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 ResourcesJoClubThe World’s Most Amazing Vacation RentalsMentioned in this EpisodeJoClubThe World’s Most Amazing Vacation RentalsThe CircleShut Up and Go Travel ShowJo Franco TwitterJo Franco InstagramJo Franco YouTubeHow Jo Franco Bought a House in CashJo Franco Rev...
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
- JoClub
- The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals
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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