Relatively Asian

We're back!! This week, the ladies continue the 3 part series where we dive into what it's like moving to a new city in your 20s, making new friends using bumble BFF, and how friendships have changed in our late 20s/early 30s. We also catch up with Mini as she returns from her honeymoon from Singapore and Thailand! This episode, the ladies specifically dive into what they prioritize / look for in friendships now that they're a tad older and what has changed since they last talked friendships 3 years ago. Has getting married or moving to a new city provided a new perspective? Check out the episode to hear more!

This week, the girls are joined by Teresa's friend, Lina, to talk about what it's like to move to a brand new city with no friends in your 20s. As many of you may know, Teresa recently moved to Seattle with her husband last year and she met Lina who also recently moved to Seattle with her boyfriend two years ago. The girls talk about the difficulties, challenges, differences in cultures, and why they both decided to make the move to a new city where they didn't know many people. One of them even made the move to Seattle without even visiting! If you've wondered what it's like to move in your 20s or are on the fence, check out the episode!

Mini & Teresa's friend from college, George Wang, come on to this week's episode to discuss the hot topic of dating apps. What dating apps have we used or currently use and which ones do we prefer? Unfortunately or maybe fortunately for some of you, we've entered an age where dating apps are more common than not and meeting on a dating app has become the norm and meeting people organically is almost rare. George and Mini share their experiences going on first dates, how long they think you should talk before becoming exclusive, catfishes, and general tips and tricks on how to navigate this world. 

This week, we are joined by a friend from college, Brandon Fong to talk about his journey changing careers after college. Brandon graduated with a humanities major from college but now he works as a iOS software engineer at WeWork. How did he do it? And what were the challenges and struggles of pivoting to a completely different field than the one he graduated college with a degree from? Many of us may not enjoy the career path we chose from college, but how many of us would take the leap into changing careers completely? Brandon talks about the ups and downs and the decisions he made in order to get to where he is today. If you are curious on what it's like to go through a career pivot, what coding boot camps are like, and how to approach changing your career, this is the PERFECT episode for you. 

This week Mini & Teresa play We're Not Really Strangers: Podcast Edition, the game that has taken over the internet and encourages connection building between strangers, besties, and lovers alike. Join the ladies as they ask each other questions across the levels of perception, connection, and reflection and get to know each other even better. Who knows, you may even be inspired to pick up a copy of this game for yourself!

In part two of the faith series, Teresa and Mini continue to share about their beliefs specifically how they were changed after leaving home and becoming more independent. Through experiences and encountering specific individuals at boarding school and in college, the girls talk about pivotal moments that redefined their beliefs and view of Christianity. Join these ladies this week for another honest conversation. Confused by anything they shared or have questions? Feel free to reach out to them on Instagram @relativelyasian.

Big life update: Teresa and Mini are both in the process of moving so this week's topic is FRESH on their minds. In this episode, the ladies talk about their latest housing plans and reflect on various experiences from living in 10+ places since graduating college. The ladies dish on horror stories involving bird mites and other swarms of bugs, difficult landlords, escalated roommate fights in a foreign language, and more. Listen in for the story time and to glean from the lessons they've learned. 

This week Teresa and Mini are joined by their first guest, Rob Mark - a full time energy consultant, who works 9-5 at an engineering firm while also managing a photography business and freelancing as a creative. Rob gets into the origin of his passion, his most memorable stories (did someone say private Cardi B concert AT Domenico Dolce's 60th birthday party?!) and advice for others interested in pursuing the creative field. The group discuss the business side of being a creative, whether friends should pay $$$ for services their creative friends provide, and more. Listen in for inspiration, good stories and laughs.

How do you define success? Whether you were influenced by family, society, friends, or church, Teresa and Mini dive into the different definitions of success on this week's episode of the podcast. The ladies discuss the importance of having family approval, making 6 digits, getting married before a certain age, and more.

In part two of the two episode series, Teresa and Mini discuss their next steps after getting laid off, where they are now, and lessons learned along the way. In this episode, the ladies discuss filing for unemployment, job hunting in the midst of a pandemic, and explaining being laid off to friends, family, and future employers. 

In part one of the two episode series, Teresa and Mini discuss the details around their experiences getting laid off from their jobs and their initial reactions. One person shed tears in a closet and another hid it from her family?? The ladies also introduce a new segment of the podcast where they each share a TV show of the week.

Episode one of Relatively Asian serves as an introduction to Teresa and Mini and what listeners can expect from listening to their podcast. During this episode, the ladies dive into how they met, their Enneagram and Myers Briggs types, and details surrounding the inception of the podcast.