In the 11th episode of Sandals, Policy Leader Fellow Ani Hovhannisyan pays tribute to the importance of mentorship. She takes us back to her childhood in Armenia and tells us how the things you share with others can lay the foundation for their success.

"Life is full of poetry," says Policy Leader Fellow Sema Merve Is from Turkey. In a very personal Sandals episode, she talks about her "crush on poetry" and how her relationship with this passion has changed over the years.

A tasty conversation with Policy Leader Fellow Sarah Cruz. The Foreign Service Officer from Manila almost went to culinary school. Tune in to hear about her passion for traveling and brownie and cup cake baking skills.

How does a 180-degree turn in a rowboat on the Arno connect with the transition from Argentina's agricultural sector to a local government focusing on urban issues? Find out in the new Sandals episode with Policy Leader Fellow Alejandro Saez Reale.

Sometimes it only takes a second, "a light bulb moment" to change our path. Follow Policy Leader Fellow Tamar Gabay from a Tuscan restaurant in Tel Aviv to a London university, and from the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement to the School of Transnational Governance. 

In the sixth episode, Policy Leader Fellow Mariana Barchuk-Halyk takes us to her homeland of Ukraine. Through the lens of her experiences as a volunteer, we embark on a journey into the turbulent recent history of the country.

Policy Leader Fellow Karolina Leakovic brings a story to Sandals, which starts in a very special place. Tune in to hear about the Karolina of the past and meet the Karolina of today.

Petra Krylova, Policy Leader Fellow and Londoner by choice, tells us in the fourth Sandals episode why she associates Prague with singing canaries, and how her passion for "hidden information" led her from archeology to analysing "not so obvious data" to improve people's lives. 

Sandals co-host Zselyke Csaky, an expert in democracy and media freedom, reflects on "post-communism", the "180-degree turn" in Hungary's recent history and unusual locations for podcast recording. 

Elizabeth Maloba, Policy Leader Fellow from the Kenyan savannah, works as a facilitator in policy development processes in transnational settings. Her professional journey, however, started in a very different field: in Sandals, Elizabeth talks about the challenges she faced during her studies in architecture.