“I've never learned how to say no properly in my life, to prepare myself properly for things. I just figured if I kept saying yes to things, eventually something good would happen.”
For Mark Ford, not saying no has allowed him to do some of the most important things in his life. Which is why it became easy—in his heterodox fashion—for him to learn first French, then Latin, and now Spanish.
The Spanish is the result of his building an award-winning resort in Nicaragua and the community foundation he created right across the road, which has become an education and trades hub for the non-English-speaking local people.
The French gave him entrée to the Peace Corps after college. But only because the officials didn’t give him the boot for not knowing a word of it when he landed in French-speaking Chad.
The Latin was to meet a PhD requirement. Although let’s just say that the former altar boy in him might have frowned on his modus operandi.
But he’s forgiven for that, because good things for many people have happened thanks to his determination to embrace other languages.
In this lively conversation with Steve, Mark also shares his secret for learning a language. And you won’t have to crack open an app to do it.
Thanks to members of the America the Bilingual Project team for this episode: Mim Harrison, the editorial and brand director of the America the Bilingual Project, who wrote and directed the episode; Fernando Hernández Becerra and his production house in Guadalajara, Mexico, Esto No Es Radio, which provides sound design and mixing; and Jen Cavagnaro at Daruma Tech, who manages our website.
Music credits (in order of appearance):
HoliznaCC0 - Whatever
https://bit.ly/4qDgZsk
Koi Discovery - Beer blues
https://bit.ly/3pIQxmi
Kevin Macleod - Quasi motion
https://bit.ly/KevinMacleod_QuasiMotion
HoliznaCC0 - ICE temple
https://bit.ly/4qHGb1c
HoliznaCC0 - Sunny afternoon
https://bit.ly/47vvyp9
HoliznaCC0 - Unwind
https://bit.ly/3X4hb6m
Koi-discovery - END
https://bit.ly/4qDhLFK
HoliznaCC0 - Laundry on the wire
https://bit.ly/3Jc8R1p
Wax lyricist - Green
https://bit.ly/4qA7c6s
Koi-discovery -Synthetic_synapse
https://bit.ly/4oOlxup
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“I've never learned how to say no properly in my life, to prepare myself properly for things. I just figured if I kept saying yes to things, eventually something good would happen.”
For Mark Ford, not saying no has allowed him to do some of the most important things in his life. Which is why it became easy—in his heterodox fashion—for him to learn first French, then Latin, and now Spanish.
The Spanish is the result of his building an award-winning resort in Nicaragua and the community foundation he created right across the road, which has become an education and trades hub for the non-English-speaking local people.
The French gave him entrée to the Peace Corps after college. But only because the officials didn’t give him the boot for not knowing a word of it when he landed in French-speaking Chad.
The Latin was to meet a PhD requirement. Although let’s just say that the former altar boy in him might have frowned on his modus operandi.
But he’s forgiven for that, because good things for many people have happened thanks to his determination to embrace other languages.
In this lively conversation with Steve, Mark also shares his secret for learning a language. And you won’t have to crack open an app to do it.
Thanks to members of the America the Bilingual Project team for this episode: Mim Harrison, the editorial and brand director of the America the Bilingual Project, who wrote and directed the episode; Fernando Hernández Becerra and his production house in Guadalajara, Mexico, Esto No Es Radio, which provides sound design and mixing; and Jen Cavagnaro at Daruma Tech, who manages our website.
Music credits (in order of appearance):
HoliznaCC0 - Whatever
https://bit.ly/4qDgZsk
Koi Discovery - Beer blues
https://bit.ly/3pIQxmi
Kevin Macleod - Quasi motion
https://bit.ly/KevinMacleod_QuasiMotion
HoliznaCC0 - ICE temple
https://bit.ly/4qHGb1c
HoliznaCC0 - Sunny afternoon
https://bit.ly/47vvyp9
HoliznaCC0 - Unwind
https://bit.ly/3X4hb6m
Koi-discovery - END
https://bit.ly/4qDhLFK
HoliznaCC0 - Laundry on the wire
https://bit.ly/3Jc8R1p
Wax lyricist - Green
https://bit.ly/4qA7c6s
Koi-discovery -Synthetic_synapse
https://bit.ly/4oOlxup
The American journalist, linguist, and author Michael Erard (Babel No More) has lived in South America, Asia, and now in Europe. He’s always had an ear to the native languages as much as for them.
A deep researcher of language, he shares in this episode why he believes that “human beings are meant to have very complex linguistic systems in their brains.” He also explains why he likens learning a language to weaving a rope.
Thanks to members of the America the Bilingual Project team who worked on this episode: Fernando Hernández, writer for this episode, and his production house in Guadalajara, Mexico, Esto No Es Radio, which provides sound design and mixing; Mim Harrison, editorial and brand director of the America the Bilingual Project; and Karla Hernandez at Daruma Tech, who manages our website.
Meet the entire America the Bilingual team—including our bark-lingual mascot, Chet—here.
Music in this episode, in sequence:
Demoiselle Döner, - Des têtes trop pleines
https://bit.ly/421rrhp
John Bartmann - African Moon
https://bit.ly/47Avvqe
Kevin Macleod - QuasiMotion
https://bit.ly/KevinMacleod_QuasiMotion
Loyalty Freak Music - Waiting TTTT
https://bit.ly/3HEwICx
TRG Banks - Michael Landon
https://bit.ly/47ytYkp
TRG Banks - Horse Ride 2
https://bit.ly/3LRPuZv
Jorge Mario Zuleta - En Detención
https://bit.ly/JMZ_detencion
John Bartmann - Bouncy Gypsy Beats
https://bit.ly/4aR7RZv
America the Bilingual
“I've never learned how to say no properly in my life, to prepare myself properly for things. I just figured if I kept saying yes to things, eventually something good would happen.”
For Mark Ford, not saying no has allowed him to do some of the most important things in his life. Which is why it became easy—in his heterodox fashion—for him to learn first French, then Latin, and now Spanish.
The Spanish is the result of his building an award-winning resort in Nicaragua and the community foundation he created right across the road, which has become an education and trades hub for the non-English-speaking local people.
The French gave him entrée to the Peace Corps after college. But only because the officials didn’t give him the boot for not knowing a word of it when he landed in French-speaking Chad.
The Latin was to meet a PhD requirement. Although let’s just say that the former altar boy in him might have frowned on his modus operandi.
But he’s forgiven for that, because good things for many people have happened thanks to his determination to embrace other languages.
In this lively conversation with Steve, Mark also shares his secret for learning a language. And you won’t have to crack open an app to do it.
Thanks to members of the America the Bilingual Project team for this episode: Mim Harrison, the editorial and brand director of the America the Bilingual Project, who wrote and directed the episode; Fernando Hernández Becerra and his production house in Guadalajara, Mexico, Esto No Es Radio, which provides sound design and mixing; and Jen Cavagnaro at Daruma Tech, who manages our website.
Music credits (in order of appearance):
HoliznaCC0 - Whatever
https://bit.ly/4qDgZsk
Koi Discovery - Beer blues
https://bit.ly/3pIQxmi
Kevin Macleod - Quasi motion
https://bit.ly/KevinMacleod_QuasiMotion
HoliznaCC0 - ICE temple
https://bit.ly/4qHGb1c
HoliznaCC0 - Sunny afternoon
https://bit.ly/47vvyp9
HoliznaCC0 - Unwind
https://bit.ly/3X4hb6m
Koi-discovery - END
https://bit.ly/4qDhLFK
HoliznaCC0 - Laundry on the wire
https://bit.ly/3Jc8R1p
Wax lyricist - Green
https://bit.ly/4qA7c6s
Koi-discovery -Synthetic_synapse
https://bit.ly/4oOlxup
