We’re back! And for this semester, we decided to take a new approach and hear from former international students who give you wisdom and advice to help you succeed! Plus, you know, plenty of talk about skunks.

Special thanks to Shammah for the music in today’s episode.

Check out our website: bridgesfriends.com

Follow us on Instagram: @bridgesinternationalfriends

In our last special episode on the topic of racism in America, we take a hard look at the message of Jesus and how it has been twisted by Americans to promote racism. We also hear from an international student, Alex, about his experiences and perspective on this topic and about following Jesus in America in 2020.

If you have questions or thoughts about our series on racism, email us at [email protected]!

Special thanks to Shammah for the music in today’s episode.

Check out our website: bridgesfriends.com

Follow us on Instagram: @bridgesinternationalfriends

If slavery ended over a hundred and fifty years ago, why is there still so much racial tension and injustice in America today ?

Here is Part II of our conversation with Dr. Matthew Rowley, an expert on American history who studied at the University of Leicester and at Cambridge. In this episode, we talk about what happened after slaves in America were freed, all the way up to today. How did we get to where we are now?

We hope this helps you to understand our current situation and challenges some beliefs you might hold about this topic. If you have questions or thoughts about these two episodes, email us at [email protected]!

Check out our website: bridgesfriends.com

Follow us on Instagram: @bridgesinternationalfriends

Hi everyone, today we are releasing a special edition of The Bridge CONVERSATIONS that we hope will help you understand everything that is happening in America. Why are there so many protests right now? Why are tensions so high between many black and white Americans?

To help you, we have brought on Dr. Matthew Rowley, an expert on American history who studied at the University of Leicester and Cambridge. He has a conversation with us about the history of slavery and racism in America all the way up to right now, and about how the past influences our present.

This is Part I, and Part II will release very soon.

We hope this helps you to understand our current situation and how to respond to it!

Check out our website: bridgesfriends.com

Follow us on Instagram: @bridgesinternationalfriends

This week we are starting a new type of podcast alongside our normal episodes! The Bridge CONVERSATIONS are a little bit more in-depth than normal, with a student guest who brings challenging and interesting questions about WHATEVER THEY WANT for us to talk about. In this episode, we go in deep with Kari about nature, its effects on us personally, and what the relationship should be between nature, humans, and God.

It’s a fascinating conversation, and we hope you enjoy it. If you want to be a guest and ask your own questions, let us know!

Check out our website: bridgesfriends.com

Follow us on Instagram: @bridgesinternationalfriends

In this episode our thoughtful student guest, Gabriel, calls in from Florida to talk about how to deal with loss, bird murmuration, and the usefulness of a phone that slaps you. Michelle also finds out why she loves dancing, and Chris sets himself up perfectly by turning his favorite music albums into encouragement from the Bible. Tchau!

Check out our website: bridgesfriends.com

Follow us on Instagram: @bridgesinternationalfriends

We finally have the esteemed Sisi on as our guest, who starts off with a sizzling hot take on our CHOPEC debate. From there, we talk about how to know who to trust, the origins of “OK,” flying crocodiles, and garbage museums. Chris also takes us from burning his journals to encouragement from the Bible. Bonne journée!

Check out our website: bridgesfriends.com

Follow us on Instagram: @bridgesinternationalfriends

We welcome two new faces on this episode as Chris takes a week off: our wonderful student guest Shunjie, and Zach’s sister, Meagan! Together we investigate topics like how to stay motivated, the joys of pogo sticks, Meagan’s obsession with ducks, and yes, how to use glowing cats to communicate 10,000 years into the future. Finally, Michelle’s first time giving encouragement from the Bible (and transitioning to it) is a huge success. Zàijiàn!

We invite our friend and PhD student Vijay on as our guest to answer a very important question: when is Zach getting his third arm? Along the way, we use his expertise on such topics as planning for the future, why cats hate cucumbers, and controversial smells. Finally, Chris turns gasoline and cigarettes into encouragement from the Bible. Naṉṟi vaṇakkam!

We sit down with our thoughtful student guest, the newly-graduated Bishow, for a crazy and wonderful conversation! We talk about how to deal with conflict, whether maggot farming will save the world, time travel in a spaceship, and whether self-awareness or compassion is more important. Chris will also never get a better transition to encouragement from the Bible. Vintuna!