Hicham Bellahcene is an independent Software Architect. At 19, he left his native Algeria to study Mathematics. The cultural difference between Kabylia and Paris was tremendous, but Hicham quickly adapted to his new surroundings and received citizenship some years later. In this episode, Hicham and I discuss his reasons for wanting to improve his English and his method for language acquisition. He is a wise, humble, and balanced gentleman. His passion for technology and gardening has kept Hicham's feet firmly on the ground. Now that he's mastered English, his next project is to grow a couple of babies, inshallah.