Karthika interviews Jennifer Palmer, a wildlife biologist, women’s empowerment advocate and mindful traveler. Jen is not only a passionate wildlife and nature lover, but also the founder of an initiative called Women for Wildlife, an international movement to support, empower and unite women and girls around the world devoted to wildlife and conservation.

Karthika interviews Annapurna Mellor, a travel photographer who has been featured in Nat Geo Traveler, Lonely Planet and others. Anna shares how getting photos is just one part of traveling. For her connecting with the people, place and community is more important in getting to know a local intimately - that means staying in home stays, eating where the locals do and also engaging with people before taking a single shot.

Karthika interviews Dr. Wendy Pearlman, a professor of political science at Northwestern University who researches and teaches about conflict in the Arab world. Her research covers not only the political aspect of conflict but also focuses on the human element. She has written several books on conflict in the Arab world since traveling there in the 1990s as part of her education.

In this bonus episode we explore the importance of owning one's story, what it means to see and ways to be seen authentically. Personal stories and narratives are important in documenting our life journey. They help us connect with the people around us because at the end of the day we are all the same irrespective of color, race, religion or ethnicity. Commonality brings forth understanding and empathy. And this in turn helps brings together communities and people.

Come explore travel and lifestyle as Karthika chats with Stefania Boglioli, a nomad, a wander and a long time expat who has lived in many places around the world like Kenya, Scotland and elsewhere. Stefania shares that she really does not feel like she is from one single place. Everywhere she has lived has always felt like home. Stefania shares how she has always felt like a migrant at heart even from a very young age and how leading a nomadic lifestyle was really the best fit for her.

Karthika interviews Nancy Economou, a wife, a mother and a social visionary whose organization Watts Of Love is on a mission to deliver safe and sustainable solar lights to people who need it the most in some of the most under-served countries and communities in the world. Nancy shares her personal life journey and how every light tells a story and every story deserves to be told.

Karthika interviews Sarah Parikh, a 17 year old high school senior who is an accomplished dancer. Sarah shares her lifestyle as a dancer, which she began when she was 3 years old, and how dance and creativity will always be a part of her life. For someone so young, Sarah has a very mature mindset in how she deals with success and failure both in her art as well as her life. She talks about the importance of being in a team of people who care about you - no matter what path you choose.

Meet Julie Pointer Adams, an author, visual creator, writer and art director from California. She is the author of a book about Wabi-Sabi in Entertaining which discusses the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi and the beauty of natural imperfections and a life of chosen simplicity. Julie shares what wabi-sabi means to her, the people who have influenced her life as well as how wabi-sabi makes its way into all aspects of her day - work, motherhood and just life in general.

Karthika interviews Heike Pirngruber, the lady behind PushBikeGirl who is currently on a mission to travel the world on her bicycle. She started in 2013 from her home country of Germany and now almost 6 years, 30+ countries and many thousands of miles later, she is exploring the African continent. An adventure mindset, a deep sense of curiosity and the belief that people all around the world are kind and helpful has given Heike so many wonderful memories and she shares some of those during our chat.

In this episode, host Karthika Gupta introduces Season 03 of CulturallyOurs – a platform and show that explores global cultural diversity through intimate conversations with people from around the world who share their personal journeys.

Season 03 will connect with people around the world and explore their life and lifestyles as a way to understand how they live, think, work and play globally.