Two American Peas in a Mexican Pod(cast): Recent Episodes
Allyson Searway and Becky Marron
We are Allyson and Becky and we’re a lot alike. You might say we’re two peas in a pod. We’re Americans living in Mexico. We love Jesus, people, tea, and we have a lot to talk about.
One of our favorite places is in the Sierras of Mexico, off the grid. Listen to Linda tell what it is like to live there.
Los Huicholes (wee-chole-es) gave up everything to follow Jesus. Becky and Allyson tell their story.
Grief hurts and Allyson knows it. In this episode she tells her experience with grief after Brent's death.
Do you homeschool your kids? Have you ever thought about homeschooling? Becky shares some of her experiences and tips about homeschooling (and also why homeschooling might not be for everyone).
Allyson and Martha have been friends for 30 years, through thick and thin. In this episode, hear what the glue is for this long lasting friendship.
As we start a new year, Allyson and Becky share some of their favorite stories about new beginnings, as well as lessons learned in 2021.
How much Christmas trivia do you know? Do you love some good Christmas jokes? This is the episode for you! Listen in to our second annual Christmas episode for some holiday fun.
Multi-cultural marriages can be hard. Becky and Hans give us their story and their tips on making it work.
¿Se habla Español? Becky and Allyson talk about the woes and hazards of venturing into a new language.
Allyson's husband Brent was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2012 and lived six years. In this episode hear details of that journey.
Becky and Allyson talk about those moments in life when “who you were” isn’t helping with where you find yourself today.
Did you think our many years in Mexico made us good at making Mexican food? You'd be wrong! But we have learned how to make some tasty sort-of-Mexican-food that has been Mexican approved.
Stories from the Archives Episode 3 (the Youth Camp Stories) Becky and Allyson's favorite stories from Youth Camps past.
Sometimes life doesn't quite go as planned. Listen in to Becky's on-going story with secondary infertility.
Do you know an explosive child? Allyson did, and then she went crazy and then she found some pearls of wisdom. In this episode you can skip the crazy and go straight to the pearls.
Emily Searway, Allyson's daughter, is here to tell us the OTHER side of the story about being a missionary kid. You'll appreciate her honesty.
Want to know one of the "bad words" in Becky's house? Want to know what Allyson thinks about translating? Does Becky love or hate green tea? You'll find the answers on this Love/Hate episode!
Official "Stories from the Archives" Episode 2! You cannot wait to hear how the two of us have helped create SOMETHING out of NOTHING in ministry. We think we are hilarious!
We asked Becky's parents and Allyson's son what they thought of being associated with a missionary, and this is what they had to say.
If you have a ministry/kid combination of any type you'll want to listen to this episode. We talk about having kids while having a ministry, along with some cultural aspects that affect parenting, and what has worked for us.
Culture Shock. What is it? Who has it? How do you get it and how do you get rid of it? Even if you haven't changed cultures you might be experiencing it right now. Find out in this episode.
Was 2020 terrible? YES! In this episode we tried to find something (ANYTHING) good about this year and we were surprised by some great news that has left us in awe. Tune in to find out some of the elusive good stuff of 2020.
We each gathered Christmas trivia to quiz each other with, and this episode is the result! We’re pretty sure you’ll want to throw sugarplums at our heads as you listen to us try to answer. Turn it on while you have a minute to relax during this Christmas season, or better yet, while wrapping presents. It’ll make the job jingle by! *Music by Scott Holmes Music
Are you ready for this?! This episode is the first installment of the many (oh so many) stories from life with Becky and Allyson. We couldn’t stop laughing while we were recording, and we hope it gives you a moment of distraction as well. Want to know about Becky and the epic cross-country trip? Want to know Allyson’s experience traveling on a bus in Ensenada? Listen in. Truth is stranger (and funnier) than fiction!
Talking about singleness got us thinking about a couple of our favorite single women in ministry. Becca Malech and Kearstin Vander Mel, two American women, two distinct paths on the mission field. They got real with us and told us about what has been good, what has been hard, and how it has all played out. You will love their hearts.
Becky came to Mexico single; Allyson was recently widowed. Find out what we’ve experienced and learned about being a single woman in ministry, in church, and on the mission field.
In this episode Becky tells how her “one year in Mexico” has turned into fourteen (!) and a bit about what that has looked like. Does she hate it? Does she love it? Get a glimpse into the truth behind her time on the mission field and find out what has made her stay.
Maybe you’d like to know HOW we ended up in Mexico. In this episode Allyson shares the story of how God took her deep reluctance to venture onto the mission field and altered her forever, bringing her, her husband and her two very small children to live in Mexico, and some of the ways He made her truly excited about it.
We’re Allyson and Becky, your hosts of Two American Peas in a Mexican Pod(cast). We were each happily living our lives in the US when God turned things around and put us in Mexico. It’s been a great/hard/wonderfully wild ride since then and we love to talk about all of it. In this “teaser” we introduce each other and try to explain who we are and what we’ll probably sharing in future episodes.