#101 Scott Brills on World Travel & Language Survival Basics

World traveler, tour coordinator, and language learner, Scott
Brills, joins Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy to chat about
“faking” comprehension, deep-diving into cultural experiences,
and cross-country adventures around the world.


Scott has an impressive travel résumé having taken part in the
Mongol Rally, traversing India in a rickshaw, and building a
business that provides travelers with rich cultural immersion
experiences. If you’re interested in travel, living abroad, or
multicultural entrepreneurship, this is the episode for you.


Mentioned in this Episode


Scott’s Website

Scott’s Facebook

Scott’s Twitter

Scott’s Instagram

Mongol Rally

Rickshaw Run

Pamoja Safaris

Benny’s Mt. Kilimanjaro Story



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Dealing with the logistics of building work and making a
living in other countries

Scott’s ideal language learning routine

Scott’s 3 Language Survival Resources

How to fit in language learning as a busy entrepreneur

What the hosts’ favorite languages are

What languages the hosts struggled with most

Memorable gaffs the hosts made in their languages



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Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:


Living abroad at a young age in Japan

Combatting loneliness and fear of living alone in another
country

How to get through the roadblocks along the path to fluency

Why you sometimes just need to be thrown into the deep end

Running culinary tours in Japan and safaris in Tanzania

Taking part in the Mongol Rally, driving through 16 countries
for charity and learning to rely on the support of strangers

Traveling across India in a rickshaw on three different
occasions

Learning a language by “faking” comprehension

Gaining the confidence to approach complete strangers in
another language



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy