International Renegades Podcast

Philip Reis is an Engineering & Industrial Designer and also a friend of the hosts, and they met in the Onondaga Community College's(OCC) International Club. He is from Sweden and came here as an exchange student for one semester. Even though he only spent one semester here, he was very involved in many activities at the school and was always trying to learn a lot about American culture. He says the thing he misses the most about the USA is the BBQ :). Philip studied Architecture while in OCC, and when he returned to Sweden, he completed a degree in Engineering & Industrial Design. He is passionate about creating designs that can assist and be inclusive of all kinds of people. 

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Stephanie is an International developmental biologist and also a Feminist as she likes to be identified as well. Stephanie talks about her experiences leaving her home country, Paraguay, and ever since traveling the world living out her dreams. Her father is from Germany, and her mother is from Brazil. She has studied biology in university for her bachelor's and master’s degrees. She wishes to continue on with a Ph.D. in Fertility in Spain. She is a proud feminist and believes anyone should have the equality of opportunity to accomplish their dreams.

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Kristina is an ESL Teacher and Curriculum Manager at Education First (EF). Kristina was one of Jorge's first people, one of the hosts, met when he first came to the United States. He was her student, learning English for the first time. During this episode, Kristina describes some of her experiences teaching non-native English speakers the language. She shares a lot of wisdom with us on how people learn and best practices when learning a language. She is currently a Curriculum Manager at Education First (EF). She is very passionate about helping new immigrants and non-immigrants alike, coming to either further their education or, for professional purposes, learn English. 

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Isabella is a Court clerk and Wedding planner. Isabella also happens to be an old schoolmate and friend of the hosts of the International Renegades Podcast. We all spent an amazing time together at OCC, the community college where we all met for the first time. In this episode, Isabella talks about her past, where she is now in life while undergoing many life changes over a relatively short period of time, and what she sees for herself in the future. Our talk with her covers relationships, marriage, grief, divorce, passion and touches on many other interesting topics. Isabella's background is also of mixed ancestry; her father was from Germany, and her mother, from Guatemala. Both her parents were first-generation immigrants to the United States. So, Isabella does fit right in with all of us on the podcast who are all at least bilingual. From the beginning of this episode until the end, we share many laughs, go down memory lane, and talk about many interesting things in Isabella's life. You'll be sure to enjoy this one. 

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Jesse Robles is a band vocalist. His father is from Colombia, and his mother is from Watertown, NY. In some of his words "Too white for the black kids, and too black for the white kids..." He tells very gripping stories that range from him being home-schooled, deciding to start a band, working the regular 9-5, attending college, and interacting with different ethnicities who could not easily define who he was. From the start of the episode, until the end, Jesse kept on throwing curve balls at us that kept us all on our feet. Listen to the episode to find out where the crazy twists and turns in the conversation led to.

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Pierre Nzuah is an Electrical Engineer, an author, and a former international student in the U.S from Cameroon. Pierre's persevered through extraordinary circumstances and hardships to realize his dreams. Check out Persist and Pursue: Breaking Barriers to Achieve a Dream.

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Miguel is a mechanical Engineer, and Sydney is an Archeologist. Miguel & Sydney are currently married couples in the USA. He describes how he met the love of his life, Sydney, and how they have tried to navigate the U.S. immigration system. Sydney is professionally an archaeologist and has both American and Canadian citizenship. In every sense, they are both very complex individuals, and we were honored to interview both of them to hear their stories.

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Danielle is Veterinary and a former international student in the US. She attended the State University of New at Canton, where she earned her Associate Degree in veterinary science technology. She joined the International Renegades Podcast to share the story of her journey in the United States while engaged at the age of 19. 

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Continuation of Between Us. 

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Lani, Eduardo, Jerry, and Jorge. Four international students that met at College are now reunited to talk about their experiences while attending college in the United States. This episode will be about some memories and how they now live after graduating from college. 

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