In 2001, when I received the news from the Bible School that I would be attending in the fall that I would have a roommate from California I was pretty disappointed.  I didn't want a California girl for a roommate but there wasn't much I could do about it.  Much to my surprise and delight Kate Neubert was not the valley girl I was expecting!  She grew up in Northern California on a ranch, learning the horse trade from her dad.  She was and is one of the hardest working and humble people I know!  Over the years she has encouraged, challenged and helped me become a better person.  I know I can rely on her and go to her whenever I need some good sound advice or a listening ear.  I know I am not the only one she has affected in this way!  

     She recently has had the opportunity to travel for work, she was in Australia and on her way to France she stopped in Poland for almost two weeks.  It was great to have her here, to catch up and to show her around this country I now call home.  

    This recording is short and not the best quality, due to the fact that we were recording in my noisy little car but I think that only adds to it!  Hopefully you don't find it too distracting and enjoy listening to a quick chat with Kate Neubert!  :)  Check out the pictures below!

My 15 year old nephew Noah, his grandpa and cousin traveled to Europe in May.  I flew to Ireland with my roommate, Edyta and spent a weekend with them.  It was great to see him, to hear about his first impressions of Europe and spend just spend some quality time together.  If you want to hear his thoughts listen to the podcast and see the pictures at www.thatinternationallife.com of our many adventures!

I met Micheline during my CELTA course (a course in how to teach English as a second language) in Wrocław, Poland. She was in my group and I am so thankful she was! Not only was she able to explain things that I didn't understand (which was a lot) and proofread my papers, she also is funny and therefore made the course bearable and entertaining. The more we hung out the more impressed I was with her list of accomplishments in her life thus far, listen to the podcast to hear more! Also, check out the pictures below and the video of her singing with her band. Check the band out on Facebook as well, 'Harder Than Walking'.

I was able to sit down with Syla and talk about her desire to help end human trafficking. She has been studying over the years and shares what she has learned and encourages us to get involved!

Syla does a good job of reminding us all that we need to get involved where we are. Which might simply mean learning more about the problem and starting the conversation with those around us.

The best solution is prevention.

Guest Leah from makingtheworldalittlesmaller.com

Leah had a goal to move out of the United States from the age of twelve. She wanted to find a place where she fit in, she wanted to see the world! She currently lives in Slovakia and on this podcast she shares some of her experiences of living abroad and a bit about why she moved away.

If you have any questions or have any travel advice you would like to share or would like to hear more embarrassing stories about Leah's language learning experiences, write to [email protected]

I sat down today with Anna from... well I am not going to tell you! :) About three minutes into the podcast you do find out where she is from, but since she doesn't have a specific accent I thought it would be great if you all could try and guess first. So, let me know if you guessed correctly or where you thought she was from - [email protected]!

It was great to hear about Anna's adventures in language learning and teaching. She has an amazing talent for languages and with people. Listen to hear how she is using both those talents to impact the lives of asylum seekers!

Listen, enjoy and share with your friends!

What do you do when your heart says one thing but your mind says another? Well, that is what Natalia and I talked about on this episode. She is preparing to go to South America for work and yet she just started seeing a great guy who she met on Tinder (dating app) of all places!

This was a really fun podcast to record for me as we were recording in a train station. I thought after carrying all the recording stuff around all day we weren't going to have the opportunity to record BUT thankfully I missed my train!

On this podcast I had the privilege of hearing my friend Ligia's story. She was born in Guatemala and adopted at the age of nine and moved to the US. She shares with me her story and experiences along the way. Check it out!

Gabby moved from Poland to Flagstaff, AZ to attend her senior year of high school. She shares how and why she moved to Flagstaff, some interesting family history that brought her family to Flagstaff and of course some cultural observations!

After talking with Jennifer Ellis, I must say I am pretty excited about the work she is involved in!

She works for Elizabeth's New Life Center in Dayton, Ohio as the manager of Women's Center-Kettering. In this episode she shares about how she began working at the center, some of the services the center offers and even how you can get involved! Check out the resources below and enjoy the podcast!