#33 Katie Harris on the Joy of Languages

In this episode, we chat with Katie Harris, the founder of Joy of
Languages, host of Easy Languages Italian and the creator of the
#languagediarychallenge. Katie is also a previous student in the
Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.


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Challenge will have a 15-minute conversation in their new
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Featured Resources


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Fluent in 3 Months Challenge



Mentioned in this Episode


italki

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge

Joy of Languages

Five Minute Italian Podcast

Easy Languages

Katie’s Instagram

Katie’s YouTube

Jessica’s Facebook



Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:


Moving to Italy, living in Italy and avoiding the English
bubble

Finding joy when learning languages and motivating yourself
with cocktails!

Doing something you love in another language vs doing
something you love while learning another language

How to feel calm before a video conversation

Katie’s experience with the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge

What to do when the novelty wears off in language learning

The importance of language learning communities

Journaling in a foreign language on Instagram

Katie’s experience as a host of Easy Languages and overcoming
the nerves around approaching strangers in another language

Watching hours of French reality TV

Learning multiple languages



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy


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