Send us a textLanguage, love, identity, everything shifting at once. Two Americans who barely traveled before the Peace Corps ended up mastering Albanian, building lives in tiny towns, and falling for a place that completely changed how they see themselves. Their stories about learning Albanian in real Albanian villages, picking up slang and dialects, switching between Albanian and Greek, and figuring out daily expat life through immersion and community are wild, and honestly it reminded me how much language is tied to belonging. If you want to hear what fluency looks like when it grows out of real life in Albania, not textbooks, and how learning a language can change who you are, listen to the full episode.Original publication date: March 21, 2021Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I'll get a small commission.🔥 Traveling Mailbox: scan/forward postal service for Americans. It's saved me time, money and headaches. https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422 🔥Chase Sapphire Credit Card: annual fee, NO currency conversion fee. Used this in many countries globally. https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38 🔥 Stackry: Shop in the U.S. and have the items shipped internationally. https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738 -------------------- 🤸🏽Music fromDamon Castillo: https://www.damoncastillo.com/ and Key Frame Audio , https://keyframeaudio.com/

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