Three Months in Italy to Bring My Italian Back

Language Hacking by Benny Lewis

Sep 9, 20267:13Education

In this episode, I share my plans for spending the next three months in Italy and my mission to reactivate my Italian. After years away from the country, I’m rusty—but recent conversations in Dublin have reminded me that...

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