Homesickness can take a lot of forms: being angry and frustrated all the time, comparing everything to where you used to be, and being thirsty (for friends and dudes). OFWs/Expats Jocelyn and Paola talk about when they were homesick, when they realized they were homesick, and how they managed to get over it. 

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OFWs/Expats Jocelyn and Paola talk about how they found their people in Singapore and Jakarta and how they settled in.

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Jocelyn and Paola talk about how they set up their new lives in their new hometowns of Singapore and Jakarta. After a long episode talking about POEA struggles, we talk about leaving the Philippines, finding a home, getting used to different commute, and how to translate ideas for a different culture if you're a creative. 

Episode includes: Paola's privilege and auntie cushion, how eyeliner can be an indicator of someone's language skills, finding a good team that can say no, and the different cultures of Singapore. 

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Jocelyn and Paola rant for over an hour about the Philippine Overseas Employment Association (POEA) and all its related associations (What is OWWA and POLO anyway?). POEA is where Filipinos need to register when they get their work permits and if Filipinos fail to do it they may have problems exiting the country,

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Paola and Jocelyn struggle through technical issues in their first LDR (Long Distance Recording) episode. Deep dive into why Indonesia and Singapore has such different environments and requirement for expats and their experiences and advice for other Filipinos that start looking for jobs overseas

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Overseas F-ing Workers The Podcast Ep. 1 - How We Got Here (Expat Starts and OFW Hearts)

Jocelyn and Paola start the first episode of the OFW podcast with rum and cokes and talk about how they got started as expats, their excuses for having a podcast, and just general overseas Filipino things. 

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