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Second Voice13. From China to New Zealand, England, and Portugal with Camellia YangIn today’s episode, I talked with Camellia Yang. She was born and raised in Jinan, Shandong province, China.
During our conversation, she told me how she started learning English during her special childhood and the way the Chinese school system helped her to learn different topics. Then she explained why she moved to New Zealand and got to live there for almost 10 years. Later, she recalled how she ended up in London just months before the pandemic exploded and why she wrote a book in English during the lockdown.
Aside from that, She also to...2022-07-041h 03Second Voice12. Speaking Spanish in Peru and Mexico with Danielle from the USIn today´s episode, my guest is Danielle Annette from the US.
During the interview, she told me about her path to learning Spanish. She described how she was able to practice the language while living temporarily in Mexico and Perú, studying and doing research for her thesis.
As usual, in the last part of the episode, we talked in Spanish. She answered my question about her identity in her second language and shared her tips for learning Spanish.
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During our conversation, she told me why she went to study in Brazil and how was that first experience speaking Portuguese there.
Later, she talked to me about how she got a job in Lisboa (Portugal), where she is currently living. She described the Portuguese lifestyle, her relationship with the locals, and how she learned English throughout her life.
In the last part of the interview, we switched t...2022-03-1839 minSecond Voice10. Embracing Germany and building multiple language identities with ManolIn today´s episode, our guest is Manol Roussev. He was born in Bulgaria and lived there until his early youth.
Since he was a kid, he fell in love with the german language and culture. Quickly, he realized that he would end up living in Germany. And that dream finally became true when he decided to pursue a career in scientific academia in a german university.
After leaving Bulgaria, he has built a life in Germany and has felt at home there. During our conversation, we talked about his approach to learning both German a...2022-02-201h 05Second Voice9. Falling in love with Perú and becoming a Spanish teacher with Juliane from the USIn today´s episode, our guest is Juliane Cole. She was born and raised in the US.
During her time at school, she enjoyed learning Spanish. Later in college, she continued putting effort and time into this language. After her graduation, she got an opportunity to work for the Peace Corps organization and ended up living in Perú.
She spent two years in a small town in the north of Perú. In the beginning, the adaptation to a new culture in a Spanish-speaking environment was a huge challenge. But then, she made a great connection wit...2022-02-0442 minSecond Voice8. Moving from the Philippines to the US and starting a new life with Joann from the PhilippinesIn today´s episode, our guess is Joann Owens. She was born in the Philippines and lived there most of her life.
During our conversation, she explained the multilingualism in her country, where people can speak Tagalog (the official language), a dialect from their regions, and also English.
Joann told me why she moved to the US, how she is home-schooling her little kid and what book she has published on Amazon.
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(1:58) Where was Joann born?
(3:23) English in the Philippines
(4:21) Languages at home
(6:01) E...2022-01-2139 minSecond Voice7. Taking control of your accent and crafting a new identity in Spanish with Kayla from the USIn today´s episode, our guest is Kayla Belush. She was born and raised in New York, United States.
From a very early age, she developed a strong interest in learning languages. Between high school and college, she decided to pursue a professional path in Spanish.
After finishing her college studies, Kayla got a dual mayor: in Spanish and International Development. And she went to Spain for a master's degree.
Over the last couple of years, she realized that she needed to create something to have a bigger impact on the world. And t...2022-01-0745 minSecond Voice6. Learning English and reinventing herself in England with Raquel from SpainIn today´s episode, our guest is Raquel Campos. She was born in Spain, studied English at school, got an archeologist degree in the university, and later moved to look for jobs in England.
She told us how she started developing an interest in languages while working on a student project in Italy.
Also, she detailed her first years in England, where she began working in a factory, then in a museum, and finally changing her career to a completely different professional field.
She shares with us her challenges to understanding the British a...2021-12-1542 minSecond Voice5. Teaching English in Russia and fake it 'till you make it with Andrew from RussiaIn today´s episode, our guest is Andrew Kiselev, a Russian guy who has become a teacher in his second language.
He explained his language journey from singing hip hop in Siberia, later working as a waiter in St. Petersburg, and finally becoming an online English teacher in Sochi.
During the interview, he shares valuable ideas like "fake it till you make it" and the importance of human connections while learning English.
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A few years ago, she had the opportunity to work in Mexico as an assistant teacher for a Montessori school. That experience made her know more about this Spanish-speaking country, its people, and its culture.
Now she is sharing her passion for Spanish with her husband and would like her future kid to speak Spanish as well.
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After some years working as a professor in Peruvian universities, he had the opportunity to begin a new life in New York. There, for the first time, he started learning English seriously.
In 2020, he obtained a scholarship to study for a Ph.D. in history at a university in New York. Currently, he is conducting his research, working as an assistant professor, and using his English in an academic c...2021-11-2650 minSecond Voice2. A season in Costa Rica and a major in Spanish with Cristen Berggren from the USIn today´s episode, our guest is Cristen Berggren. She grew up in Fremont, California (US), and has lived almost all her life there.
She tells us how she got involved with Spanish when she was 13 years old, why she ended studying a major in the Spanish language, and also about her experience living in Costa Rica for one year.
In the last minutes of the conversation, she shows us her impressive Spanish.
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Disclosure: In the last couple of minutes of the conversation, Claudia and I switched to Spanish and spoke a little bit in her second language.
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