This episode is with  Alexandra Philbin. Alexandra is originally from Dublin, Ireland, and now lives in València, Spain. She is carrying out doctoral research in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the University of València. Her research focuses on the experiences of urban speakers of minoritized languages, particularly Irish speakers in Dublin and Valencian (Catalan) speakers in València. Before moving to València, she completed an undergraduate degree in World Languages at University College Cork, and a master’s degree in Linguistic Anthropology at Maynooth University. She also taught Irish to adult learners and carried out research on Irish-medium education on behalf of the Irish government. As well as completing her PhD research, Alexandra teaches Irish and works as a Language Revitalization Mentor with the Endangered Languages Project, offering free, online support to those working to promote Indigenous and minoritized languages around the world.  Things mentioned in this episode  Irish language  Galician language  Catalan language Endangered Languages Project  Ep. 48: Yulha Lhawa on Khroskyabs Language Documentation & Revitalization  Endangered Languages Project Mentorship Program Ep 24: Pius Akumbu on Insider Research in Babanki  Pop-Up Gaeltacht  Celtic languages Manx language Welsh language  Breton language  Cornish language  Scottish Gaelic language Association of Celtic Students Alexandra’s email: alexandra AT endangeredlanguages.com Alexandra on Twitter: @Alexandra_Phil_ Alexandra on Instagram: @irlandesaalavalenciana