Dear future self: Recent Episodes
Amy Do
I reflected on five lessons I took home from Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires this year, talked about how I am feeling about the move to Toronto coming up this year, and spend some time thinking about what March means to me and what I expect of my future self.
This year-end episode is a chance for me to look back on my top 5 moments of : my recent trip to Thailand, my travel memories so far in my life and my learning journey. I also talk about a difficult decision I had to let someone make this year, what my wish list and no-buy list are for 2023!
I recall my recent trips away from Victoria and try to find ways to beat the blues this autumn season.
My streamer friend comes to my podcast this time to discuss some heavy topics in philosophy (while staying away from the REALLY heavy topics). We chat about Heidegger, how it's hard it is to separate someone's work from who they are, why philosophy isn't so popular casual conversation, and what can we learn from philosophy.
Kamil returns to the podcast to tell all the fun stories from his recent trip to South America. We talk about food, desserts, football (soccer), so many types of alcohol, and some surprise adventures. Where to next?
My friend Weike is a guest this month on the podcast, where he talks about how he went from being an engineer to a software developer. We talk about the different cultures in civil construction and tech startup. What can traditional engineers learn from the innovative tech industry? At the end, we play a little fun game of guess the composer of some student violin pieces.
In between my busy travel schedule, I've read some books and watched some shows lately that made me realize my own moral inconsistencies. I discuss Christine Korsgaard's "Fellow Creatures" and the points that stuck the most to me, "The Door" by Magda Szabo, the Japanese show "God's Favoritism" and American show "The Good Place".
This week I chat with a friend who has so many hobbies on the go that we almost never see each other anymore! We talk about maturing into adulthood and what we could have done differently in ours 20s, as well as relive some of the dumb stuff we did in university.
Birthday is only one day but I celebrate all month - what's wrong with that? I recall some tidbits of my recent trip to Stockholm, Malmo, Berlin and Gothenburg. My travels and the story of Simas Kudirka have made me reflect on my privilege to travel.
My friend visits me in Victoria and we chat about our experience working in urban transportation design and who our cities are not designed for. Grace also gives me an insider look into audio engineering and music production, while we try not to get copyright strike playing a pop music game.
This episode, I'm joined by John, a "former" dancer (who is always teasing his comeback), and spilling the beans on all we know about ballroom dancing. How does dancing compare to relationships, other sports like figure skating, or even to religion? And what did we learn through our dancing journey?
Despite my microphone technical difficulties, I had a super fun long chat with my friend Kamil. We talked about the perfect negroni, the things we need in our 30s, what makes food authentic? We went on a virtual world tour of the food we've had before, from Viet Nam, Sri Lanka, to Italy, Spain and Malaysia. We played a game of yes or no and what food we will definitely NEVER eat. Where will we eat great food next?
I share some reactions to the movie Lady Bird, which inspired me to reflect on some past mistakes. I found some old poems that meant a lot to me but don't make any sense. And finally I recorded some progress with a Bach violin piece in my student book.
I talk about why I consume pop music and follow pop idols, the role of imagination as mental exercise and a source of inspiration, record a bit of my recent violin practice with a piece by Kuchler, and finally summer time bubble tea treat.
This episode I talk about why I'm starting a podcast diary, what's it like listening to Mozart and JayB, playing in my last string ensemble for a while, and reflecting on the role of entertainment in my life recently. This episode's bubble tea inspiration is lychee green tea with aloe vera.