Corey Fryer, or otherwise known as ‘Uncle Corey”, is from USA, currently living in Vietnam, and joins myself and Nick to discuss lessons from his life.

These stories include a middle class upbringing, being married three times, running into Barack Obama, (pre presidency), and a voyage to Vietnam.

Themes and lessons include trusting your gut, how to be self sufficient, controlling a machismo attitude, the importance of asking questions if you don’t know the answer, don’t make assumptions, and looking out for each other.

You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Andrew Kilduff is one of the co founders of ‘Stretford End Flags’, a Manchester United fan group aiming to improve the atmosphere by placing flags across the Stretford End at Old Trafford stadium. Banners include United’s three European cups, Ryan Giggs, Sir Matt Busby, and more. We discuss differences in going to the match in the 1980’s vs today, challenges of the pandemic for football supporters, the work that SEF does in improving the club atmosphere and how to fundraise/contribute towards this, and aims for the future. You can find out more about their work at ‘Stretford End Flags’ on Facebook and Twitter - Twitter is @sef_mufc. You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Nguyễn Trí Hiếu is a Vietnamese hospitality student, blogging under ‘The Hospitable Hanoian’, with an extensive background in Switzerland, Dubai, Vietnam and the US in the industry, before his imminent move to Las Vegas, and the ex president of the Hanoi Speakers Toastmasters.

We discuss his roles both in hospitality and communication in public speaking with Toastmasters and interacting with clients. He shares the key values and lessons he has learned from his life so far, and the value of service to others which guides him in continuing his hospitality career in the near future. A wide ranging interview packed with stories and knowledge. Thank you, Hiểu.

You can find out more about Hiếu at ‘The Hospitable Hanoian’ on Wordpress and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Tyler Rose is an American multi disciplinary artist, ranging from spoken word poetry, visual artistry, a musical exploration, and creating events, including a four week workshop currently based on bringing creative communities together and raising money for charities in Vietnam - Da Nang Go and Blue Dragons Children’s Foundation. In a wide ranging interview, we discuss her multiple creative endeavors, exploring both themes of joy and suffering and channeling them artistically, importance of a community feeling, expat life, and future aims. Really enjoyed this chat, thank you to Tyler. You can find out more about Tyler’s work at www.tylerrosemann.com or @tylerrosepoems on Instagram, and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram. (Website coming soon!)

Sonya Firsova is a model, actress, singer and musician from Russia, currently living in Hanoi, Vietnam, having spent time living abroad in Hong Kong and London. We discuss her variety of roles, self care practices, challenges faced in music and modelling, cultural differences in Asia between Hong Kong and Vietnam, and great concluding advice on “enjoying the process” and going “step by step”. Thank you, Sonya! You can find out more about Sonya at @sonyafirst on Instagram and TikTok, and ‘Sisters First’ on Facebook, and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Jesica Ledesma is an Argentinian currently teaching online in Thailand as part of her (TEFL) certification, teaching English as a foreign language, where she recently documented her experiences for the TEFL ‘Student Stories’ website. She also spent seven years as an expat in Dubai. We discuss her career so far, challenges of teaching and living abroad whilst immersing in another language and culture, benefits of teaching, advice for moving and becoming an expat, her future aims surrounding her yoga practice, and more. You can find out more about Jesica at jesi.ledes on Instagram (where you can also find her TEFL article - if you’re interested in traveling abroad), and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Giang Chu is looking to promote the lifestyle of veganism in her home Vietnam, having been influenced by the lifestyle in the Western world, in both Germany and Belgium. Giang has aspirations to create her own food blog and cookbook to share her vegan recipes, which are both Westernized and Vietnamese. We discuss the main benefits of her lifestyle change, misconceptions of veganism, and challenges being vegan in Vietnam, often renowned for its meat based dishes. You can find out more about Giang on Facebook and Instagram at ‘Giang Chu’ and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Ross Mcgagh is from the football mad city of Manchester, and the founder of ‘Manchester Football Therapy’, looking at collecting people together to share stories regarding mental health and to use football as a beneficial outlet. We discuss the ideas behind the project, Ross’ own experiences with mental health, and the value of football. You can find out more at ‘Manchester Football Therapy’ on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Linh An is a dancer/choreographer from Hanoi, Vietnam whose choreographies are influenced by Theatre jazz style dance. She is the co founder of ‘Theatre Dance Vietnam’, aiming to build a community platform for those looking to immerse themselves and experience theatre jazz dance.

We discuss her background studying and performing in New York and London, her current projects, keeping up with mainstream trends as an artist, and discuss both dance and Hanoi in more detail.

You can find out more about Theatre Dance Vietnam on Instagram and Facebook and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)

Great virtual catch up with my friend Nick about life. Covering the hectic Saigon storm, exploring the mindsets of Fredrick Douglas, Nelson Mandela, David Goggins and Jim Carrey, bits of non dualism, Peru’s cuisine and football scene, and lockdown life. Looking forward to the next one in person. You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram. Also, Nick appeared on episodes 73 and 80, so feel free to listen to those episodes for more content.