Joy of Languages

http://www.joyoflanguages.com

Katie Harris is a polyglot who confirms speaks English (native), Italian, French (passed the DALF exam), Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. She is a teacher working out of Italy, runs a blog, and hosts the Language Diary Challenge Group on Facebook.

Sample Blog Posts
http://joyoflanguages.com/language-learning-habits/ http://joyoflanguages.com/lazy-persons-guide-learning-language-home/
 * In this one, Katie talks about language learning habits, and how small steps can lead to big results down the line. It is better to try to take small steps rather than run the whole marathon at once.
 * In this blog, Katie talks about how to make changes in your lifestyle to learn languages at home, especially if you are not always motivated to do so.

Five Minute Italian Podcast
http://joyoflanguages.com/italianpodcast/
 * Katie has a podcast on her website with 43 episodes on learning Italian. It presents small lessons in chunks.

How to Speak a Language - 5 Day Course
http://courses.joyoflanguages.com/how-to-speak-a-language-5-day-course/
 * The website provides a email course with challenges and worksheets to help you break down how to speak any language.

Reviews
SleepyPolyglot
 * The blog has very friendly tips, especially for beginners who might feel overwhelmed with not knowing where to begin. The Italian podcast is interesting, despite me not actively learning it at the moment.