Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and money

Diego Saez Gil talks about his suitcase company, Bluesmart, which makes the perfect luggage for the airport. If you are not sure if you locked your suitcase, you can do so with the help of an app. If your luggage is lost, no worries, you can use the GPS to help the airlines find it much faster! And of course, it has a charger to charge all your electronics.

We talk about this 'Internet of Things' product and how we might all have these kinds of things in the future!

We also talk about entrepreneurship and how it was to start a company like this originally having come from South America.

In this second round with one of my favorite guests, Hunter Maats, we talk about his trips to the United Arab Emirates and how their culture affects the way they think. We then talk about Hunter's experience on the Joe Rogan show and how that changed his focus for the following weeks. Otherwise, we talk about some of the big questions of how culture is one of the most important things in life. This is essentially the programming of the way you act and will determine your success. Follow him on Mixed Mental Arts.

The music at the end of the episode is from a spontaneous wine night with my girlfriend and her Spanish friends singing some nice songs in the kitchen.

Richard Nisbett is the author of 3 books which deal with the psychology of thought. His first book was about the differences between Eastern and Western ways of thinking. Eastern is more holistic and Western is more atomistic meaning that the ways they perceive things are completely different as well. His second book was about the different culture in the North versus the Southern United States and what that meant for outcomes. Finally, his last book is about we can learn better

Nasos is the host of the MetaLearn podcast all about how to become the most effective learner. When we met at the Polyglot conference in October 2016 we really hit it off and knew he would be a great guest! I love learning especially as it relates to languages. I also think that learning is enhanced while in a new environment like travelling. We talk about these things in this episode

Kris Broholm is the host of the Actual Fluency podcast where he interviews language learners and polyglots on how they got to where they are. I can credit him to getting into the polyglot community which I have grown to love! However, in this episode, we don't talk much about language learning but rather how we are sick of being nomads and always travelling around. Also, we talk about the direction of both our podcasts and what our audiences want from us (hint: tell us both what you want!!!)

My buddy and former guest, Jason Moore is launching the Paradise Pack for one week only starting May 30th!

There are some really cool deals in there on how to be location independent, learn languages quickly, and of course travel for much less!

This is their 4th year offering this pack of 19 courses valued at $2600!

But these deals are only valid for 1 week! From May 30th to June 5th during which they will be hosting live events with some of the creators of the products! Check it out!

So check out this sponsorship message and if you like Travel Wisdom, consider supporting the show by buying this great bundle!

Also, today, May 29th, is my 28th birthday, woohoo!!!

Britany is the host of the Living Unconventionally podcast where she talks to people living in an unconventional way. She recently took a many month road trip after she and her husband sold all of their possessions as well as their house. However, a little bit into it, the husband didn't like it nearly as much as she did. We talk about relationships and travel as well as what to do when you partner isn't too crazy about travel. Since it was only a few weeks before the interview it was still fresh in her mind but it as still interesting to hear about the solutions.

I am a huge fan of Duolingo and credit it with me learning 3 of my extra languages. Because its like a game and you get the immediate feedback you can learn very effectively and much faster than in a course. Gina is the Vice President of Growth and Marketing we talk about what is coming up in Duolingo pipeline including downloadable courses. We also talk about her experience presenting at the White House including to former President Obama. Although this was a short interview I found it informative

Jon Levy is the author of the 2am principle all about how you can have the best adventures. He says that the most interesting adventures are the ones that make the best stories. If it stands out in people's minds it will become more memorable. Therefore to live an engaged life you should always seek out something novel. After doing this for some time one would think you would get bored of it but he also recommends taking an adventure fast to reset your limits so you don't go crazy.

I recently stumbled upon JP's funny sarcastic videos and love them because they uncover our sometimes silly beliefs in a funny way.

The newest one is on the value of a University education. He starts out with "I know the best way to start my career is with $100k of debt."

Definitely check this out

Here is what his assistant wrote me in terms of using this clip

Hi Ladan,

Thanks for reaching out to JP and also for your consideration in requesting to use the audio portion of JP's college video. You have a green light to use the audio portion during your podcast, as long as you give appropriate credit to the following social media links:

www.AwakenWithJP.com

http://www.facebook.com/AwakenWithJP http://www.youtube.com/AwakenWithJP

If you're good with that, then off you go :-)