Uncorked

Hello there! This week we covered a variety of summer-ish topics and drank our way through some interesting self-realization. 

This week we partnered with LAIBA beverages. LAIBA brings us unique bottled craft cocktails. Their flavors are impeccable (even for our unseasoned palates), these flavors are genuinely one of a kind. You can find LAIBA beverages all over Shanghai and different cities in China, they have also expanded to different countries in South East Asia! Be sure to check them out and find them on WeChat: LAIBA, on their Instagram: laibabeverages and their website: laibabeverages.com 

Be sure to check out LAIBA's upcoming event  on August 24th, 2019. "Slice Slice Baby" they are partnering with Homeslice Pizza to bring you 3 hours of free flow cocktails and 2 slices of pizza. 180 rmb pre-sale, 220 rmb at the door. B1/F, 158 Julu Road, near Ruijin Yi Road. (please check my moments for the flier)

Nadia Trabelsi of Coco & Clay joined us to discuss her impact on the sustainability market here in Shanghai with her all nature skin  care line. Coco & Clay features powder clay masks and face oils that cleanse all of the dirt, grime and sweat from your skin and leave you feeling like you got yourself an at home facial! To find out more about Nadia and Coco & Clay be sure to follow her on Instagram (cocoandclay_cosmetics) as well as her WeChat: NadiaTee. Follow her and reach out for updates on her brand and where to purchase her products. 

We are saying goodbye to Kitso Rantao, this episode is her last gift to us. Be sure to stay up to date with her and her future projects via WeChat: summertimefine, Instagram: kitsorantao, and a website (coming soon, will post when the link is available)

Journal With Me was postponed to August 31st so there are still tickets available at 325 rmb. 

Please add me on WeChat: meghanchristian for any Uncorked news and more information on anything posted above. 

Like a moth to a flame, so are the days of our busy schedules, multitasking careers, keeping up with friends and the two million other things on our to do list. 

This week on Unlearn minisode, we remind ourselves that we can’t light fires with a burn out candle and unpack the pressure to romanticize burn out and fatigue. 
Tune in ! 

Welcome to the News mini- episode for the summer! 
We talk about Shanghai’s move towards a greener earth, new laws that are pretty mind blowing and the most unorthodox weight loss plan for the summer! You could lose a scary number of calories *wink wink* 
Enjoy ! 

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Summertime! And the living is... mostly work, heat, summer-camp  jobs and more work in Shanghai!

This week we start with some summertime news or the lack there of and review two events: Podbabes Potluck and Being Her(e)  Meditative writing retreat.

We have two special guests talking to us about being business owners in Shanghai. Mariano Larrain teaches us about how wine, business and making friends work well together. 
And Marissa Tosoni takes us through how to be intentional in finding and running the type of business that you want. She also joins us for Unlearn as we chat about doing things for the first time despite what you’ve been conditioned to think about them. 

We end with some complicated recycling rules and introspection. 

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您好！
我们在上海 和 我们每天 在 迷失在翻译中。（scroll to bottom for translation)

Welcome to our Lost in Translation episode with two lovely guests! We come bearing fake news and good news for this summer and some people may or may not do strange things involving some kids and Weibo... (Chinese Twitter)

We are joined by Michelle Ibharra who started the Podbabes Community, tune in and find out how the first Podbabes Brunch featuring Uncorked went! (more information below). Michelle also joins us for Unlearn, where we discuss why closure is for weaves and not for exes... and other intricate processes involved in getting closure.

We are diving into being lost in translation and stumble through some Pinyin and choke on some English grammar too... Bill 老师 takes us through some intriguing Chinese culture points and tips. We are both officially on the hunt for a Chinese significant other because Bill 老师 says so, listen to find out why! 

(we lied, we're not even sure what it means, no one knows what it means... But it's provocative, it gets the people going)


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Get in touch with her on Wechat (michelleyibarra) to join the group! 

Happy Dragon Boat Festival Everyone! This week we released a little early in light of the holiday... Maybe you are wondering what a Dragon Boat Festival is? We were too! Tune in and maybe you'll find out... Maybe. 

We've got some really weird news from China this week, that's all we'll say, in case you're eating.. 

We get really deep on Unlearn. They say, "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life -well, they lied! We explore our conditioning and unlearning around the idea of fulfillment and purpose in career and life. 

And lastly we Uncork some pressing issues, like visa complications and saying NO! 

P. S: Just in case you don't believe the fake news stories to be completely factual and true.. Follow: PandaGuides on WECHAT. 

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Money, money, money! From the strangest things money can buy on Taobao and investing as an expat to becoming bffs with money using it as a tool for self care, this week we get well acquainted with how to handle your RMB! We know Shanghai is an expensive city, but your finances don't need to reflect that! Learn how exactly you can make the yuans work for you this week as we discuss the relationship we have with money and how to handle it better with Tamar Hela and Tommy Greb. 

Tamar Hela is a former publishing director who has lived in 3 different countries and started 3 different businesses in the creative arts and education. Her main passions involve the publishing industry, education, and complementary health and medicine. A published author of 3 books and professional editor of over 45 books, she understands the transformative power of storytelling. As an educator who is also a certified natural health instructor, she helps her students and clients to "change their stories" and become a better version of themselves...to save the world. 

After being in Shanghai for nearly three years, Tamar is growing the year-old campaign #LinkedInLocal Shanghai, which she hosts. She’s also recently launched “The Richest Women in Shanghai”, inspired by the book The Richest Man in Babylon. This community aims to empower women around wealth, investing, and owning their worth. Find out more about Tamar at: www.tamarhela.com.

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Thomas Greb graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts with focuses in International Business, Finance, and Supply Chain Management. He also minored in Chinese. Then he started his career in the Jewish Tombstone industry in the US. He has been traveling to Asia since 2006, and moved to Shanghai in 2013.  

Now, Thomas co-runs Olivar & Greb Capital — an SEC Financial Investment Company that advises expatriates and companies in Shanghai. In addition, his firm invests in domestic Chinese industries such as creative design, F&B, and rural development. To learn more about Thomas and O&G, visit: www.olivar-greb.com.

*Illegal egg donation is obviously what's illegal not IVF. Find out more information here:
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1678335/illegal-egg-donors-run-big-risks

We're taking a little deeper look into the lives of people living in Shanghai, bringing you what's happening in the city and share some extreme examples of super parents securing their children's education - the great and not so great extremities.

Under our overall theme of Dating Experiences, we get into questions around our conditioning when it comes to sexual preference and take a trip to the Shanghai Marriage Market to understand the societal pressure to marry in China...

Lastly, we have some amazing listeners who lent their beautiful voices to share their dating experiences, or lack there of, in the city!

Join the conversation! Contact us at [email protected]