"We could all see that our hearts were coming from a good place and we could get behind each other's aspirations." Da Eun just returned from an incredible two-week fellowship with Jubilee Media, and we catch up on her experience of sharing personal stories - through conversations and through film - with a community of talented and generous storytellers.

Our previous episodes have discussed traveling, and in this one, we catch up with Zoya Hsiao, a Fulbright grantee who just wrapped up a year of teaching English in South Korea. Listen in on our conversation about how trend culture shapes her engagement with makeup, aspects of Korean culture and history that Korean food teaches us, and some differences between living in South Korea as a Taiwanese American who passes as Korean vs as someone who looks foreign.

In a time where Asian representation is on a rise, Facebook groups like subtle asian traits rose up as well. I sat down to talk with Tony Nguyen about a particular group: Asian Creative Network. He is the co-city manager for ACN's New York City manager, and we talked about what goes into community building as well as his transition from the corporate world to the musician life in NYC! Go give him a follow @windmeetswest

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Da Eun and Sophia chat with Reina Murooka, a classically trained musician who received her Masters in Violin Performance at New England Conservatory. Reina also recently finished the Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy. She asks us about how we connect our classical music experiences with our jobs today and how she can best prepare for the exciting and often intimidating world of tech.

Sophia and I were competitive musicians up through college, but we did not pursue a professional career/tertiary education in classical music. We invited Reina Murooka, a violinist graduated from New England Conservatory of Music and Bard College, to tell us a little bit about her experience as an Asian woman/woman of color in these spaces.

Happy Father's Day! As a tribute to this holiday, we invited our friend Kevin Pu to share his reflections and experience on his most recent travels, which happened with family. A lot of times we spend our energy planning tons of trips with friends, but we wanted to take some time to think about our limited time with family, particularly parents, and be open to sharing such experiences with you all!

It's finally warming up and becoming summer, and it's time for us to reflect on our own trips and share with y'all some of our hard learned tips and lessons for how we travel and maximize the enjoyment of our experiences abroad!

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Anyone who knows Sophia knows she LOVES a good article, and in this episode, we once again use Motif to share and discuss 3 of her favorites: "The Procrastination Doom Loop," "This Is How Elon Musk Can Learn and Master Anything Quickly," and "50 Ways People Expect Constant Emotional Labor from Women and Femmes."

Tune in to hear our discussion about:

• How growing up with asian parents influenced our ideas about discipline, procrastination, and motivation
• Examining the emotions involved in procrastination
• How analogical thinking enriches our creative pursuits and makes us more courageous in pursuing our career goals
• Emotional labor we've never explicitly thanked our friends, coworkers, and romantic partners for 

Click here to scroll through the articles and listen to our discussion:
https://app.usermotif.com/showroom/watch?v=S1gKBhbg94

Articles:
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/08/the-procrastination-loop-and-how-to-break-it/379142   https://curiosity.com/topics/this-is-how-elon-musk-can-learn-and-master-anything-quickly-curiosity/   https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/50-ways-people-expect-constant-emotional-labor-from-women-and-femmes/

In this episode, Da Eun asks Sophia 3 questions she's never asked her before: 

1. Was there ever a time when you chose to forgive someone and take the higher route, and that has turned out for the better? 
2. What's a hot take you have?
3. If you weren't a HoloLens PM, what would you be doing right now?

Sophia shares that through reluctantly forgiving a friend, she learned that their post-grad life rhythms enable them to experience the best version of their friendship. She also shares her dislike of a certain chunky white shoe brand, and her love for performing. 

We’ve been friends for 7 years, but there’s still so much we continue to learn about each other. In this episode, Sophia asks Da Eun 3 questions: 

1. What’s something you’re really proud of but don’t get much of a chance to talk about? 
2. What did you work the hardest to achieve this year? 
3. What’s the most memorable compliment you've ever received? 

Da Eun shares about prestigious and seemingly obvious career decisions that belie personal growth, a recently-released Google Slides feature she helped redesign, and empowering observations from a filmmaker.