How do you pick up a new language quickly enough for practical communications? In this episode, we hear from the multilingual Anna Maria Kochanska. Anna Maria dropped out of school, left home and started a new life in Spain without even knowing Spanish. That started her digital nomad journey around the world where she continues to pick up more languages.
In addition, we speak about cross-cultural communications for businesses and how the understanding of both cultures and languages are important not just in travel but for business as well. Anna Maria also shares how she manages her career and her travel priorities while on the road.
- 00:42: Introduction
- 04:08: Leaving home to a foreign land for the first time
- 07:00: Dropping out of school and deciding to stay indefinitely
- 10:36: Surviving without the local language
- 12:24: Secret sauce to picking up languages
- 19:22: Focusing on real use and building connections vs perfection
- 22:50: The interest in cross-cultural business communications
- 26:07: Travel opening perspectives and global exposure
- 30:44: Mixing business and lifestyle
- 33:46: Building client relationships without physical presence
- 39:00: Dealing with timezone differences and choosing travel destinations
- 41:10: Pros and Cons of Nomad community events
- 48:16: Quick fire travel and remote work tips from Anna Maria
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