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This week we have Justine on the podcast, and she tells two stories about hitting up the after-hours spot and where that goes wrong. Because there's nothing good that happens after 2 am in your early 20s.
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We have a fellow expat, Steph, to share her sliding doors moment of almost becoming a Muppeteer, and host Lauren talks about her middle school performance at Disneyworld.
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This week we're talking about what it's really like to teach in China. We have a listener-submitted story about having to play Law & Order detective to defend yourself at work, and host Lauren gives you the lowdown on what it's been like teaching in China for the past 11 years. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
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This week, brother of the podcast joins Lauren to talk about what it was like growing up in Silver Spring Maryland, as kids during September 11th and the DC Sniper killing spree.
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This week, host Lauren is discussing the reality of friendships while living abroad and going through her own graveyard of friendships after 11 years in China.
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We're discussing the story of the expats who got deported from Bali.
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This was Patreon exclusive that I'm sharing here on the main feed (I had tech issues with the episode I had planned for this week)
After 10 years in China, I'm sharing the honest, messy, and nuanced realities of life abroad that don't fit into a 60-second video.
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This week, host Lauren is reading some good ol' Am I the Asshole" stories centered around traveling.
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Today I'm joined by my mom, who introduces her Uncle Phil, who first traveled to Ireland in 1971 to film a documentary about the places that our family then visited 50 years later.
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I finally took a family trip to Ireland—and it ended up being amazing!
In this episode, I'm sharing the highs, the mishaps, the pubs, the scones, the tiny country roads, and the unexpected things about Ireland.
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