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CultureFeel like a native
Move past the history books and learn the unwritten rules and social codes of your new country. The things locals never bother to explain, because they cannot imagine not knowing them.
For expats who want to function fully in the language
You already live here. It's time to start belonging.
For expats (and soon-to-be expats) who can get by in Spanish, French, German, or English, but still feel like an outsider among locals. What language courses don't teach you: how to actually become part of the community.
You can order the coffee. You can sort of handle the doctor's office. You can maybe follow along in a meeting if nobody speeds up.
And then there is the dinner. Eight locals, one of you. You catch the topic of the conversation, but you miss the jokes. You try to smile at the right time. You go home tired in a way that has nothing to do with the wine.
"I wish I had had guidance for how to best function as a new expat when we moved to Europe." Demetra, in her second year abroad
This is the part nobody warned you about. You did the work. You moved. You learned enough of the language to function on a basic level. And you're still the outsider. You're a watered-down version of yourself in the other language, watching the real friendships happen without you.
Making yourself understood in the language is not the same as belonging in it. That gap is where the real work is.
The shift
Five scenes. Same person.
Before Native Fluency, and after. The work is the gap between these two columns.
Before
After
Before
You assume you will need to bring someone with you to the parent-teacher meeting.
After
You go on your own. You ask what you want to ask, and you follow up when the answer is not clear.
Before
You plan out what you will say before you call the doctor, and hope they do not ask anything you have not
prepared for.
After
You pick up the phone, say what is wrong, and book the appointment.
Before
You sit at the dinner smiling at jokes you only half get, waiting for someone to explain.
After
You get the joke the first time. You add the next one. People laugh with you.
Before
You write the email in English, run it through a translator, then check every line twice before you send.
After
You write it in the language and it sounds like you. You send it without checking.
Before
You think about the people you want to spend time with there and wonder if you will fit in.
After
You spend time with them and you fit in. People stop treating you like a guest.
This is what we work toward, together.
The Path to Native Fluency.
Based on Marc's TEDx talk and his experience learning six languages across six countries. Three layers, in order. Skip one and the next stops working.
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CommunicationSound like a native
Understand local patterns, rhythms, and slang. Learn to use small reusable "Lego blocks" of language to handle real conversations, instead of translating yourself sentence by sentence.
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ConfidenceAct like a native
Practice in the safe sandbox of the community first, with people who get it. Then take your real personality, not the watered-down version, back out into the real world.
Find your people, or work with me directly.
The community
The Native Fluency Community
Join 200+ expats in the guided sandbox. A place to practice being yourself in another language, with people doing the same.
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Private strategy & coaching
One on one with Marc, for expats who want a tailored plan and a partner in the work. Small number of seats at a time.
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