A Culture Story

By A Culture Story with Megan

Story is powerful. Story is complex. A story is not complete until it is told, heard, and understood. The purpose of this podcast is to showcase guests’ stories who speak specifically about their cross-cultural experiences. What ever cross-cultural means to them. Listen to understand as they tell it.

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A Culture StoryNov 09, 2020

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Podcast Masterclass Recording

Hi everyone! This episode is not the usual format podcast I typically do. A few weeks ago, I presented a Masterclass training at PODFEST - a virtual online Podcaster Summit that brought together over 12,000 active podcast hosts - to share some principles I followed in starting my own podcast: A Culture Story. Take a listen to what I shared to fellow podcasters!

May 14, 202105:37

A Culture Story with Flor

Happy [US] Mother’s Day. Flor is my guest today. Flor is a DEI and Language Consultant working with multilingual families for more than 8 years. Her passion for her native language Spanish has brought her to create Little Nómadas, a platform for cross cultural individuals and families to learn the Spanish language and Latino culture while creating a sense of belonging and identity. She teaches Spanish to children, teens and adults and designs diversity and inclusion programs for nonprofit organizations.

littlenomadas.com/

May 09, 202119:44

A Culture Story with Joseph

Today, my guest is Joseph. Joseph Melkonian works in economic research in Chicago and will be starting a PhD in public policy this fall at Harvard. Joseph's experience growing up between Morocco and California has shaped his love of couscous, salsa, and cross-cultural spaces (both domestic and international). He enjoys biking around, shopping at ethnic grocery stores, and getting lost in libraries.

Apr 30, 202121:55

A Culture Story with Louise

Today, my guest is Louise. Louise Wiles supports clients through the challenge and opportunity that comes with change and transition, including international relocation. Louise uses a strengths-based wellbeing framework as the foundation for her work with clients, helping them to create positive change based on an inspiring future vision.
Louise draws on her personal and professional experience as an expat, repat, narrative coach and learning and development professional with an academic background in organisational psychology. Louise is author of Thriving Abroad: The definitive guide to professional and personal relocation success and host of the Thriving Abroad Podcast.
To learn more go to www.ThrivingAbroad.com and register for the regular newsletter.
Louise would love to connect with you via:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/louisewiles/
Twitter: twitter.com/thrivingabroad
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ThrivingAbroad
Email: info@Thrivingabroad.com

Apr 22, 202122:15

Apr 01, 202133:32

A Culture Story with Jake

My guest today is Jake. Jake began traveling in 2010 when he started teaching English in South Korea. Since then he has taught students from more than 20 countries. Originally from South Carolina, he now lives in Denver, Colorado. His first book of travel stories, I’M NOT FROM AROUND HERE: TRAVELS IN ASIA, is available in paperback in his shop: jakehollingsworth.bigcartel.com. Also, he once ate a dog in Korea. It was delicious.

Mar 25, 202123:01

A Culture Story with Kelly

Today, my guest is Kelly. Kelly Wagner (she/her) is a Program Manager on the Global Engagement and Education Abroad (GEEA) team of the University of Michigan (U-M) International Center. Kelly also serves as the current Chair of NAFSA Region V. Since graduating with her M.Ed. in Higher Education from Loyola University Chicago in 2014, Kelly has worked passionately to create a globally inclusive campus environment for the institutions where she has served. This is especially true when it comes to training faculty, staff and students about intercultural theory and practice. Kelly was a Fellow at the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communications (SIIC) the summer of 2017, and she became a Qualified Administrator (QA) for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) in 2016.

Mar 18, 202121:51

A Culture Story with Stephen

Today, my guest is Stephen. Stephen is the host and producer of TCK Care, a podcast sharing stories, strategies, and support for third culture kids in all walks of life. Having grown up overseas himself, Stephen worked in an international school in Southeast Asia for five years, coordinated care for families serving globally for three years, and is currently studying to become a licensed mental healthcare professional. You can connect with Stephen on Facebook www.facebook.com/tckcare/ and his podcast can be found on Anchor: anchor.fm/tck-care.

Mar 12, 202129:02

A Culture Story with Ava

Today, my guest is Ava. Ava Hussaini is a DEI practitioner & consultant based in Boston. Her cultural journey as a CCK and her intersectional identity inspired her PhD dissertation and career in the world of DEI to bear personal history and ongoing experiences to further expanded here life-long mission to make the workplace a better place for everyone. You can connect with Ava on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ava-hussaini-she-her-hers-01a675181

Mar 05, 202124:11

A Culture Story with Stewart

Today, my guest is Stewart. Stewart is a third year student at Lancaster Univeristy in the UK who's passion for effective cross-cultural communication came after a back to back trip to Fiji and Iowa. Considering his home is Manchester, these two trips were a far-away reality from what he was used to and provided interesting and eventful examples of why culture is so important.

Since then, Stewart has gone on to work with a team of 10 from 9 different cultures to create Context - a cross-cultural education tool that uses stories to educate on culture. The app is planned to launch in mid 2021.

Feb 26, 202134:45

A Culture Story with Carolina

Today, my guest is Carolina. Carolina is a multi-cultural international transition coach and a seasoned expat herself. She serves international individuals and families through one to one session’s, works with corporations to support their expats and is available for public speaking engagements.

Carolina is a well-known and valued member specially in the French and Portuguese speaking global communities. Carolina is a former board member for FIGT, Families in Global Transition and is serving as the co-leader for the FIGT Brazilian Affiliate.

Learn more about Carolina: www.carolinaporto.net/ ; www.instagram.com/carolinaporto_mambembe/

Feb 18, 202118:17

Home is.....

Today’s episode is just me... hi, hello! I take a few minutes to answer my own rapid-fire open-ended question “Home is......”

Feb 11, 202105:01

A Culture Story with Jonathan

Today, my guest is Jonathan. Jonathan Walthour is a storyteller who still thinks he is a TCK. Having grown up in Nigeria, his family moved back to the US when he was 10. Since then Africa has remained a part of his life through two siblings adopted from Ethiopia and his wife who is from Kenya. Jonathan is the host and creator of TCK Tales (https://anchor.fm/t-c-k-tales) and a host of TCK VOF (https://open.spotify.com/show/5X3sASeaUQum62mCowmEKY)

Feb 04, 202124:32

A Culture Story with Sundae

My guest today is Sundae. Sundae is a solution-oriented coach and intercultural strategist for individuals and organizations. She helps you adapt as quickly (and painlessly!) as possible, expedite success, create meaningful connections (abroad and at home), and cherish the experience. American by birth, Swiss by marriage, and expat in South Africa by choice. Her clients range from European multi-national organizations to international NGOs, from West and East African country directors to new and seasoned expat spouses, representing over 60 countries across 6 continents.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
Website: www.sundaebean.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SundaeSchneiderBeanLLC
Twitter: @SundaeBean
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sundaeschneiderbean/

Jan 29, 202119:21

A Culture Story with Calvin

Today, my guest is Calvin. Calvin Karuniawan Widjaja is the host and creator of Global CKtizens a Facebook Livestream and Youtube show that advocates Third Culture Kids and multicultural communities of all profiles. Through his experiences with dealing with reverse culture shock from his birth country Indonesia and characteristics that he formed from his second home Singapore and other subcultures he encountered in his time abroad Calvin dedicates his effort to provide a platform so others who might experience the same issue can know that they are not alone and their experiences matter. Calvin has been featured on podcasts made by and for TCKs along with contributing several self-published and externally published articles to tell his experiences dealing with identity crisis and intercultural challenges.
Social Links:
Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/globalcktizens
Instagram: globalcktizens
Youtube:Global CKtizens
E-mail:globalcktizens@gmail.com

Jan 21, 202140:05

A Culture Story with Jenny

Today my guest is Jenny. Jenny Lee has gone from agency work to freelance design to learning how she loved being a part of a team. These days she builds and leads a team at Ramsey Solutions as the Creative Director. Outside of work, Jenny "makes stuff that says something" -- sometimes that looks like lettering, sometimes it looks like a rambling essay. Find her on Instagram at daddysangbass.

Jan 14, 202119:59