This podcast is created for intermediate English students.  Today's episode is my first one, so I will start by introducing myself.

Podcast 1 – November 1, 2022

Script:

Hi, everyone, this is Audrey from Toronto. Nice to meet you! This is my first time creating a podcast, so let me start by telling you a little bit about myself.

I live in the suburbs of Toronto. It is a multicultural area with lots of Asians and Middle Eastern people. As a result, there are lots of Asian and Middle Eastern shops and restaurants. I love the diversity here. It is really fun.

About my job, I teach English online. I have been teaching on a website called Cafetalk for over 5 years now. I also offer life coaching and wellness lessons. I really love my job. I get to talk to different people everyday.

Since I work from home anyways, the pandemic hasn’t affected me much, except for a couple of months when we had a lockdown. All the shops except grocery stores and hardware stores were closed. I remember that for a while, the local hardware shop only offered curbside pickup. We had to park the car at the outdoor parking and called the store’s number, which, nobody answered. It was winter time and the temperature was sub-zero! Sub-zero means below zero.

I couldn’t see my friends for months. We could only chat on Facebook and Whatsapp. I am pretty surprised it didn’t affect me that much. I didn’t get depressed or anything. On the other hand, I enjoyed this secluded life.  I guess I am more of an introvert. Being cooped up at home didn’t bother me at all. I am still cooped up at home, because I recently got a puppy, who gets anxiety when I am not at home, so I don’t go out much.

Now, let’s talk about my hobbies.  I like fitness and wellness, studying Japanese and watching Netflix. Well, is watching Netflix considered a hobby?

About a year ago, I started listening to Japanese podcasts and I got inspired by these Japanese tutors. They have very interesting topics and I always look forward to their new episodes. So I have been thinking, why don’t I try making podcasts too?

There are many English podcasts out there. I haven’t listened to any of them but I checked out their websites. It seems each episode is pretty long, 30 min to an hour. I can’t talk that long, at least not today, which is the first time, and I can’t listen to anyone talking for that long either. So for now, I will make shorter podcasts.

It will be great if you, my listeners, can offer me ideas for upcoming topics, and the length of each episode.

Thank you for listening. See you next time.