#19 Turia Pope - from False Beginner to Spanish Homeschooler

This episode features Turia, who learned Spanish to the
conversational level in just 90 days with the Fluent in 3 Months
Challenge.


Turia shares her experience going from an on-again-off-again
Spanish learner to a confident Spanish speaker with the Fluent in
3 Months Challenge. She also shares how she travels alone with
her children in Spanish-speaking countries, developing a
homeschooling curriculum for Spanish for her children, and how
she responded to emergency situations in Spanish.


We actually guarantee that anyone who completes the Fluent in 3
Months Challenge will have a 15-minute conversation in their new
language after 90 days of learning. You can find out more here.


Featured Resources


Fluent in 3 Months Challenge

LingQ

French Uncovered



Mentioned in this Episode


Fluent in 3 Months Challenge

LingQ

French Uncovered

Workaway

Fabulingua

Fable Cottage

The Spanish Experiment

Radio Ambulante

Scott Young’s Year Without English



Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:


How the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge helped Turia become a
confident learner after 20 years of learning on and off again

How Turia is teaching her three kids to speak fluent Spanish

Moving to Spain for immersion and learning about the culture

Incorporating Spanish into a homeschooling curriculum

Navigating tricky or nightmare situations in another language

What it’s like traveling alone with kids

Turia’s favorite rituals and resources for learning Spanish

Making friends and building relationships in Spanish

Letting kids’ language studies be child-led



More Resources


After we recorded this episode, Turia was kind enough to share
more specific resources with us.


Spanish champs - a program that includes a script and is
song/activity based. It also includes a dvd with clips
incorporating the songs taught.

Talkbox Mom - a subscription service that offers resources to
help you switch your day to day interactions into your new
language.

Whistlefritz - a foreign language show for kids by kids
available on Amazon prime.



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy


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