In Between
In Between
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Where foreigners meet foreigners in a foreign country and share lifestyles, curiosities, ideas, beliefs, stigmas, taboos, cultural traits and anything worth the chat!
The world is our home and it is up to us to explore it as we wish to, even though it meaning we will be away from family and friends for some time, and more often, extended periods of time. Loneliness can creep in like a close friend, and we find ourselves lost in the middle of the unfamiliar.
This is a safe space to build community and bring people from different places together with a common goal, connection and belonging.
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Explores diverse topics related to cultural exchange, personal experiences, and the challenges of living abroad, with episodes including discussions on dating in China, navigating friendships in new environments, and authentic local experiences such as food culture and public facilities.
Where foreigners meet foreigners in a foreign country and share lifestyles, curiosities, ideas, beliefs, stigmas, taboos, cultural traits and anything worth the chat!
The world is our home and it is up to us to explore it as we wish to, even though it meaning we will be away from family and friends for some time, and more often, extended periods of time. Loneliness can creep in like a close friend, and we find ourselves lost in the middle of the unfamiliar.
This is a safe space to build community and bring people from different places together with a common goal, connection and belonging.
Meet Jaeda, her beautiful smile and high energy caught my attention since the first time we met! She is a first generation Canadian, being half Persian half Filipino! With a background in literature and languages combined with her adventurous personality, the idea of having a teaching job abroad expanded in her mind, even though she never wanted to have a career as a teacher.
Her first international job was in Thailand, where she stayed for about six months in a very rural area, not the best first international teaching experience to be honest! So in 2024 she came to China, specifically Shenzhen and everything seemed to fit in perfectly, she even found love during her first semester already!
We chat the thrill of leaving home for the first time, the excitement of solo traveling and everything that comes into becoming independent as a human in the world. We also get into some cultural values she admire in this country as well as some she does not relate to as much, specially in the education system. We also get into some of the things she most enjoy about living here, starting by the price of stuff and all the amazing online shopping apps!
Jaeda’s warm and outgoing personality surely has transposed into this conversation. This was a great chat about the ups and downs of living abroad and how having an opened mind and positive mindset will guide you in the right direction.
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