#55 Elfin Waters on Falling in Lust with Languages

Native Italian speaker and teacher Elfin Waters shares with Benny
and Shannon about falling in love with languages as an escape,
using Instagram as a language learning resource, and building
Italian language content for language learners.


Featured Resources


Women in Language

All About Italian



Mentioned in this Episode


Women in Language

All About Italian

All About Italian Retreats

All About Italian Instagram

Con Parole Noste - Italian Conversations



Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:


Growing up in a family that prioritizes language learning

Shifting from language learner to language teacher

Getting in touch with the country with the language

Using Instagram as a learning tool

The power of compounding lots of small tasks

Slow learning and having fun with creativity

Finding joy in language learning

What language retreats are and finding the right one

Learning specific Italian dialects

Using food for language learning



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy


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