Culturally: Finding Home: Recent Episodes
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This is Finding Home, a podcast that provides a room for individuals with truly remarkable and interesting multicultural backgrounds to speak about how their past experiences growing up in different countries has shaped who they are today. We talk about their struggles, things they learned along the way, and the beautiful ways in which being a third culture child can be such an asset in the modern day world, with stories that are truly relatable for anyone who identifies as multicultural.
Joining me today is Pedro. Pedro is half-Japanese, half-Brazilian, but lived in the United States and Germany for most of his post-university life. The experience of coming from such a culturally rich background, and learning to integrate in entirely new countries provides Pedro with tremendously fascinating stories to tell!
This is Finding Home, a podcast that provides a room for individuals with truly remarkable and multicultural backgrounds to speak about how their past experiences growing up exposed to different cultures has shaped who they are today. We talk about their struggles, things they learned along the way, and the beautiful ways in which being a third culture child can be such an asset in the modern day world, but can make it so difficult to truly define the word home.
Thank you for listening 🎧!
Joining me today is Jenny- with roots in China, growing up in Luxemburg, and finding a new home in New York City- Jenny's background  allowed her to grow up speaking an incredible amount of five languages. Her personal stories provide some wonderful insights into what it’s like and what it means to be Asian European- how it influences an identity as well as the path to finding home.
This is Finding Home, a podcast that provides a room for individuals with truly remarkable and multicultural backgrounds to speak about how their past experiences growing up exposed to different cultures has shaped who they are today. We talk about their struggles, things they learned along the way, and the beautiful ways in which being a third culture child can be such an asset in the modern day world, but can make it so difficult to truly define the word home.
Thank you for listening 🎧!
Joining me today is Sagar. The title says it all: His background is absolutely unique. He is of Indian descent, but was born and raised in Madagascar before moving to France to pursue his studies. Sagar's experiences provide us with incredible insights and stories into the cultures of these very different cultures- and the things he learned along the way. Welcome to the pod, Sagar!
This is Finding Home, a podcast that provides a room for individuals with truly remarkable and multicultural backgrounds to speak about how their past experiences growing up exposed to different cultures has shaped who they are today. We talk about their struggles, things they learned along the way, and the beautiful ways in which being a third culture child can be such an asset in the modern day world, but can make it so difficult to truly define the word home.
Thank you for listening 🎧!
Joining me today is Janine. Janine is half Indian and half German, but has truly seen so much of the world while growing up. Spending her childhood in countries including Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and to my very delight: China, we talk about how moving around and growing up multicultural can influence our personalities and identities along the way- and the various culture shocks that we encountered along the way. Thank you so much Janine, and welcome to the pod!
This is Finding Home, a podcast that provides a room for individuals with truly remarkable and multicultural backgrounds to speak about how their past experiences growing up exposed to different cultures has shaped who they are today. We talk about their struggles, things they learned along the way, and the beautiful ways in which being a third culture child can be such an asset in the modern day world, but can make it so difficult to truly define the word home.
Thank you for listening 🎧!
Joining me today is Ryoko. Ryoko was born in Japan, Â raised in the United States, and later returned to Japan to complete high school and her undergrad. Her stories are beautifully insightful and speak volumes about what it's like growing up between cultures that are truly different. Thank you for joining the pod, Ryoko!
This is Finding Home, a podcast that provides a room for individuals with truly remarkable and multicultural backgrounds to speak about how their past experiences growing up exposed to different cultures has shaped who they are today. We talk about their struggles, things they learned along the way, and the beautiful ways in which being a third culture child can be such an asset in the modern day world, but can make it so difficult to truly define the word home.
Thank you for listening 🎧!
Joining me today is Daniel. Daniel was born in Ukraine, grew up in Germany- and now found a new home in Dubai. In this episode, Daniel walks me through the essentials of Ukrainian culture and explains that it's like growing up between the two countries. His story is so informative and I'm so grateful that he joined me to share it.
This is Finding Home, a podcast that provides a room for individuals with truly remarkable and multicultural backgrounds to speak about how their past experiences growing up exposed to different cultures has shaped who they are today. We talk about their struggles, things they learned along the way, and the beautiful ways in which being a third culture child can be such an asset in the modern day world, but can make it so difficult to truly define the word home.
Thank you for listening 🎧!
Joining me today is Matilde. Matilde is Italian-American, but spent a large part of her adolescence in Germany. In this episode, she walks us through the cultural experience of coming from a small Italian town- only to live in some of the world’s largest cities like Berlin and New York later on!
Finding Home is a podcast that spotlights individuals with truly multicultural backgrounds. We reflect on the ups and downs of growing up between cultures as well as the joys and struggles of figuring out where "home" truly is.
Thank you for listening to Finding Home 🎧!
Joining me today is Navina. Navina is half Indian and half German, but learned to adapt to different cultures by moving around between India, Thailand, the Philippines and Germany. The stories Navina shares are both touching and enlightening, as she speaks of her experiences growing up in cities like Neu Delhi, Bangkok. I’m so grateful that she told her stories!
This is Finding Home, a podcast that provides a room for individuals with truly remarkable and multicultural backgrounds to speak about how their past experiences growing up exposed to different cultures has shaped who they are today. We talk about their struggles, things they learned along the way, and the beautiful ways in which being a third culture child can be such an asset in the modern day world, but can make it so difficult to truly define the word home.
Thank you for listening 🎧!
Joining me today is Elizabeth. Elizabeth is a first generation, American born Chinese- and it's this mix of very different cultural backgrounds that makes her story not only fascinating- but an important one to tell. Thank you for sharing your story, Elizabeth! Finding Home is a podcast that spotlights individuals with truly multicultural backgrounds. We reflect on the ups and downs of growing up between cultures as well as the joys and struggles of figuring out where "home" truly is. Thank you for listening to Finding Home 🎧!
Joining me today is Carla. Despite being half British, half German, Carla was neither born, nor did she grow up, in either of the two countries- instead, she spent most of her life in Latin America and Asia. Her story is so truly fascinating and gives a wonderful insight into the life of a third-culture kid.
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Finding Home is a podcast that spotlights individuals with truly multicultural backgrounds. We reflect on the ups and downs of growing up between cultures as well as the joys and struggles of figuring out where "home" truly is.Â
Thank you for listening to Finding Home 🎧!