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.

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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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