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- Special: 2021 recap & lessons learned
Time to reflect (again)!
At the end of 2020, we thought 2021 would be a smoother, easier year... well, life had other plans for us. Life, the Universe, or whoever is in charge up there decided otherwise.
2021 was full of ups & downs for us... doing a Yoga Teacher Training, leaving Miami and our friends, Jeremie leaving his job, spending 6 months with family in Europe, starting a long travel in South America... a lot happened and a lot of lessons were learned!
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1 hr 13 min - Walter Espíndola: life in Peru & becoming an ornithologistWe met Walter during our trip in Peru when we stayed with Bresly, close to Oxapampa, for a volunteering experience with Worldpackers. Walter was born in 1988 in Lima, the capital of Peru, where he also grew up. He talks to us about his childhood and education, but also about the political and economic situation in Peru at that time and the impact it had on the way he was raised.Walter is extremely knowledgeable about his country and the Peruvian culture and he offers many interesting insights about life in Peru.Drawn towards science and biology, Walter went to the San Marco University in Lima to become a biologist researcher. Thanks to a professor who became a mentor, he specialized in studying plants, then birds, to become an ornithologist. His studies gave him the opportunity to travel around South America to work on multiple projects, then move to the USA for a few years to go to The Pennsylvania State University.He is now finishing his research publication along side free lance work and hopes to continue his research journey around the world.This was a super fascinating conversation where we learned so much about Walter but also about life in Peru. If you have any questions about birds - he is your guy!If you enjoy listening to our podcast and would like to support us, check out our Buy Me a Coffee page:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jippodcastOur website:https://justinterestingpeople.comFollow Walter on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/vvalter.espcRead Walter's publications:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=f6BMJ_oAAAAJ&hl=esFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/justinterestingpeoplehttps://www.instagram.com/rosieandre_comhttps://www.instagram.com/jeremieandre_fr1 hr 26 min
- Lauren Wynn: IVF pregnancy after 8 miscarriagesIn 2016, Lauren and her husband EJ were pregnant for the first time. As most young couples who are trying to have their first child, they were full of joy and extremely excited. A few weeks later, Lauren went for an ultrasound and that's when she heard for the first time the words "there's no heartbeat".This was the beginning of a long journey for the couple. As of now - in December 2021 - they experienced a total of 8 miscarriages, with many hospitalizations and surgeries.Lauren talks openly and vulnerably about this journey, the pain, the doubts, the challenges, the obstacles they both had to face to bring a new life to this world.This year Lauren and her husband decided to try IVF, and we are happy to let you know that she is currently pregnant and due in June 2022. If you are reading this, send all the love that you can to Lauren and the little baby she is carrying.The topic of infant loss is important for us. We have been affected by it and shared our experience already in October 2020. It happens to millions of people around the world, every single day. But it still remains a taboo.Thank you so much to Lauren for sharing this intimate conversation with us. It requires a lot of strength and courage to do so.If you enjoy listening to our podcast and would like to support us, check out our Buy Me a Coffee page:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jippodcastOur website:https://justinterestingpeople.comFollow Lauren on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/miscarriagejourneyFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/justinterestingpeoplehttps://www.instagram.com/rosieandre_comhttps://www.instagram.com/jeremieandre_fr1 hr 9 min
- Tara Rahmani: navigating life & demystifying the word FATTara is a young woman trying to figure out life. We start this episode talking about the important life decisions we are faced with in our late teen years and early twenties, that will have a huge impact later on in life. Tara went to college and graduated from engineering school with more than $100,000 in student loan. The problem is, she didn't really enjoy her major and probably won't make a career of it.However during her entire education, Tara spent a lot of her time successfully helping younger students by getting involved into numerous programs. These opportunities got her interested in design thinking, entrepreneurship and made her question what she really wanted to do in her life.The conversation then takes a turn around Tara's body image, fat shaming and fat positivity. She shares her interesting and eye-opening opinion on the use of the word "fat".To finish, we conclude the episode with the use of social media, and how Tara consistently makes the effort to use her Instagram account to raise awareness of many social issues happening in our world. It is easy to share something when it's trendy to look good in the eyes of our followers, but Tara doesn't follow the trend, she shares constantly in an effort to support and help those causes.We hope you get inspired by the conversation with Tara, who like many of us, is simply navigating through the rollercoaster of life and doing her best to create a happy life for herself.If you enjoy listening to our podcast and would like to support us, check out our Buy Me a Coffee page:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jippodcastOur website:https://justinterestingpeople.comFollow Tara on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/_tararahmaniFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/justinterestingpeoplehttps://www.instagram.com/rosieandre_comhttps://www.instagram.com/jeremieandre_fr1 hr 13 min
- Yuliana Kim-Grant: immigration, racism & depressionYuliana was born in South Korea but grew up in the United States as her parents decided to move there when she was a child in the hopes to live a better life. She takes us on a journey from South Korea to LA through Philadelphia and more. Passionate about books, she built her career around writing as a screenwriter and eventually decided to become an author. To this date, Yuliana published 2 books including A Shred of Hope.In her twenties, Yuliana met the man who would later become her husband and father of her son. A black man. She openly shares with us the challenges she faced - and still faces - regarding her parents accepting her to marry a black man and raising a black son.We also talk deeply about depression. Yuliana suffered - and still does - from depression for many years. However for a very long time she didn't want to take antidepressants because she was worried this would affect her creativity and writing. After a breakdown that led to her hospitalization she had to agree to go under medication. Little did she know that it would change her life and would allow her to live a more balanced life.Yoga became a huge part of her journey to get better. It was so impactful that she decided to become a yoga teacher and a yoga therapist to help others. She explains the differences between the two and the value of yoga therapy.In 2021, Yuliana launched the Phoenix Tales Podcast where she shares women's stories of their trials and tribulations throughout life and how they overcome obstacles that many of us face. It's a podcast promoting female empowerment and listening to women's voices.If you enjoy listening to our podcast and would like to support us, check out our Buy Me a Coffee page:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jippodcastOur website:https://justinterestingpeople.comFollow Yuliana on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yulianakimgrantofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/phoenixtalespodcastFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/justinterestingpeoplehttps://www.instagram.com/rosieandre_comhttps://www.instagram.com/jeremieandre_fr1 hr 59 min
- Special: Living a different lifeIn this special episode with just us - Rosie & Jérémie - we talk about our decision to live a different life. Why did we decide to leave Miami, a city we deeply love, where we had amazing friends, lived an incredible lifestyle where Jeremie had a well-paid job?We go back in time to the way we were raised, the concepts and ideas which were ingrained into us throughout our education and life. But we also share about the challenges we experienced which made us realize life could be different.The purpose of this episode is to show that the narrative most of us are told about, is not the only way to live life. There are many other ways to live, other ways to be happy, other ways to be successful.We hope you find value in this conversation. And if you have any feedback or comments about what we talked about, please reach out to us!If you enjoy listening to our podcast and would like to support us, check out our Buy Me a Coffee page:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jippodcastOur website:https://justinterestingpeople.comFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/justinterestingpeoplehttps://www.instagram.com/rosieandre_comhttps://www.instagram.com/jeremieandre_fr1 hr 13 min
- Lisa Serrano: questioning life choicesLisa is a 19 year old French woman (although you wouldn't know it from her beautiful English accent) with big dreams. Despite her young age, she is extremely mature and questions more about life than many "grown-ups". She is studying speech therapy at university - and is a very good student - but she wonders if that's really what she wants for her life.Her true passion is music and singing. Lisa started learning piano at 8 years old and since then her love of playing music and singing only grew more and more. As Rosie says, she has a voice of an angel. She shares with us what music means to her, but also her creative process as she also writes her own songs (and she is working on a musical!!).It is pretty unusual to meet a 19 year old with this level of awareness and maturity. She doesn't want life to just happen to her, to get trapped into what society wants her to conform into. She wants to be happy and fulfilled. It is not easy to follow your dreams, especially without the right environment around. But Lisa shows that when you really want something, it is up to you to make your own choices to achieve your goals.If you enjoy listening to our podcast and would like to support us, check out our Buy Me a Coffee page:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jippodcastOur website:https://justinterestingpeople.comFollow Lisa on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/lisarmony_ytbMore about Lisa:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmZoWTNPGMjxiX03Z4MWcghttps://www.tiktok.com/@lisarmonyFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/justinterestingpeoplehttps://www.instagram.com/rosieandre_comhttps://www.instagram.com/jeremieandre_fr1 hr
- Daryl Santos: Cuban childhood, coming out, modeling & entrepreneur lifeDaryl was Born in Cuba and spent the first 14 years of his life on the island. He shares with us his life as a child over there, going to school, connecting with nature, being at the farm, but also being a bit disconnected to the world as there wasn't much Internet.At 14 years old, Daryl and his family moved to Miami and started a new life in the Magic City. That came with its challenges as Daryl had to learn a new language, discover and adapt to a new culture... but it was also a time where Daryl was discovering more about himself and particularly his sexuality. He shares the difficulty of coming out to his family, something not straightforward especially in a Latin household.Years later, Daryl is a confident beautiful man who models and runs a marketing agency - Oszo Lab - which allows him to express his creativity in the fashion, beauty, wellness and lifestyle industry.Stay tuned until the very end of the show (after we close the episode) as Jeremie had an extra question about the origins of Daryl's name.If you enjoy listening to our podcast and would like to support us, check out our Buy Me a Coffee page:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jippodcastOur website:https://justinterestingpeople.comFollow Daryl on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/darylsantosFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/justinterestingpeoplehttps://www.instagram.com/rosieandre_comhttps://www.instagram.com/jeremieandre_fr1 hr 10 min
- Millicent Huser: helping others live their dream livesMilli was one of Jeremie's coaches when he did Gratitude Training, a self-development program. Milli had a chaotic childhood as her mom suffered from mental illnesses and her brother was a sociopath. She had to adjust and adapt in order to survive in her household.This led to some complicated years from her teen years to mid-twenties where she used alcohol and drugs to function. However, what started as a way to numb the pain became an addiction.When Milli was eventually able to get sober, she went back to school and decided to dedicate her life to helping others. She has been working with people struggling with addiction, first responders and others, and now focuses on people like you and me to achieve their dream life.This was such a deep conversation with lots of raw and honest moments. Milli doesn't hide her truth and in fact, uses it to empower herself and others. She is proof that you can have a tough start in life.. and then turn it around and use your skills and compassion to help other people. Wow, what an incredible individual!If you enjoy listening to our podcast and would like to support us, check out our Buy Me a Coffee page:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jippodcastOur website:https://justinterestingpeople.comFollow Milli on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/milli.huserMore about Milli:https://www.mymillicenthuser.comhttps://www.facebook.com/milli.huserFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/justinterestingpeoplehttps://www.instagram.com/rosieandre_comhttps://www.instagram.com/jeremieandre_fr1 hr 41 min
- John Marshall: Emmy Awards winner now helps orphans in IndiaJohn is a 9 time Emmy Awards winner who uses his creativity and storytelling skills to help orphan girls in India get an education. Here's how it all happened.John starts off by telling us about his time as a screenwriter in Hollywood. He explains to us about the behind the scenes of the job, writing scripts that never get filmed and winning 9 Emmy Awards.He then talks to us about the year his family spent in a small fishing village in Portugal. Shortly afterwards, John and his wife at the time were having marital problems so decided to go travelling with their teenage kids around the world whilst volunteering. This lead them to Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand and India among other places. They spent 6 months on the road, visited 8 countries... with a budget of $8 per person per day. He actually wrote a book - "Wide-Open World" - about this experience and did a TedX Talk too.We then talk about the benefits of travel and how in 2014 he ended up spending 6 months in an Indian orphanage. This experience changed his life and he decided he would now commit his time raising money for orphans.After spending many years with the girls in India, fundraising lots of money and helping as much as possible, John decided in 2019 to start his own organisation called Teach Her which helps girls in India go to college! He also encourages young girls in the USA to fundraise for an Indian girl's education which has been a great success.It's an incredible story of following your passion, taking risks, travelling the world and helping people along the way. It's interesting to see that all of his work experience script writing, story telling & film production then helped raise thousands of dollars for charities to help girls in need. It's such an inspiring conversation that proves if you want to do things in life, it is up to you to do it. Opportunities are out there, it's a matter of attitude and figuring what you want.Life is short, life is uncertain. So live it!If you enjoy listening to our podcast and would like to support us, check out our Buy Me a Coffee page:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jippodcastOur website:https://justinterestingpeople.comFollow John on Instagram:https://instagram.com/johngressmarshallhttps://www.instagram.com/sunsetselfiesFollow TeachHer on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/teachhertodayMore about John:His book: http://johnmarshall.com/wide-open-worldHis TedX Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSQTijI8ejcHis website: http://johnmarshall.comTeacherHer website: https://teachher.orgFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/justinterestingpeoplehttps://www.instagram.com/rosieandre_comhttps://www.instagram.com/jeremieandre_fr1 hr 47 min
About Just Interesting People
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We believe you don’t need to be a superstar, an astronaut, to be rich or to have millions of followers to have interesting stories. Throughout our travels, we have met ordinary people with…
fascinating stories that deserve to be heard by everyone… what do these people have in common?
They are just interesting people!
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