a href="https://rosbelford.com/">https://rosbelford.com</a></li>
<li>Ros&rsquo;s book Children of the Volcano - <a href="https://amzn.to/4dq2vpz">https://amzn.to/4dq2vpz</a></li>
<li>Megan Frye - <a href="https://www.meganfrye.com/">https://www.meganfrye.com/</a></li>
<li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li>
<li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers -&nbsp;<a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li>
<li>Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack -&nbsp;<a href="https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com">https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com</a></li>
<li>Show notes:&nbsp;<a href="http://notaballerina.com/369">https://notaballerina.com/369</a></li>
</ul>

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle is a show for travel lovers. Each episode is packed with travel stories from fellow travel addicts on topics like using foreign languages, meeting the locals, getting lost and what we learn from our travels.

Tales from travel-lovers about why we travel and what we learn from it.

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The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.

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