This is our second and final week in the United States before heading for China. Today I interview Alexis Fischer and Trevor Hansen. Alexis is a dancer who performs in musicals around the world and Trevor is a diver working for oil rigs and in other capasities. We talk about America, travel, food, politics and much more.

In this update I journey to an obscure district of Shanghai in search of a new microphone, and I introduce you to the upcoming focus of the podcast.

Today marks the beginning of our USA Double Shot as this week and next I interview Americans and we discuss life, travel and what matters to the United States. Today I chat with Sam Gagliardi, a young singer from a small town who grew from a child with a speech disorder into a professional world touring singer. We discuss life and travel and what it means to accept a culture with a grain of salt.

Today I chat with Beknar Bermudez from Puerto Rico. We talk about her modest upbringing in the crime riddled streets of the projects of Puerto Rico, her time in West Side Story and acting with the accent she speaks with naturally.

Although I had a different interview planned for the first ever episode we instead we are going to begin with Leo. Leo was born and raised in Chile during the infamous dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Leo shares his life growing up in the dictatorship, a life of being told what to think and believe. He tells us about his life now being happy and grateful everyday for the freedom to think his own thoughts, research anything he wants and believe whatever he chooses. He talks about his home country and also, how to travel well.