Life‘s un Viaje: Recent Episodes
lifesunviaje
A weekly conversation about travel, dating, and living abroad while navigating coming into adulthood. Life‘s a trip, but that name was taken.
This week Udi goes through her relationship with Nollywood films and brings Kiara into the history of the Nigerian film industry, and the differences between "old" and "new" Nollywood.
Films Mentioned:
✈ Living in Bondage (1992)
✈ Osuofia in London
✈ Beyonce Vs. Rihanna
✈ Isoken
✈ Wedding Party
✈ Oloture
Music Mentioned:
♫FIREBOY DML - PERU
♫ Lindsey Abudei - Libra Man
No Udi this week. Instead Kiara and Alex (Pets In Korea) talk about the differences between Korean cities.
Specifically Busan and Incheon and Seoul.
If you're looking to choose a city on your EPIK application, this is the episode for you!
Music Mentioned:
♫Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak)- Smokin' Out the Window
♫ APINK - Eung Eung (%%)
This week we discuss the challenges of making friends while living abroad and as adults. Also, the added challenge of all these factors during the pandemic.
Music Mentioned:
♫Liniker - Baby95
♫ Brandy - Best Friend
This week we have a friend to the show, and a very special guest, LaCara sits down with Udi and discusses her experience living in London during her teenage years.
Apologies in advance for the abnormal sound quality 😬
Music Mentioned:
♫Craig David-Rewind
♫ Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate
♫WSTRN - Wonder Woman
This week we discuss:
- Jesy Nelson black fishing her new music video
- Adele has new music coming and we are pleasantly surprised
- Black girl in Korea tag
- Kiara talks teaching in Korea
- We give you the stats about Teachers Abroad
- That one time Omarion pop-up on stage with a Kpop group in Korea, and his place in Kpop.
Sources Mentioned:
✈How Large Is The Job Market for English Teachers Abroad?
Music Mentioned:
♫Anne-Marie - 2002
♫ 따마(THAMA) feat. GSoul - Blessed
This week we discuss:
- Working in Covid, and our take about news reporting that American workers are resigning in mass numbers
- What exactly does Udi do? And what is the experience working remotely?
- Thoughts on working in the media industry
- Stayed tuned next week for Kiara’s perspective on Teaching in Korea
Sources Mentioned:
✈ #HIREBLACK
Music Mentioned:
♫ Ari Lennox - New Apartment
♫ TAEYEON 태연 - Weekend
We're back! 🎉
This week we are revisiting our 5th episode "We're in Transition", One year later. Also, we play catch up to what we have been doing during our break.
Music Mentioned:
♫ 702 - You Don't Know
♫ STAYC(스테이씨) - ASAP
This week we discuss:
- What’s happening in Cuba?
- Kiara and Udi as “unnies”; aunties in the making
- “Unnies” as mentors and role models
- Who are our mentors? Who are our mentees?
- Summer break! See you after Labor Day :)
Sources Mentioned:
✈ #SOSCUBA Awareness Video by Julio and Cassy
✈ Gangnam Unnie
Music Mentioned:
♫ Solange- Things I Imagined
♫ Maxwell- Sumthin’ Sumthin’
This week we discuss:
- What it’s like interviewing and job hunting in this current work culture
- Professionalism and the work environment as an English Teacher in South Korea and working in the USA
- USA work lingo
Music Mentioned:
♫ Donna Summer - "She Works Hard For The Money"
♫Missy Elliott - Ching-A-Ling
This week we discuss:
- Our thoughts about In the Heights and its controversy
- The Summer season and our plans coming out of Covid.
- How we miss going out and partying 😢
Music Mentioned:
♫ Mykki Blanco - "Summer Fling" feat. Kari Faux
♫Hiatus Kaiyote - "Red Room"
Adulting 101: This week we are discussing what home looks like for us now that we are coming into our own.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Solange - Cranes In The Sky
♫Matt Corby - Monday
This week we discuss all the commotion behind cancel culture and our recollection of all the celebs who have been canceled pre and post the phenomenon.
Sources Mentioned:
✈ DRAG THEM: A brief etymology of so-called “cancel culture” by Meredith Clark
✈ The Unwanted Labour Of Social Media: Women Of Colour Call Out Culture As Venture Community Management By Lisa Nakamura
✈ The Long and Tortured History of Cancel Culture
✈J-pop Scandals (specifically the AKB48 scandal, and apology videos included)
Music Mentioned:
♫ Destiny's Child - Cater 2 U
♫Mariah Carey - A No No
This week we discuss all things names and naming. While also giving a little insight into our own names.
Sources Mentioned:
✈ www.mynamestats.com
Music Mentioned:
♫ Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name
♫Megan Thee Stallion - Cry Baby (feat. DaBaby)
This week we discuss:
- what we mean by beauty as a currency,
- whether or not beauty is in the eye of the colonizer,
- the place of beauty in feminism,
- and what part beauty plays in globalization, industrialization, and capital.
Yes, it’s a lot to cover. But don’t worry we got you! 😉
Sources Mentioned:
✈ Is Beauty In The Eyes Of The Colonizer?
✈ Beauty is in the eye of patriarchy, capital, and the colonizer
✈ Globalization and Beauty: A Historical and Firm Perspective*
✈ Beauty as Capital w/ Kimberly Foster
✈ TeenVogue Article
✈ The Beauty Trade: Youth, Gender, and Fashion Globalization (Oxford Studies in Gender and International Relations) ~ McCracken, Angela B.
Music Mentioned:
♫Jazmine Sullivan - Mascara
♫ TLC - Unpretty
This week we share our responses to anonymous Reddit comments about foreigners' observations about Americans abroad.
Sources Mentioned:
✈ 18 American Behaviors That Stick Out Like A Sore Thumb To Non-Americans
✈ People Are Sharing The Signs That A Tourist Is American, And It's A Little Embarrassing
Music Mentioned:
♫ Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson - Scream
♫ SZA - 20 Something
What does it mean? What does it look like? Is Udi in the middle of one?
Music Mentioned:
♫ Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson - Scream
♫ SZA - 20 Something
This one is for the fan in you.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Mariah Carey - Babydoll
♫ Shinee - Ode to you
This week we are putting on our film buff hats to discuss "Minari" and our relationship to the film's topic of family and the US immigrant experience.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Mariah Carey - Anytime You Need A Friend
♫ Raveena - Mama
Spring is here! This week with discuss everything that we associate with the season. From Spring Breakers to Cherry Blossoms.
Music Mentioned:
♫ RAYE - Confidence
♫ 버스커 버스커(Busker Busker) - 벚꽃 엔딩(Cherry Blossom Ending)
Udi's back! Udi's back! Udi's back back back back back!
(This is a SHINee reference)
Yes! Udi is back from Cuba. She tells us the differences between living vs touring Cuba. Kiara is terribly ignorant about the effects of covid-19 on the island. Come join us~
Dollarization: (mentioned during the episode)
definition of dollarization
Dollarization in Ecuador (video)
Song of the Week:
La Cura by El Taiger
Al Final De Este Viaje by Silvio Rodriguez
We hear briefly from Udi this week and after that we're back to South Korea. This week, Kiara is joined by fellow teacher, Nhi, to discuss the realities of Korean public schools.
EPIK- English Program in Korea
http://www.epik.go.kr/contents.do?contentsNo=56&menuNo=286
Songs of the Week:
OH MY GIRL! - Dolphin
TStar- How Much is it?
Thanks for tuning in!
Have you looked into traveling for work?
On this week's episode, we interview Maite, a friend in the medical field who has become a ~traveller~
We learn about domestic hotspots and how she got the opportunity to tour the USA.
Udi's still in Cuba, so just Kiara on this one.
This week while Udi is away, Kiara chats with a friend about the realities of adopting and fostering cats and dogs in South Korea.
Thank you Alex for coming on to the show.
Shout out: https://www.instagram.com/rebelrescuesk/?hl=en
Music Mentioned:
Ariana Grande- 34+35 Remix (Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion)
Girl's Generation- The Boys
We are both longtime Asian drama viewers. This week we get into the nitty-gritty of our decade+ long relationship with Asian dramas.
Dramas Mentioned:
Japan
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SPEC: Birth
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One Million Stars Falling from the Sky
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Untouchable
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Pride
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Hana Yori Dango
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Absolute Boyfriend
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Last Cinderella
S. Korea
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My Lovely Kim Sam Soon
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I'm Sorry, I Love You
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Coffee Prince
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Because This is my first Life
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Cruel City
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The Innocent Man
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King of Baking Kim Tak Goo
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Goong
Taiwan
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My Queen
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Miss No Good
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Down With Love
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Fated to Love You
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Meteor Garden
Music Mentioned:
♫ Utada Hikaru - Can You Keep a Secret?
♫ Howl & J - Perhaps Love
Greetings from Habana!
With Udi away in Cuba, this week we are discussing our intermediate Spanish skills. How we've gotten by with our school Spanish, and some of the slang and colloquial words/sayings we've picked up along the way.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Carlos Vives, Shakira - La Bicicleta
♫ Lisa Stansfield - All Around the World
This week we are processing Malcolm & Marie, coming for white men on an apology tour, and sharing some Valentine's Day positivity.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Sin bandera & Brian Mcknight- La razón eres tú
♫ Etta James - A Sunday Kind Of Love
♫ Young Gunz ft. Rell - No Better Love
♫ Jazmine Sullivan - Brand New
Are we using Gorilla Glue to lay down our edges?
Because covid has kept many of us from traveling, we're taking the time we’ve had to sit at home to reflect on different industries of tourism. We’re giving you all the pros and cons of the various types of tourists.
Sources as mentioned:
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What is Ecotourism?
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Pros and Cons of Ecotourism
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Pros and Cons of Slum Tourism
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Medical Tourism in S. Korea
Music Mentioned:
♫ MC João - Baile de Favela
♫ Rina Sawayama - Tokyo Love Hotel
Yay! It's the first day of Black History Month. This week we take a little deep into the Danileigh drama. then we get into our natural hair journey and what it has been like living and traveling abroad with natural hair.
Sources as mentioned:
- IES Abroad - Traveling with Natural Hair
Music Mentioned:
♫ Leikeli47 - Wash & Set
♫ Solange - Don't Touch My Hair ft. Sampha
This week Kiara quizzes Udi on some Konglish. We discuss the many ways miscommunication happens in the English language.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Lady Saw - I've Got Your Man
♫ 소유(SoYou) X 정기고(JunggiGo) - 썸(Some) feat. 긱스 릴보이 (Lil Boi of Geeks)
They don't call Udi "The Foodie" for nothing. This week is we are comparing our experience eating in restaurants and cafes in countries outside of the USA.
Also very excited about our new intro!
Music Mentioned:
♫ Sie7e & The Islanauts - CAFÉ CON CANELA
♫ Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life (Spice World)
Let's talk everything Bridgerton!
Sources as mentioned:
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Let's Talk About Bridgerton Costumes
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How accurate is ‘Bridgerton’s’ tale of sex and scandal in Regency England? We asked
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1813: The Year in Review
Music Mentioned:
♫ The Vitamin String Quartet - Intentions
♫ Tamia - Stranger in My House
♫ Vitamin String Quartet - thank u, next
From the trends we wish would come back to the one's we are still trying to understand. This week we are discussing the fashion trends of abroad and home.
The Forgotten trend of Melissa shoes
Music Mentioned:
♫ ASAP Rocky - Fashion Killa £Chooped & Screwed£
♫ Wale - Fashion Week (feat. G-Eazy)
♫ ITZY - 달라달라(DALLA DALLA)
Blessed to make it to another year! This week is all about self-assessing and envisioning your life in the New Year.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Brandy - Never Say Never (Jaël Remix)
♫ 2NE1 - 내가 제일 잘 나가(I AM THE BEST)
♫ Rema - Ginger Me
This week we attempt to make sense of the year and try to find some good.
https://pandemicarchive.com/ : Visit here to participate in the archive on what has been lost and found during the pandemic.
Top 2020 Kpop Songs of 2020
Music Mentioned:
♫ Anna Pyon - This Christmas Lofi
♫ JoJo - Kiss
♫ Bombay Bicycle Club - Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)
Discussing our evolving relationship with social media. Now whether that is for better or worse? I'll leave that up to y'all.
Music Mentioned:
♫ JerseyClub - Letoya Luckket - Torn (Tr3ybeatz Remix)
♫ Brandon Hines - Falling in (intro)
♫ Jonghyun - 와플 #Hashtag
Sometimes Winter can just be emotionally draining.
Music Mentioned:
♫ All I Want For Christmas (Club Jersey Remix)
♫ Mariah Carey - Breakdown ft. Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone
♫ Ne-Yo - Stay ft. Peedi Peedi (Official Video)
Giving our honest reaction to the Buzzfeed article on unpopular opinions about traveling.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Ludacris - Pimpin' All Over the World (Rare Essence Go-Go Remix)
♫ Slim (Of 112) - So Fly [featuring Shawty Lo & Yung Joc]
♫ Rihanna - Unfaithful
Giving thanks and sharing our fond memories of Thanksgiving.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Mr. Vegas - I Am Blessed
♫ Kindred The Family Soul - Where Would I Be
♫ Fred Hammond - We're Blessed
It's a lengthy one, but we're getting real about love ❤ !
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. (1 John 4:18 ESV)
Music Mentioned:
♫ Settle for my Love Remix (Bwaregotbeats)
♫ Tank And The Bangas: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
♫ Jazmine Sullivan - Lost One (Live)
Chile, this is the good, the bad, and the ugly from the still on-going 2020 elections here in the US. These are our honest thoughts and opinions about it all.
If you're interested in some fashionable afro print inspired face mask you can check out the ones mentioned in today's episode here.
And we didn't leave y'all hanging. I got you here for the top 5 songs I believe you should hear by Tinashe. Let me know if you become a believer after listening 😂.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Jay Rock - Stacey Abrams Win
♫ Nicki Minaj - Beez In The Trap ft. 2 Chainz
♫ Girls' Generation 소녀시대 '다시 만난 세계 (Into The New World)
We're back at it again! This week is everything Halloween 🎃
And we didn't leave y'all hanging. I got you here for the top 5 songs I believe you should hear by Tinashe. Let me know if you become a believer after listening 😂.
Music Mentioned:
♫ TLC - Creep (Kaytranada's Creepier Edition)
♫ Lady Gaga - Monster
♫ Tinashe - Die A Little Bit ft. Ms Banks
♫ Rihanna - Disturbia
In normal times this month would be Homecoming season for many students. In Spirit of that this episode, we are discussing the deeper meaning of the occasion with a reflection on our college days as well as the idea of community.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Beyoncé - Before I Let Go [Dj Fade Rmx]
♫ MC Galaxy ft. Davido - Nek-Unek
♫ Blackstreet - The Booty Call Dance
This week we're discussing the Love Languages 💕
Music Mentioned:
♫ MAUSI - Body Language
♫ Mali Music - Loved By You ft. Jazmine Sullivan
♫ Calle 13 - Un Beso de Desayuno
For many of us, it has been a long time since we have seen the inside of a club. And we are two chicas that like to shake our behinds and hit a little two-step. This week we are discussing the cultural differences we've experienced going to clubs outside of our home country.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Jidenna - The Let Out ft. Nana Kwabena
♫ MCs Zaac e Jerry - Bumbum Granada
♫ Twister El Rey - Una Cosa Loca
❗❗SPOILER ALERT❗❗ Our thoughts on the oh so controversial film on Netflix. Also taking a look back at the years we all sometimes wish we could forget, being a preteen.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Cassie - Me & U (Glen Check "Summer" Remix)
♫ Chris Brown - Ya Man Ain't Me
♫ Ludacris - Runaway Love ft. Mary J. Blige
Fall is here 🍂 ! and with it comes many transitions. Here is our episode talking about our 20 somethings and the growing pains of the transitioning into adulthood
Music Mentioned:
♫ SZA - 20 Something//LoFi Mix
♫ Kanye West - All Falls Down ft. Syleena Johnson
♫ Lianne La Havas - Sour Flower
Moving to another country and learning the language? In a bilingual relationship? We feel your feels. This episode we are discussing the in's and out's of our experience learning and living life outside of our English.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Lil' Kim - Put Your Lighters Up (lustabitek rmx.)
♫ Daddy Yankee - Lo Que Pasó, Pasó
♫ Casa De Leones - No Te Veo
♫ Piso 21 & Black Eyed Peas - Mami
Dating, Career, Finances. They seem to be the topics we talk about the most when trying to navigate adulthood, but what about our friends? We're here again with another episode discussing the balancing act that is coming into adulthood and friendships that come along with it.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Brandy - Best Friend
♫ TLC - What About Your Friends
♫ Rina Sawayama - Bad Friend
Discussing the pressure to be productive, especially in the special times of the rona. We are here to tell you; yes, taking a nap is still a form of productivity.
A friend of our's was recently in a bad accident and could use some support. You can support her by visiting her Gofundme here.
Music Mentioned:
♫ Solange - Things I Imagined
♫ Ike and Tina Turner - Proud Mary
♫ Got 7 - Teenager
♫ Usher - U Remind Me
Allow us to give you a little introduction. Starting this journey off with an oldie but goodie, reflecting on a topic from our very first podcast we ever recorded 7 years ago. Why don't boys like me!?
Music mentioned:
♫ Yomil y El Dany - Echame agua
♫ Tyler, The Creator - The Boy is a Gun