Pop Your Cultural Cherry

In this episode we got a chance to speak with Anh Tran from Vietnam. She is originally from Hanoi, but later on decided to do bachelor degree in the US. As fate had it, she ended up pursuing a master's degree in Germany. 

Anh shares her story of finishing her studies in something completely different from what she is currently doing now for work.  She  talks about what got her interested in a career switch and how she made that switch happen.

If you're interested in getting to know this episode's Anh, check out her YouTube account, where she shares some of her experiences living in Germany. 

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We're back with the 2nd season of Pop Your Cultural Cherry!

This week's episode we talk to Jorge a.k.a The Canadian. He shares his experiences of moving to Germany, specifically to a more rural part of Germany in the magical Black Forest. He talks about his life as a foreigner in a small German village and what made him fall in love with the area he currently lives in.

If you're interested in getting to know this episode's guest Jorge, you can check out his website https://the-canadian.com/

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! Pop Your Cultural Cherry also turn 1. It's been a fun first season, getting to meet a lot of people through my episodes and also coming on other people's podcast. To anyone who has been listening, thank you for your support.

This is a short episode  where I laydown my plans for season 2.

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In this episode we talk to Till Carlos, originally a software developer from Germany turned digital nomad. Till has been all over the world for around 8  years now, and has lived in several countries, such as Vietnam, Spain, Georgia, etc. As a digital nomad, he's had several business ventures.

He shares with us some of his personal stories leading up to him leaving Germany. Personal stories of curiosity, adventure and entrepreneurship. Make sure you listen to some of his tips and experiences for aspiring digital nomads.

You can learn more about Till and his initiatives on his personal website https://tillcarlos.com/

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In this week's episode we have Weirong Li from Hungary. She is currently a student in Vienna, Austria.  Her parents' migrated to Hungary from China a few decades ago. All of this exposure to diversity helped shape her in to who she is today - a trainer and speaker on cultural diversity.

Weirong will be talking about what it was like growing up as a Third Culture Kid (TCK) and what led her to initiating projects around this theme. One of those projects is Raw Culture, a webapp built  for TCK's in their adolescent years to foster community and share personal stories. The mission is to make cultural understanding accessible to everyone - anywhere, through personal stories, that allows every individual to be able to understand and relate to different cultures!

Don't forget to check out https://joinrawculture.com/ and follow Raw Culture on all mainstream social media platforms.

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In this episode we have Sramana Singh, who is originally from India but is now currently doing her masters degree in Munich. She left a decent paying job in India to pursue higher education in a foreign land. She recently got married to her now husband in India but unfortunately, she had to make the journey here alone. 

She talks about her life and experiences in Germany as a student and what it's like breaking this stereotype of married women from India not pursuing career oriented goals.

Sramana also runs her own YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgX2bcGHgIS-w4y-aCc493A, where she shares information about pursuing higher education in Germany. You can also follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dassramana/

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This is our 2nd episode in a row with David Wen. Last time, he spoke about his life as an Asian American growing up in California and how his path led him to Europe. He gave us a little glimpse into one if his hobbies, hiking.

In this episode David talks to us about his experience doing the Camino De Santiago (the way of Saint James). The Camino De Santiago is a very important pilgrimage that draws thousands of people annually from all over the world to walk hundreds of kilometers, starting  from different parts of Europe to the city of Santiago De Compostela in  Galicia,  Northern Spain. He breaks down his experience for us, such as how his daily routine looked like, things he learned during the hike, etc. 

David actually documented parts of his journey and posted a video on his YouTube channel, which you can find here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NqgAzEoKl8 . You can also follow him in Instagram @say.wen

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In this episode we sit down with David Wen, who is originally from California and grew up in a Asian American household.  He was raised with a typical road to success, predefined by his parents, who were first generation migrants originally from China. Finish from a top tier university with the best possible grades to get a good paying job from a very reputable company. 

David's path went a bit differently, and he now finds himself in Amsterdam, He tell us about his journey of moving continents, switching career paths and his love for hiking. He talks about some bigger questions in life that his recent experiences may have affected: meaning, family and success. 

David has some really cool content about his love for hiking (a 900k view video about the Camino de Santiago) and other videos about his life in Amsterdam. You can subscribe to his channel here https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidWenStudio/ .  You can also follow him in Instagram @say.wen

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In this episode we talk to Tobi Krick from Germany and his experience doing volunteer work in rural Philippines. We talk about culture shocks he experienced there and reverse culture shock, when he moved back to Germany.

He shares a lot about how that volunteer experience of his and how helped him become more self-confident and led him to eventually change careers. Tobi is now a personal growth coach. He runs a podcast called Selbstbewusstsein (in English self-consciousness/self-confidence). He used to run a YouTube channel, where he would share his experiences and learnings in the Philippines .

If you're interested in checking out Tobi's YouTube Channel you can visit this https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWjDT3SEYoHwzpwC9hT4R1A

If you want to check out Tobi's work and his podcast, you can find information on his website https://tobikrick.com/

By the way, we've teamed up with Rewire, which is an easy way to send money internationally, you can check out our partner Rewire, you can sign up with this link https://app.rewire.to/signup/?code=5KWN

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In this episode, we are joined by the Lucas "The Asian Polyglot" to talk about languages. Lucas was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Singapore, went to Uni in the UK and is now working in Luxembourg. Besides speaking his native Cantonese, he also speaks Mandarin, English, German, French and Danish. 

Lucas shares with us, how he got into contact with these languages, his technique in learning languages and how these languages have played a role in his life. 

If you're interested in checking out Lucas' YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3yw4zBv0a0SDxPBTAJZQZw

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