Other Expats

Other Expats

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Other Expats episodes

  • 22. It's because you're black

    In which we talk about how you know if you are being differently because you're black or because you actually did something wrong. Oh, and we arrived late to this but we all talk about the begpackers who were getting notorious around Kuala Lumpur, and we called Al Ibrahim in to get his opinion.


    40 min
  • 20. Felix Tabenda — Cameroon to Dubai to Malaysia

    Stuff we talked about

    01.20 - Moving from Cameroon to Dubai to Malaysia

    04.39 - Work culture in Cameroon vs Dubai vs Malaysia

    07.00 - Culture shocks and medical certificates (MC)

    10.30 - The challenge of spouses getting into the job market in Malaysia

    14.25 - Renting a house as an African in Malaysia

    17.13 - Needing international vetting to open a bank account

    21.30 - Being followed at the mall

    26.30 - Some of the weird questions African expats get

    31.00 - Being an expat African husband and father in Malaysia

    32.32 - Long-winding sentence about family hangouts with other families

    36.40 - Have financial plans in mind when moving here

    ... and more

    45 min
  • 18. Nasara Katuka — Nigeria does not have an accent

    Stuff that we talked about: 1:45 - She doesn't miss church 2:04 - The point where I'm still not sure if she's Nigerian 2:12 - Introducing Nasara Katuka, from Kaduna State in Nigeria 2:23 - [Facepalm] Ignorance galore 3:50 - She's a Business Developer 4:04 - Background music from all the families playing at Paradigm Mall in Petaling Jaya 5:10 - What's your story? 5:38 - SHe studied Business & Management 5:54 - Company closed and everyone had to "find their own way" 7:55 - Nigerian expats in Malaysia and our reluctance to "go back home" 12:02 - What does she do when she isn't working? 13:53 - Al talks about his video project 14:52 - Nigeria doesn't have an accent 16:11 - Favourite and least favorite things about being in Malaysia. First on the list? Electricity 21:00 - How much traveling do you do? 24:05 - We find out that she models as well! 24:47 - Was in a commercial for Harpic in May 2018 and a music video with DJ Policy's African Woman in July 2018. She also does photoshoots. Check out Sunday Girls on Instagram 28:00 - Advice to other expats in Malaysia. Have a backup plan

    31 min
  • 17. In conversation with... Tatiana Shulgina
    Some of what we talked about
    7.34 - What impact do you expect the book have on readers?
    9.21 - What other experiences have you had in Malaysia?
    9.43 - Favourite place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia? Brickfields.
    11.13 - Where is home to you? For Tanya, it is wherever she feels comfortable in, whether it's Bali or Kuala Lumpur.
    15.29 - One of her greatest experiences in Malaysia is at the fireflies reserve at Kuala Selangor. The park is considered to be the largest colony of fireflies in the world.
    17.34 - Recommendations for a nature outing for expats in Malaysia?
    19.25 - What's a typical day for her like?
    21.20 - Rereading the book that changed her life—Life of Pi.
    22.10 - When we talk a bit about religion
    26.00 - Tatiana's TV show recommendation—The Good Doctor.
    26.40 - She's a Harry Potter fan!
    27.52 - When can we be expecting her next book?
    If you want to support Tatiana and/or her cause—improving the welfare of refuges in Malaysia—you can get in touch with her here.
    33 min
  • Season 2 will be starting right about now...
    It's been a while, I know, but we're still mostly here and we're trying to give you better content and stories.
    That's what Season 2 of the Other Expats Podcast is about. We're getting that started with Russian teacher and writer, Tatiana Shulgina who just launched her book, A Dream too Far, about how to provide refugees in Malaysia with effective education.
    This is just a trailer. The full audio will be coming soon. In the meantime, subscribe to the podcast and follow/like us on whatever platform you get your audio fix from. That's the support that we need.
    1 min
  • 16. Olajide Adejumo — Between basketball and media studies
    While he may not technically be an expat yet, Olajide (Ben) Adejumo, a student of HELP University on a sports (basketball) scholarship from Nigeria, shares and experiences a lot of what expats do.
    In this episode of the Other Expats podcast, Ben talks about similarities and differences between living in Malaysia and the motherland, making friends, and dribbling on his extremely tight schedule.
    Show Notes:
    01.06: Who is Olajide? BTW, Olajide is Yoruba for wealth comes in the morning
    07.04: What adjustments did he need to make moving to Malaysia on a sports scholarship?
    17.11: "My social life is basketball," says Ben, who shuffles between basketball practice and games and studies
    21.00: The conditions that come with a sports scholarship don't allow for any laziness. "You constantly have to be on your toes."
    28.36: Being judged before we are known
    32 min
  • 15. Usman Garba — Just get your foot in the door

    We met Usman Garba at his place in February for a one-on-one interview, where he talks about his experiences in Malaysia, turning down two job offers for a chance to work with Google and then losing that opportunity, taking a pre-sales job to get his foot in the door and the "two-second rule". He also shares some of his favorite TV shows and what he does when he isn't doing technical training. 

    42 min
  • 14. Deon Akitoye — Think like there's no box
    In this episode of the Other Expats podcast, we meet up with Deon Akitoye, Enrolment Specialist at Tungsten Network, to talk about what and where home is to him, how he stays grounded so far from home, and his thoughts about other expats in Malaysia.
    "All my life, I've been hearing people say 'think outside the box'. I don't care about it anymore. I care about 'what the hell is the box?' Think like there's no box. Who created the box? Because, even if you think outside the box, you're limiting yourself to just outside the box. You can go much further."
    — Deon Akitoye
    32 min

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A podcast about subjects that affect people of color (POC) expats in Malaysia—from fun subjects to topics that we may not be all-the-way comfortable talking about. The podcast also features non-POC…