The Push-Pull Factor

From South Africa to the U.S.! Aidan meets up with Nick (@winnstagram9) and learns about both his moves a small town in the U.K. to various regions of Switzerland and through our conversation we cover anything from how truly international the population is, the mix of languages you’ll hear in Switzerland on a daily basis, the response to COVID and of course we cover skiing. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about Switzerland before opening that Swiss bank account this is the episode for you.

From South Africa to the U.S.! Aidan meets Jarryd (@thebropair) and learns about the roots of his bro pair identity and why he decided to uproot his life in Johannesburg to work as an au pair in Austin, Texas. From the impact of American media to the telling the truth on kids this episode has everything - including comprehensive information on the au pair process so if you’re an aspiring au pair this is the one for you.

From China to India to the U.A.E. to the U.S. to Australia… and back to Dubai for the time being (COVID impact!) Aidan catches up with study abroad classmate Shruti to speak on her multi-continent migration journey and how her studies have truly taken her across the globe from an undergrad experience in Massachusetts to law school in Melbourne. She shares her view on the world, the intricacies of life the luxurious hub of Dubai and the one month of life she got down under before things shut down.

Source: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/labor-migration-united-arab-emirates-challenges-and-responses

Aidan meets the hosts of the Tokyo Fresh podcast (@tokyofreshpodcast) and gets their unique perspectives on their host country as citizens of Canada and the United Kingdom respectively. They share the intricacies of life in Japan, their experiences as English teachers and the day to day of life in Tokyo. If you’re interested definitely check out their podcast for a Western perspective of the Japanese experience.

From Prishtina to Boston to San Francisco and back! Monika’s story starts in a country that didn’t declare independence its until 2008 and she takes us through the history of a country that many may not have heard of and the peculiarities of traveling with a passport of a county that’s only formally recognized by half of the world.

Source:

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/229345626.pdf

From Goiânia to Los Angeles! Abi’s (@theabimaria) journey has taken her from her home country Brazil across the world with a pit stops in Sweden and brief stays in both the Philippines and Cambodia to compete for a $1,000,000 (USD) prize on CBS’ Survivor. She shares her migration story, her thoughts on diversity in reality television and offers advice to anyone with a dream.

Research Source: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/hemispheres/_files/pdf/slavery/Slavery_in_Brazil.pdf

From Shanghai to Boston! Aidan chit-chats with close friend Tianshu over her educational journey from Shanghai to UVA, adapting a Chinese working style to a Fortune 500 company in the U.S. and the forwardness of American boys on dating apps.

From Massachusetts to Lebanon! Aidan catches up with one of his college professors, Jennifer Skulte, PhD, to get the truth on her migration story and the situation in Lebanon through a personal and academic lens!

From Germany to the United States! Aidan and Dre reflect on Dre’s collegiate soccer career and international student job hunt

From Venezuela and the United States to Chile! Aidan catches up with his old college roommate Andrew and his girlfriend Reichel to reflect on their journeys.