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Benny is a fun-loving Irish guy, full-time globe trotter and international bestselling author. Benny believes the best approach to language learning is to speak from day one.

Contact our support team, and you’ll get in touch with Kittichai. He lives in Bangkok but travels to his countryside hometown from time to time to visit his parents and his dogs. He is using Colemak keyboard layout and is trying to learn stenotype as a hobby.

Agnieszka is the founder of 5-Minute Language. Her mission is to give everyone a chance to learn a foreign language.

Ahmed Syed is an aspiring polyglot. He’s your host at Rapidly Fluent where he shares his exciting language experiences.

Akita makes the most out of YouTube to learn and maintain languages. He is documenting his language journey and creating a library of free resources on his blog My Name is Ropiquet.

Ali Matar is a language tutor and blogger at www.arabiclanguageonline.com and a Youtuber with over 15k subs on his Youtube channel.

Alistair Knight, based in the south-east of England, is a writer for Healthy Principles, a health and wellness website that is evolving and enhancing health advice online.

Amanda is a writer, a humanitarian for animal and human rights, a model and a mom. She is also a Global Ambassador for Duolingo, a Chapter Leader for Days for Girls and a language blogger.

Amit is a self-proclaimed Spanish-language evangelist, blogger at PeppyBurro and author of The Spanish Vocabulary Bible.

Andrew has been studying Spanish for 7 years. He writes and podcasts for language students that want to be conversational in Spanish at RealFastSpanish.com.

Anthony is a freelance translator that loves spending his time on long distance runs, playing PC video games or reading.

Arie Helderman started learning Russian four years ago and shares which strategies and tips have worked for him at Learn the Russian Language.

Ashley is a professional educator, she understands what is needed behind the scenes to optimize the student experience. She lives an active life style and her favorite things to do are spend time outdoors with her family, travel when possible, learn from those around her, read, cook, and watch her little one grow and learn about being a citizen of the world.

Aske is the owner of Expat Vault. He helps expats make lifelong friendships and build their career abroad.

Language teacher Balázs Csigi created the Fluent English email course for English learners to master the language through culture hacks.

Hungarian polyglot who makes sure everything runs smoothly at Fluent in 3 Months. He blogs at Öt év – öt nyelv (Five years – five languages).

Ben Phillips is an 18-year-old language enthusiast and freelance programmer, hoping to learn more about the world through the use of language, conversation and technology.

Boglarka Szigeti is a language-addicted, passionate teacher, eager learner and creativity-lover. She loves sharing learning material on her YouTube channel and Glotters blog using a special method: stories.

Brian Giroux is an experienced college admissions advisor and co-founder of Capital College Consulting. He has guide students from over 30 countries through the US admissions process.

Brian was the creator of the 90-day Add1Challenge, which became the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.

Turning his passion for languages into a career, Brian is translator and editor for the pioneering Arabic translation company Industry Arabic.

Caitlin is a copywriter, content strategist, and language learner. Besides languages, her passions are fitness, books, and Star Wars. Connect with her: Twitter | LinkedIn

Passionate about meaningful communication, Carl is a teacher, adviser, and the author of Real Grammar: Understand English. Clear and simple.

Carolina Martel is a renowned linguist in the US who’s currently working on improving the language skills of the masses. She believes we need a second language to flourish in the practical world. You can check out her work at The Go-to Guide | JIMMYESL

Cesar is a software engineer and lifelong learner who's passionate about languages and programming. He shares his journey as a software engineer at Just Some Code.

Chi is a language enthusiast and entrepreneur. His company Verbalicity helps busy people learn how to speak Spanish through live, online coaching.

Clayton Cornell gives travel tips at SpartanTraveler.com. Clayton also works to accelerate the adoption rate of solar power, and currently lives in Budapest, Hungary.

Dalton is the key editor over at thegringoguides.com, a site dedicated to Spanish language and culture. He likes to surf, travel, and drink yerba mate.

Dana writes about intensely learning languages, skills, athletic abilities, and cultures through immersive travel at Discover Discomfort

Dani is a passionate language learner from Austria who is fascinated by the variety of languages in the world.

Daryl Cygler runs a digital marketing consultancy, and writes for Doggy Dream Team.

In 2012 David left his corporate banking job to travel the world. Check out his travel blog.

Dave Sobell is the video manager at Fluent in 3 Months. He's passionate about VR and creating engaging language learning content.

Dawn Field is Lamberg International Guest Professor in the Department of Marine Sciences at Göteborg University in Sweden.

Dayna Brockbank has spent 4 years traveling abroad and shares tips on using Duolingo and iTalki on her blog Happily Ever Travels.

Devishobha Chandramouli is founder of Kidskintha, advocating ‘Happy Children Happen Around Happy Adults’, and author of 53 Hacks to Raise a Happy Child.

Deyae is a bookworm and a language enthusiast. Besides languages and books, she strives to acquire as much knowledge as humanly possible. Connect with here: Blog || Twitter

Diego Cuadros helps intermediate Spanish students to develop fluency and confidence when speaking at SpanishToMind.com. He also gives tips and tricks to learn Spanish in his YouTube channel.

From Melbourne, Australia, Dominic Simonelli is a graduate of Media and Communications and is currently based in Northern Italy.

Linguist, polyglot, memory sportsperson, and CEO of EuropeOnline, a school of foreign languages and cultures.

Elena Mutonono helps online language teachers transition from exhausting 1:1 lessons to a smart business model that generates stable income without hustle and burnout. She also has a podcast.

Elfin Waters is an Italian coach that helps people who are passionate about Italy experience the country. She hosts exclusive retreats in southern Italy and immersive experiences online.

Elie Fossi is the founder of Beeblio. He created the language learning app Beeblio to help people passionate about languages improve their skills and learn fast.

Elina is the author of a Spanish learning blog that makes it easier for Spanish Learners to have fun and enjoy learning Spanish on an everyday basis.

Elizabeth an acupuncturist, writer and tenacious language learner. She attempted to learn a second language 10 freaking times before finally grasping the art of learning.

Investment analyst Elvin Allazov was raised in Azerbaijan, and has lived in the Republic of Georgia, Germany and the USA. He teaches Azerbaijani online at Talk in Azerbaijani.

Eric Stimpson is a business consultant in California and he lived abroad for four years in France.

Ermy helps creative language learners become fluent in the language they love and travel the world. Join her at The Language Rose

Evgenia writes for PetitePolyglot.com and runs an online language learning community Language Heroes that welcomes people learning Russian from all over the world to join us in a unique 12 week Russian study project.

Fabricio is a passionate polyglot who develops English courses (and other language courses) for a language learning platform called Alura Língua.

Scottish science teacher and language enthusiast. Julie has travelled to 19 countries so far, and she's planning more.

Francesca is a mother, former teacher and founder of Making Little Linguists. She's the author of the free guide Top 5 Language Hacks for Speaking to your Kids in French.

Gabby Wallace is a YouTuber, TEDx speaker and digital entrepreneur. She shows how to get started creating your own online language tutoring business at GabbyWallace.com.

Gabriel Gelman is the founder of Sprachheld, a German language learning blog. He regularly interviews top polyglots around the world.

Gareth is a writer and language enthusiast who has worked as both a translator and a language teacher.

George is a polyglot, linguistics nerd and travel enthusiast from the U.K. He speaks four languages and has dabbled in another five, and has been to more than forty countries. He currently lives in London.

Georgia will be studying French, Spanish and Russian after her A Levels, and hopes to pick up other new languages after university.

Géraldine Lepère is the founder of Comme une Française, where she delivers French language and culture lessons to expats, visitors, and worldwide francophiles.

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Canadian language lover and software developer who's also into music, baking, and travelling to warm places.

Igor Barca is a language teacher at Estude Idiomas. He loves to travel and study languages, and he blogs at Missão Poliglota.

India is a writer from Miami. She founded the Lazarus Language Collective to teaches curious readers about languages & cultures.

A French speaking American in London, Jackie is a teacher, musician and language lover. She runs Early Years language classes with Les Petits Tigres.

Jack Shaw is a New Yorker and travel writer. He is senior writer at Modded, a men's lifestyle magazine

Jacob Halpin learned Arabic in the UK and the Middle East. He has lived in Baghdad, Beirut, and Amman and is the author of Thirteen Ways to Make a Plural: Preparing to Learn Arabic

James is a Spanish language enthusiast, a lover of travel and the founder of the online language blog https://www.travel-lingual.com.

James Corl is a 15 year old polyglot. His website can be found here, where you can access all of his other guest posts, as well as his other works in the foreign language field.

James is a language coach fascinated by the mindset side of language learning. He’s the founder of Lingua Materna and the Russian Learners' Support Group on Facebook.

As well as managing our Facebook and Twitter feeds, James teaches people how to learn German, and move to Germany, on his blog Deutschified.

James shares his thoughts about language learning on his blogs Tres Meses Hasta Exito and Learning To Live Through Language.

Jamie Fisher is a freelance business writer from jfwriting.com. After spending some time hopping between Europe and the Middle-East he is now married and lives in Istanbul.

Jamie is a passionate language learner who moved to Spain for a year and has been obsessed with learning languages ever since.

Janina has a degree in Theater Arts and Languages, and an MA in the Teaching of Languages. She's a speech and drama teacher and has taught languages for 20+ years. She blogs at Real Life Language.

Jarek is a language learning and travel writer from California. He has traveled to 30 countries and spent several years living abroad in Asia.

Javier is a personal finance blogger for DreamerMoney.com and a content marketer for PenPals.app. He lives in Austin, TX.

Jenny Silverstone: Mother of two; Editor for the parenting blog Mom Loves Best; Passionate about language, literacy, and early childhood development.

Jeremy is an email copywriter and musician. Born in America, he has lived in South East Asia since 2013. Jeremy is also passionate about self-healing, cooking, and learning about cultures.

Jim is a content creator on a mission to connect people with the Spanish-speaking world. Spanish and Go runs a Spanish Immersion Program in Mexico and a podcast.

John is a linguist and the author of Master Japanese. He teaches independent Japanese learners how to get fluent anywhere in the world.

Joseph Gerocs, long-time Korean resident, has lived in both Busan and Seoul. He’s the founder of 90 Day Korean and the 90 Minute Korean Challenge. He's a big fan of Seoul Metro Line #9 and green tea.

Berlin-based polyglot and coder. Current projects: helping people learn foreign alphabets through Script Hacking and making Europe a better place through DiEM25.

Justine is a musician with many interests. Check out her work at justinekoontz.com, and her blog from her studies in Latvia, Choral Music in Latvia.

Kaci is the founder of LanguagePreschools.com (an online directory of language immersion preschools in the U.S.) and the author of The Language Immersion School Handbook: Advice from a Monolingual Mom Raising a Bilingual Child.

Katie lives in Beijing and has studied Chinese for 15+ years. She helps Chinese learners achieve practical, real-world fluency at www.panda-toes.com.

Katie loves languages, especially the nerdy stuff. She shows people fun and easy ways to learn languages at joyoflanguages.com.

Kelly is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who pilots her blog, Travel Branyik, which offers advice on world travel and Peace Corps.

Kelsey is a writer, translator, and educator. She is an avid lover of dance, dogs, and tea. LinkedIn | Contently

Kerry hosts the Clover English podcast which helps learners improve their English while learning about Irish culture.

Kristin Savage is a blog writer at Studicus and specializes in marketing and copywriting.

Lance began learning Chinese in 2012 and now works for a Chinese language school in Yangshuo, China - Omeida Chinese Academy.

Laura teaches at Parla Italiano (Italian group classes online) a school of Italian which offers a book club in Italian (Italian Language Classes Online - Parla Italiano) and group classes.

When not writing for Fluent in 3 Months, LC can be found with her nose in a book, or writing for Birdgehls.

Léa Tirard-Hersant is a linguist, course author and enthusiast French teacher. Learners from around the world practice their French everyday with with her website The Staircase. You can try one of the courses too!

Lindsay Dow is an online language tutor from England. When she’s not teaching languages, she’s writing about them at Lindsay Does Languages.

Lisa Hoashi believes you can have your biggest dreams in life – and she'll show you the practical steps to get there.

Luke fell in love with languages when he started learning Cantonese and managed reach a conversational level in only 6 months. He blogs at www.fulltimefluency.com

Marcel combined his passion for languages and music to start a Learn Spanish With Music website and YouTube Channel.

Maria is a global educator, musician, and lover of travel who currently teaches orchestra at the primary and secondary school levels in Nyeri, Kenya.

Marie is a British language teacher, living and working in her adopted country Spain. Her weblog for beginners in Spanish is speakoutinspanish.com.

Mario was born in a fantastic place among great people. He enjoyed a rich education, and learned from his mistakes and the help of others.

Mark Hemming taught English as a Foreign Language in Russia and now runs Libra Translation in Liverpool, UK.

Marta is the Content Marketing Editor of Audext, automatic audio to text transcription software, which helps to transcribe interviews, assignments, and other files.

Martin is a native swahili speaker from East Africa. As a copywriter, he specializes in email conversions and launch sequences for B2B and consumer-facing companies.

Maryam is a traveller, language enthusiast, and founder of Translators Academy where she helps aspiring and new translators break into freelancing.

Matthew has a degree in foreign languages and English. He writes freelance content in addition to novels and short stories. You can find his debut novel, Love in Doom and Secession, here

Matt Kepnes runs the award-winning travel site nomadicmatt.com, which helps people travel the world on a budget. You can follow him on Instagram at @nomadicmatt.

Maureen Millward has been an avid language learner for over twenty years. She writes the blog Mo's Language Learning Journey.

Maureen is an enthusiastic teacher and student of languages. She teaches English at Cañada College and enjoys reading Harry Potter in Spanish.

Anthony Metivier is a Canadian author, memory trainer and creator of the Magnetic Memory Toolkit.

Mirella teaches la bella lingua e cultura via her Italian platform. She considers Italian an artform and believes learning should be creative and fun.

Nate and his wife run a Spanish language site focused on getting you to think like a native at SpanishlandSchool.com. Grab Nate’s free Spanish resources here.

Neil Wright is a content creator, avid reader and writer, and an amateur guitar player. He produces medical content for McGowan Transcriptions.

Nelson Dellis is a 4x USA Memory Champion and one of the leading memory experts in the world.

Nick Dahlhoff is teaching in Beijing. He writes about his experiences and favorite tools for learning Chinese at All Language Resources.

Nick is the author of Ultimate China Guide. He works as a Chinese translator and can be contacted through his blog, China Life Files.

Nicoleta is the resident blogger at uVolunteer. She spent a decade working in China in the education sector and and currently lives in Vancouver, Canada. She is passionate about volunteering, sustainable travel and has a soft spot for ethnic food.

NikKorponis a copywriter, novelist, and English professor. He lives outside Baltimore and is trying (in vain) to teach his kids Spanish. Here's on Twitterhere.

Olivia fell in love with French because it makes her English writing more solid. Being bilingual nurtures effective writing. See her site oliviatwalters.com.

Olly Richards is the founder of I Will Teach You a Language and the Fluent Spanish Academy.

Pablo makes the easiest-to-understand videos in existence for learners of Spanish which he publishes for free on his YouTube channel.

Peter is a recent college grad currently living in Brazil. He's a olyglot and language lover with a passion for helping others learn

Phil runs the travel guide and booking site Unmissable Trips, a resource designed to make life easier for all types of traveller.

Quynh is passionate about languages, writing, and travel. She currently works as an English teacher in South Korea and is learning Korean.

Get Mandarin lessons, videos, exercises, and more from Rachel’s website and YouTube Channel.

Rich Bradwell travelled round Spain for three months, desperately trying to learn Spanish in order to give a speech at his friend’s wedding. [Read about it in his new book, My Reign in Spain or follow him on Twitter.

Rob is an avid hispanophile, and runs Spanish Obsessed with his Colombian partner Lis, providing Spanish podcasts for all levels.

Ryan Bronson is a seasoned traveler, photographer, journalist, and a writer at heart. If he's not climbing some mountain or exploring new sights, you can find him writing for EduBirdie blog or mentoring students.

Ryan became fascinated with Mandarin after a Navy recruiter laughed at him for learning Spanish. He's the founder of Zhong Wen Central.

Sam has lived in Spain for over two years teaching English. He is currently learning Japanese.

Sarah is a freelance travel journalist and occasional singer/songwriter from Scotland. Learning Hiligaynon enabled her to finally start talking to her grandmother.

SeanHopwood is the CEO of Day Translations, Inc. a language service provider, helping businesses expand with human translations, interpreting solutions, & localization projects.

Serena teaches science, art, and social studies to elementary and middle school students. She loves to write, and never stops learning new things.

Settit is a writer and travel blogger she has spent the last few years travelling and working abroad.

Mexican language learner who started studying Japanese in college, and it wrecked her life. Now she can't stop learning languages. She's the writer behind The Polyglotist.

Now based in Europe, this avid traveler with a passion for words has found her métier as an SEO content writer.

Stephen Alajajian is a registered dietitian/nutritionist, language activist and author of The Languages Blog.

Steve Kamb is the author of Level Up Your Life. When he’s not traveling the world or doing pull-ups on random things, he runs NerdFitness.com, an online community of nerds helping each other live better lives.

Steve Kaufmann is an award-winning language blogger, YouTuber, author and co-founder of language learning web and app platform LingQ.

Suki Pryce had a career in landscape management, including as Lecturer at Manchester University 1985-1993. She is now a Hand Reader (Palmist).

Svetlana is a freelance journalist and a full-time content creator for the online language school Lingoda. She's a language lover and bookworm.

Tamara is a language coach, Latin music addict, creator of Caribbean Spanish 101, and host of the Learn Spanish Con Salsa podcast.

Tania Viezhys is a digital nomad who went on a 2-month trip which turned into a 122 week adventure. She is still traveling while working for an international tutoring platform Preply.

Tom has been blogging about bicycle travel since 2007. He co-founded the Transcaucasian Trail in 2015 and currently lives in Armenia.

Tomm is a passionate language learner from the north of England. The first blog post he ever wrote was for Fluent in 3 Months.

Valeria is the founder of Parlando Italiano, a language school which offers Italian courses online and face-to-face Italian lessons in London with native and qualified Italian tutors.

Veronika is a freelance writer. Languages are her main topic and passion.

Will helps people build systems to turn their dreams into actions on his blog “It Can Be Easily Done”.

Yanis is the founder of Bla Bla Français. He has found that spoken languages are very different from their written version and are best learned through video and imitation.

Originally from Cyprus, Yaren is a freelance writer for many digital publications, travel and education brands, and start-ups.

Yitzhak Magoon is a programmer and digital nomad currently travelling through Latin America. He owns Spungi, a company dedicated to helping people learn faster.

Scott Young is an author and entrepreneur who has spent over 10 years writing and thinking about how to learn better. He's the founder of the Rapid Learner course.

Emily has been learning Chinese all her life. TY enjoys exploring various ways of acquiring a new language.

Zack is a writer and language-lover. Find him on Twitter.