Hosted by Valerie · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 28 episodes
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Do you feel the call of the outside world? What is "home" for you? Is there a place where you belong ? In this podcast you will hear stories of people who moved. Expats, migrants, refugees, everyone has his own story but by sharing it we discover or cultural differences and how much we have in common.
Valerie hosts Perfect Strangers, a society show with 28 episodes published.
From a childhood love of prosciutto to opening La Jambe in Washington, DC, Anastasia shares a story driven by passion. She left her career in France and reinvented herself in the U.S., building something of her own. Alon
Wally's story is a tale of a self made woman in the US, of love at a time in which she couldn't legally get married, of a journey that will bring her back to Italy after a life abroad. Music: trailer's music: Paris Gipsy
Kirk grew up in Florida from Jamaican parents. As a child and then a teenager it was a bit complicated for him. He was not recognized as African American by African American kids but was seen as one by other
What can go wrong when you have an American accent, an American passport and your parents tell you you are going home after living 7 years in Uzbekistan? You will totally fit in, finally! At least that’s what Jessi thoug
As daughter of a diplomat, Amel moved to new places from the day she was born. As an adult, she wanted to pursue a career in advertizing but it turned out to be incompatible with her nomadic life. Now she helps her clien
Jean-Michel arrived in San Francisco when he was 17. His own family history has taught him that sometimes life throws you lemons. He has worked tirelessly to end homelessness with new programs at Friendship Place since 2
Jessica moved to the US from China more than 20 years ago . She shares with us how her work as a brand strategist helped her become a community builder and why she is on a mission to transform the public education system
Think of us as an elephant with a rider. To understand why it is hard to get along let's look at how human evolution developed our capacity to cooperate inside groups and how our intuitions guide our decisions. In this e
Hella shares witht us why it made sense to create her own business. The learning curve can be steep but it allowed her to build a bridge between her roots in Tunisia and the US in which she arrived when she was 10.
Lea left the Yvory Coast to study in Paris. She then moved to Kazakstan and realized she was the only black woman in Astana. She shares her "weapons" to feel welcomed and at ease everywhere and how she learned to use emo
Paolo Battaglia shares with us what he learned about migration. How and why do communities stay connected to their roots through generations? Is the migrants' experience universal? What is "italianism"? Learn more with t
Danny works four jobs and lives with a rabbit and a cockatiel. Life can be lonely but at 62 he knows what is REALLY important.
Unlike many of us, David chooses carefully the places he moves to. It all began with his childhood's dream to live in Japan. Berlin and Porto followed. His podcast "Expat Empire" gives tips about moving through expats st
How do you find home when you move every 2 to 4 years? How do you live with your multiple identities when you are of mixed heritage? Why is differentness a richness and not a threat? Hala's personal story and her e
Pascale Brady is Founder and CEO of The Challenge Coach She does Life and Business Coaching in these areas: - Challenge coaching in life and at work through transitions or in relationships - Expatriate and international
We all can see our cultural differences but what about what we have in common? In his book, Nicholas Christakis explains how our genes are encoded with core elements that help us build good societies. Love and friendship
17 years old Juliette is about to take a gap year. She will travel on two continents, work and improve her language skills, discover herself. Why did she decide not to go straight to college? Have some of her friends mad
Amanda has a long expat experience and shares with us how she manages to feel at home in every country and how kindness goes a long way. She teaches her chinese culture and language to children and gives us advices on ho
Bonnie experienced cultural differences for the first time when she was a 16 year old exchange student. Austria after WWII was very different from New-York and it was only the beginning of rich life experiences abroad. S
Rene fleed from Guatemala with his parents when he was a toddler. They were refugees in Canada and entered illegally in the US. His father was later caught by immigration services and sent to prison. He speaks about his
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Perfect Strangers is hosted by Valerie. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 28 episodes.
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