In this episode of Sandpit Diaries, our hosts get a little personal during a fun Q&A. 

You can follow their exciting lives on Instagram ;)

Andy: https://www.instagram.com/andreadsza/
Cheryl: https://www.instagram.com/chezzasmile/

See you next time!

We're back from our long hiatus with an exciting guest!

In this episode, we had a really fun conversation with Astha, a young poet who has her first book coming out real soon. She shares her story about the series of events that led her to find poetry and make it an outlet to express her feelings and thoughts. 

You can follow Astha on Instagram via https://www.instagram.com/amber.talk/

Merry Christmas everyone!!

We've taken some time with this episode, and it's definitely worth the wait.

In this episode, we had a quite the interesting conversation with Aman Arora who has launched the Academy of Movement Arts in Dubai over two years ago and has built a strong community as he guides his fellow practitioners to live a healthier life.

Learn more about Aman and the Academy of Movement Arts via
https://www.instagram.com/academy.of.movement.arts/
https://arora-aman.com/

That's it for Season 1 of Sandpit Diaries. We'll be back with more in the new year with a new format and some cool new guest hosts.

We hope you all have a safe and fun holiday!

We're back from our extended break with a brand NEW episode!!

In this episode, we had a fun conversation with Mougy, who is the brainchild of Citizen Book, which is essentially 'Spotify for Books'. Users go online and fill out a questionnaire based on their likes and dislikes and in a few weeks they will receive a mysterious package that includes a book specifically chosen for them along with personalised trinkets.  

Mougy's mission is to make reading cool again, and we are 100% here for it. We also discovered he has read over 500 books so far and wants to build a social enterprise platform that also encourages education and reading in Africa!

Sign up for your blind date with a book: https://form.jotform.com/202216470150542

You can follow Citizen Book on:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citizen_book/
Website: https://www.citizenbookworld.com/

We had the most amazing conversation with our brand new guest host, Maha Abouelenein, about her journey in communications across different regions, launching some of the most prominent brands in the Middle East (including Netflix and Deezer) working with serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk and her podcast Savvy Talk!

You can catch Maha's podcast Savvy Talk via https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/savvy-talk/id1446628829
Follow up on social media via
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mahagaber/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mahagaber

Big shout out to 'She is Arab' for introducing us to Maha.

We hope you enjoy this one just as much as we enjoyed recording it.

See you in the next one!

Welcome to episode #3 of Sandpit Diaries. In this episode, we speak with Lauren Brush about moving to Dubai, working in PR, being a spin instructor at Motion, her fitness journey and overcoming various challenges that come with being an expat in the middle east.

Lauren is an inspiration to people who train and work with her and you do not want to miss this episode.

You can reach her on Instagram via https://www.instagram.com/laurenmbrush/

Welcome to episode #2 of Sandpit Diaries. In this episode, we speak with the team behind Urband - Saqer Khalid and Mohammed B.G. about the growing music scene in the region, the story of Urband, how they came together to create a brilliant platform for local artists with their expertise in music production, live music events, and broadcasting and starting a new business during the pandemic.

Check them out via
https://www.urbandmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/UrbandMusicdxb/
https://www.facebook.com/UrbandMusicdxb/
https://www.instagram.com/urband.music/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8EKDVPw2I5-vML0uUCguag/featured
https://www.linkedin.com/company/urband-music/

Check out The Real SQ's Leftovers Mixtape via https://www.urbandmusic.com/album/leftoversmixtape

Thank you, Saqer Khalid, for editing this episode ❤️

Welcome to Sandpit Diaries a weekly podcast hosted by two expats and comms consultants based in Dubai, Andrea Dsouza and Cheryl King. 

Each week they welcome an everyday hero to share their story and maybe motivate more people to aim for the stars.