Matheus recently moved to Ireland from Nigeria. In this episode we dive into learning about his background, tribalism in Nigeria, 'falocom' and having an entrepreneurial mind, subtle discrimination, African community vs Western individualism and starting life in Ireland as an African. Matheus was enjoying his Sunday in the park, reflecting with a smoke in hand, and if you listen carefully you can hear some Nigerian tunes & birds singing along with us in the Irish (African-like) sun!

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James is a recently graduated BCOMM International student with Mandarin at UCD. He's from a town Monaghan, a county in the north of Ireland. James's passion after tiring college days is playing, teaching and writing traditional Irish music. Frustrated by the inactivity during the pandemic and noticing the lack of material for scholar banjo musicians starting from scratch, he wrote a book for beginners to learn how to play the banjo.

Together we explored the journey he went through from student to teacher, his book-writing process, transitioning into university life (before and after COVID) and the exciting post-college phase of life that lies ahead for James.

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Slán abaile!

I met Janko on the banks of the River Dodder in Dublin, as we were both having a meditative moment with a heron and stroke up conversation. Janko has been a mentor of mine since then. Having recently retired, Janko shares the wisdom he has gained in his lifetime through growing up in socialism under Tito, hitchhiking from Slovenia to India at age 16, living in 8 countries and experiencing a Yugoslav war. Join the quest for self-discovery with us as we symbolically sat along the river and discussed how we meander our way into finding the truth about ourselves.

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Reference: H Hesse (1922), Siddhartha, Penguin Books

Hello and welcome to the Reflections Podcast! This first episode is an invitation for you to learn along with me, Johnny, from all of the perspectives of the amazing people I have met on my travels. I give you a brief introduction into who I am, what Reflections is all about and what's in it for you to join the journey as a listener.

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