Just Wandering

What if the hardest moments of your life were actually pointing you toward your purpose? In this episode, I spoke with Thomas Ousterhout , a PhD scholar turned entrepreneur and founder of Hird, a neurotech startup aimed...

Are you still able to do things "just because"? We live in a society that pushes us toward increasingly optimised versions of ourselves, where AI can help streamline every process in our lives. Sometimes it feels like...

What can you do when you want to live too many lives but feel like you have too little time? In this episode, I spoke with Madalina Buzdugan about the lessons she learned from her "non-linear" career. Working at the...

Have you ever held back from putting yourself out there because you were afraid of seeming cringe? You are not alone. Growing up amidst "cringe culture" has made it easy to fear judgment and hard to find the courage to...

Have you ever wondered why Denmark is often ranked among the happiest countries in the world? There are multiple reasons, but one of them is undoubtedly its focus on work-life balance. In this episode of Just Wandering...

Ambition is a trait many of us identify with. Dreaming big moves something in all of us (just look at the success of the marketing for "Marty Supreme"). But what does it really mean to be ambitious, and do we all...

When looking at the news these days, it can be hard to be hopeful about the new year. So much so, that you might have noticed on social media how many have resorted to looking at the good old days of 2016 as a way to...

The time has come again, when the year is about to end. In what has by now become a yearly tradition, I have taken some time to reflect on the past 365 days, and some of the learnings the experiences I went through have...

Two years have passed since I first moved to this city. Over this period, I have experienced highs, lows, and everything in between. As, with 2025, a chapter comes to an end, it is time to reflect on my relationship...

Run clubs, sold-out races, and nonstop Strava updates: running has taken the world by storm this year. But what’s driving this surge in popularity, especially among Gen Z? In this episode, I explore the latest running...

Samantha Bolton’s motto is “travel, create, and feel deeply”, a philosophy the 21-year-old founder and CEO of The Little Guy Foundation has lived fully during her year of solo travel across South America. In this...

What does it really mean to be well-traveled? The Oxford Dictionary says that to be well-traveled, one must have traveled widely. But is that the only metric? In this episode, I share insights from my solo trip through...

In this first episode of a new season of the podcast, I’m taking a moment to reflect on what this project has meant so far, and how my relationship with what started as a simple passion project has evolved as I’ve...

<p>We’re back!</p><p>After a long break, and just in time for your summer holidays, your little bi-weekly podcast is making a comeback. </p><p>In this episode, I’m sharing where Just Wandering is heading next: expect...

<p>Hi! After some time away, I’m back as rambly as ever. </p><p>I've been stuck in a bit of a perfectionist loop and procrastinating picking this up again, so this episode is less of a grand return and more of a chill...