Ben is an English teacher living in Vietnam for the past 5 years. He is an Asian American who was born in Hawaii. He tells stories of his first time living in Asia (specifically Japan); how he first encountered a different culture at the age of 19; the Japanese culture and how it affects his personality; coming out to teach English and his current life in Vietnam. Here is the timeline so it's easier for you to listen:

20:15: how Japanese culture affects Ben’s personality

34:00 Being an expat: loneliness or independence

38:00 Missing home is a part of human beings

47:00 We are supposed to be independent?

57:00 How you feel in your 30s compared to the society’s stereotype

1:09:00 how does travel affect your ego

1:21:00 Advice for your younger self

My take on how you are not your thoughts; how mediation can help; and what if you are in charge!?

I'm ranting about the psychology of jealousy and everyone's way of expression is different. 

My thoughts on starting out something that you're not good at, being shy, procrastination, and insecurity.

Hello friends, thanks for tuning in with the new self-journal podcast series. I hope you can relate to all the crazy things that I talk about and find it useful. Enjoy!!

This is the last episode of the first series. Thank you so much for the support!

Hamzah is an English Muslim guy. Hamzah talks about how Islam affects him as a person, his religion views and how he changed in 2020's corona lockdown.

Living in Vietnam since 2017, Nurjona worked as an English teacher and tried Vietnamese coffee everywhere in Saigon. After living here for a while, she decided to start a coffee business back home in Albania and bring Vietnamese coffee there. Listen more to her story.