What happens when you take someone out of their comfort zone? Simply put, nothing bad is going to happen to you! You just have to ask my latest debutant, Sofi.

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A big shout out has to go, first and foremost, to another mum, who pushed Sofi to go to English classes. While there, Sofi was motivated by her wonderful teacher, who made her become motivated to learn English.

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Has Sofi always had a passion for learning and liking English? That question can be answered with the communication. Sofi has been someone, who likes to communicate with people.

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Come and find out more from our latest debutant and her English journey!

P.S.: don't forget, if you're a learner, to contact me if you want to improve your English.

What do autobiographical literature and English have in common? At first look, there's no real connection, unless the books are written in English.

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Rafa, on her return brings to us autobiographical literature as a tool to improve your English. As the first example, Rafa tells about how she fell in love with Simone de Beauvoir's books. A further example that Rafa mentions was Marguerite Duras, another French author.

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But why should I read autobiographical literature at all? Due to the fact it might be written in English is not enough. Instead, it's more to consider that we can actually understand people's perspectives.

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So, join us and find out more why autobiographical literature can automatise your English knowledge.

What happens when you record on a public holiday in one country but not another?! Well, you get into trouble with certain people!

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But when we recorded this episode back at Easter, it was a public holiday here in Germany, but not in Brazil and for our latest debutant: Luciana!

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But either way, despite the mix up, due to someone's fault (listen to find out who!), we managed to record this episode.

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Who is Luciana? An English teacher and former cross-fit athlete and many other things. How did her English journey start? With the help of a bit of motivation of a certain woman in Luciana's mother.

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Come and find out more about Luciana and her journey and how she made it onto the podcast!

What do you get when you put a teacher in a time zone which is not the most common in her country? Not much changes really!

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Andreía comes from a part of Brazil, in which the time zone is different to most of the rest of Brazil. So, when we recorded this, I actually thought she was only 4 hours behind me, when she was 5.

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When did Andreía start her English journey? Well, that was sometime around the age of 11, when Andreía fell in love with the boy band Backstreet Boys, which is something I could never really get used to.

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From there, Andreía also started reading books as well. Despite hating translation, Andreía forced herself into understanding and thinking more in English. And from there, she never looked back.

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Come and find out more about my latest debutant!

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P.S.: don't forget, if you want to improve your English, contact me!

What does the first name of a Pulp Fiction actress and a river in the Balkans have in common? Only the fact that they are the name of my newest debutant: Una.

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However, Una is one of my first ever guests who has a bigger love for a different language: Swedish. Why? Because it's a language that's not so taught and spoken in Una's part of the Balkans. But after starting with Italian, Una decided to go for something that would go right under the radar and that was indeed Swedish.

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But how did the love affairs for these languages start? In English it was something that Una loved from an early age. Swedish would follow later.

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Come and find out more about Una's affiliation with these two languages and why she loves Sweden and Swedish so much!

What do Rio de Janeiro and the USA have in common? On first viewing, absolutely nothing.

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BUT and this is important to say this, my latest debutant links the city with one of the most famous beaches where the Copacabana is with the USA due to the fact she lives there now!

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HOW?! I hear you asking. Well, that there is part of the journey that Helo told us on the podcast. Coming from a working-class background, Helo was lucky to receive scholarships and constant support for her education, At the age of 11, a friend of the family helped Helo enrol into a private school. And from there Helo's journey started with English.

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Come and find out more about this teacher, who wants to become a certified trainer and uses her experience in the gym as part of the methodology of her teaching!

Have you ever wondered what it is about languages that makes us want to learn them? Well, wonder no longer, dear listeners!

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Today's debutant, Isabel, doesn't just have one language journey to talk about. Indeed, it is two language journeys that she talked to me about: English and French.

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But how did the love for the language of romance (French) and English come about. We have to look back to Isabel's days studying philosophy when she first translated English books into Portuguese.

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From there Isabel gave French lessons in her free time, while unemployed to help develop her French skills. Despite teaching, Isabel didn't receive any money. But the language journeys started from that moment.

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Do you want more? Of course you do! Then join us and find out more about my latest debutant.

I'm sure you're aware, but let me tell you: languages are absolutely wonderful. You're probably thinking that you already knew that but it's important to reiterate that point.

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In her return to the podcast Rafaela and I talk to you about how an experience she had in the USA when doing her driving licence. Unfortunately, due to the fact that there was a misunderstanding, Rafaela had to speak to someone who spoke Spanish and not Portuguese. Nevertheless, despite the problem, Rafa understood her counterpart she was talking to.

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I know you want to find out more about why languages are so wonderful. Join us and find out more!

Journeys mean different things to different people. And today's journey is just as special as any other one that we've had on this podcast, as it is specific to my guest.

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Estefanía talks to us about how and when it started: with the influence of her mother and at the age of 10 years old. It took her 7 years to make it to a B1 level.

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After school, Estefanía went to teaching college but things like motherhood also came as well, which made studying incredibly hard.

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During the pandemic, Estefanía decided to restart her teaching course and finally finished her course two years ago. And then she worked, as there are a lack of teachers in Argentina.

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Do you want to find out more about this journey that has taken a a whole life? Then jump in and find out more about this great teacher!

All languages, matter which one you speak from English all the way to Arabic, every single language is multicultural.

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In her return to the podcast, Paola talks to us about the importance of realising that languages are all multicultural. This can be seen a lot in the southern parts of Spain, all the way to Valencia and further: the influence of Arabic on the local region, culture and also the language.

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So, is it a bad thing that language is multicultural? Why would it be?! It makes me more varied and very interesting! Want to find out more, then strap in and find out more about multiculturalism in languages!