Mar
4
Eight languages and counting…
Benny Lewis, multilingual blogger, translator and globetrotter, is the reader of “La partida,” today’s microcuento. Benny es un crack con los idiomas. (Un crack is Spanish slang for saying that somebody excels at something.) Benny excels at speaking foreign languages and his enthusiasm and passion for learning new languages is inspiring.
Check out his blog Fluent in 3 Months, which he frequently updates with creative ways to stay motivated and focused when learning a foreign language.
Unfortunately, the story I selected for Benny was truly a minicuento, so it didn’t give him much of a showcase to speak Spanish. To make up for that, I’m posting a humorous but very practical travel video in Spanish he did for his other blog, Irish Polyglot, explaining how to pack light for a trip.
Ha ha! This is funny! It is definitely inspiring to meet people like Benny who travel the world and learn different languages. I lived abroad in younger years and taught English both abroad and home–I see that anyone can learn a language–they just need some basics and a link to people or a person to practice with!
Who is the artist “singing” that song at the end?
His name is Fidel Nadal and here’s the link to the lyrics of the song:
http://spanish-podcast.com/2010/03/04/emocionado-fidel-nadal/
It is allways great to hear about persons who love learn many languages. The tips for traveling are very helpful, I will aply in my next trip.
Thanks.