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In this 1 hour show, you'll meet some of the beautiful people who make up Taranaki's vibrant international community.

Gratitude and thank you to all our guests, listeners and team at Access Radio Taranaki that makes 'Making yourself at home' show a great opportunity for happiness and learning.

In this 1 hour show you'll meet some of the beautiful people who make up Taranaki's vibrant international community.

Today's guest, Kelly, is a born and bred Taranaki girl who moved overseas and is now back in Taranaki. She talks with Andreea and Simona about what it's like to be a Kiwi abroad, and what it's like settling back home.

Ronelba Blanco from Venezuela is a dynamic woman who constantly reinvents herself. She takes great pride in being a mother to three remarkable individuals: her daughter Wanessa, who resides in Auckland, and her two sons, Raf, 17, and Diego, 15. Ronelba has happily married Rafael for 18 years, and their family has called New Plymouth home for 11 years.

Such an amazing show today with Sirine from Tunisia, full of great music and learning. Sirine describes herself as: "Originally from Tunisia, North Africa, she moved to Austria in Europe when she was 20 years old to study, and she has been living there for the past 9 years, before coming to New Zealand only 3 months ago. She has a master's degree in Petroleum Engineering and has been working in the oil and gas industry for the last 6 years. She is an engineer, a volunteer, a daughter and a sister. A podcast full of laughter and good energy, filled with different cultures, family, work, passions, travelling, food and many more.

Originally from Poland, moved to NZ early on (as a 6 year old - 1986). Have since moved to Australia for 14 years, followed by 2 years in London, 6 years in Taiwan and then came back to NZ 4-1/2 years ago. Married to a lovely Taiwanese lady and have one daughter. Working extensively in oil and gas whilst balancing side hustles.

Simona and Andreea had an interesting and diverse show this week with some great music as well. Talks about how the trip to Vienna was for Simona and some impressive 'hammer' classical concerts, but also some of the festivals happening in Romania and upcoming concerts that Andreea plans to attend. Not to forget how music and dance kept them young during their teenage times.

What an amazing show we had today with Christine Coppell, from France. Christine describes herself as: "Originally from France, moved to New Zealand some 27years ago. Married to a kiwi and has three daughters: Mathilde, Flavia et Lucie. Worked in the oil and gas industry in different parts of the world like Yemen and Abu Dhabi before moving to New Zealand."

A podcast about family, work, culture back home, music, passions, and many more.