#56 Jo Franco on Being a Netflix Travel Chick

Benny and Shannon dive deep with Netflix star, YouTube influencer
and polyglot Jo Franco about growing up bilingual, developing a
love of travel and language learning, and building connection
through language.


Featured Resources


JoClub

The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals



Mentioned in this Episode


JoClub

The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals

The Circle

Shut Up and Go Travel Show

Jo Franco Twitter

Jo Franco Instagram

Jo Franco YouTube

How Jo Franco Bought a House in Cash

Jo Franco Reveals She Was Shot in Brazil



Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:


Immigrating to the US and learning English in an ESL camp

Living between cultures and finding your identity

The language learning “spark”

Overcoming the fear of making mistakes

Jo’s travel show on Netflix

Building connections through language

Negative travel experiences and why they don’t stop Jo from
traveling

Finding joy in challenges

Journaling as a language learning tool

Why the Circle is the best show for language learners

The importance of mindset in language learning



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy


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