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- Rene is a Latino who arrived illegally to the US when he was very young.Rene fleed from Guatemala with his parents when he was a toddler. They were refugees in Canada and entered illegally in the US. His father was later caught by immigration services and sent to prison. He speaks about his experience in the US as a Latino.22 min
- My dad American Dream
My dad became an orphan when he was 10, began to work when he was 13 and met American tourists through his job in an hotel in Florence, Italy. The more he learned the more he wanted to move to United States. Listen to his journey to get there and his love for cultural diversity.
21 min - Kiana is a Third Culture Kid, what does it really mean?Kiana is a third Culture kid, growing up in different countries none of which the country of origin from her parents. She doesn't belong completely somewhere and she feels home when she is with other international kids like her. She has learned to adapt and be resilient, taking the positive parts of each culture. She shares her experience from childhood to today as a college student in the US.31 min
- Felix culture shock in the US
Felix tells us about his childhood with deaf parents in central Switzerland, his travels to work and learn languages while still in high school, his journey to South America during his gap year and how it helped him choose his field of study, his culture shock when he arrived in the US and everything he learned along the way.
32 min - How does moving change us? Why do we need to belong? Ever experienced reverse cultural shock?
Alison has a rich professional and personal experience of moving to new places, how it changes us, what it triggers, how to adapt, and why we experience reverse cultural shock. She shares what she has learned through coaching both expatriates and Americans coming home, and personally living in different countries. She offers us very insightful observations.
38 min - Roya left Iran as a young woman to study, she has never been able to go back
Roya had to leave Iran in order to study abroad. She never thought she wouldn't go back but like for many migrants the situation in her country never allowed her to come back home. She shares with us her life as a teenager in Iran and her path in the US. We also learn what is important for her raising her children in a different culture.
36 min - Noelle voulait quitter Paris et sa routine, elle partage son expérience américaine avec nous.Noelle a déménagé plusieurs fois enfant, elle a toujours gardé le goût de la nouveauté. Elle partage avec nous l'expérience de venir vivre aux USA avec ses enfants.37 min
- Ken was 23 when he moved to a place he had never heard of beforeKen didn't know anything about Asia when he was offered a job abroad at age 23. He learned a lot even founding his own business oversees. He lived in many different places and experienced reverse culture shock coming back home. Now he is a little bit of a world citizen even if as he says he will always be American.34 min
- Arlette migrant journey begins with WWIIArlette was born in Cuba from a single mother who crossed the ocean to flee WWII France. She later moved to New-York. A vibrant story of a migrant child who struggles to fit in but finds her way.47 min
About Perfect Strangers
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Do you feel the call of the outside world? What is "home" for you? Is there a place where you belong ? In this podcast you will hear stories of people who moved. Expats, migrants, refugees, everyone…
has his own story but by sharing it we discover or cultural differences and how much we have in common.