Yasin Abdel Hamid is from Germany and grew up in Egypt. He is a filmmaker and actor in Berlin. We discuss culture in Berlin, the selective bias of global media, being targeted and arrested during the Egyptian Revolution, and the state of the Middle East today.
Jorge Alcantara is from Spain. He is a solutions engineer for a startup based in Barcelona. We talk about being a magician in a bar in Madrid, space exploration, and Spanish politics.
Jhoon Saravia is from Peru. He is a software engineer and is in San Francisco to attend the Google I/O conference. We discuss the cutting-edge technologies emerging from Silicon Valley, workflow and work habits, and the and the history of computers.
Thomas Rouaud is from Switzerland. He visited the Bay Area to attend the Clinton Global Initiative University meeting in Oakland with his idea for a sustainable school in Kenya after his experience volunteering there. We discuss his own project as well as the kinds of projects other attendants were proposing to change the world, the virtues of altruism and cooperation in a globalized world, and Switzerland’s position in the European economic condition.
Jamie Mandella is from Boston, Massachusetts. He currently works in the restaurant industry in the Bay Area. We discuss Vipassna meditation, ayhuasca, and our curiosity regarding the nature of the Landmark Forum and its relationship to Panda Express.
Naima Zakaria is from Bangladesh and lives in Norway. She is visiting eco-villages on her trip around the world. We begin the podcast with a calming and grounding guided meditation led by Naima and then discuss the mind's projection of time and reality, the cultural and technological bubble of China, and environmental sustainability. Follow her projects at http://naima.strikingly.com Periscope and Twitter: @naimanow
Patarida (Lynn) Kiatsamuttara is from Thailand. She began traveling after taking a hiatus from working in the oil and gas industry. We discuss the history and politics of Thailand, living in Xinjiang Province in western China, and traveling in mainland China.
Niko Delaeter and Joke Durnez are from Belgium and currently live in San Francisco. We discuss the big companies in Silicon Valley, the 2016 Presidential Election, the Belgian mentality, the terrorist attacks in Brussels, and the refugee crisis in Europe.
Motoko Kuromasa and Yuya Ume are from Japan. Both are university students in Tokyo who recently completed their internship program at the Nomad-A-What Co-Working Space in San Francisco. We discuss historical memory in Japan, impressions of America, Asian identity in American, learning English from Spongebob Squarepants, and marijuana.
Jamie Mandella is from Boston, Massachusetts. He currently works in the restaurant industry in the Bay Area and served in the United States Marine Corps in the mid-90s. We discuss his career in the service, his mission in Somalia following the events depicted in Black Hawk Down, and his first-hand observations regarding geo-political leveraging of American foreign policy.
Rudy Haryono is from Indonesia. He currently lives in Washington DC and works at the historic Mayflower Hotel just a couple of blocks from the White House. We discuss the high-profile guests he has welcomed to the hotel, memory building techniques, and the tumultuous history of Indonesia, as well as the current state of country.
Nekia Wright is from the United States. She is a sound healer uses Tibetan singing bowls to provide sound therapy. We discuss her experience losing a teaching position in Guatemala and hitchhiking her way 3,000 miles overland back to the United States, attending a conference held by the separatist revolutionary Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in Mexico, and the ins and outs of Tibetan singing bowls.
Charles Korir is from Kenya. He is a student of Computer Science at James Madison University. We discuss the day-to-day of growing up in Kenya, attending boarding school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the people he has caddied for on golf courses in the US.
Hezekiah Crocker is from the United States. He currently works in Silicon Valley at the online education platform Udacity as a video editor. We discuss the recent developments in virtual reality technology, the possibilities for cinematic VR experiences, and its implications in defining human consciousness.
Stavros Anagnou is from Greece and the studies Biology in the United Kingdom. He currently completing a year abroad Purdue University in Indiana. We discuss theories in neuroscience, the condition of contemporary Greek society, and the concept of Polymaths.
Nuno Neves is from Portugal. He is a graphic novelist and storyboard artist. We discuss his project The Story By Everyone, his hometown in Setubal, his involvement with Locking, and traveling in California.
Bente Schreurs is from the Netherlands. She recently completed a trip to San Diego, Phoenix, San Antonio, Austin, and New Orleans before returning home to Amsterdam. We discuss celebrating New Years at a rowdy hostel in San Diego (where I used to work), her short detour into Tijuana, and the danger of bears.
David Ayala is from Colombia. He has returned to Bogotá after a year and a half of traveling. We discuss his travels by cycling, by sailing, and by hitchhiking from Colombia to Panama and Mexico, the people he has met along the way, the affects of travel on his life, lessons learned, and the ‘vamos’ philosophy.
Cherith Reddy is from India. He is a medical student in Chennai focusing on orthopedics. We discuss growing up in the UK and moving to southeast India, musculoskeletal health, his travels in Spain, and the evolving tradition of arranged marriages among other societal norms.
Gard Ulven Bahlk is from Norway. He has completed a month in his year long travel toward his goal of homesteading in the woods of North America. We discuss the delicate balance of wildlife and the ecosystem, Scandinavia and the Vikings, trolls, and finding your way in life.
Bente Schreurs is from the Netherlands and Lavinia de Lucci is from Italy. Bente and Lavinia are completing their study abroad experience in San Francisco. We discuss their trip to Las Vegas, hitchhiking the Pacific Northwest and into Canada, as well as some political topics and the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. Read about their travels at the blog Wild Young Minds http://parismorningsnewyorknights.blogspot.com/2015/12/hitchhiking-our-way-across-west-usa_9.html
Mike Santini is from the United States. He is the Development Director at the Prospect Theater in Ridgefield, Connecticut providing vocational training to people with disabilities. We discuss his work at the theater and its mission, the changing dynamics of the cinema-going experience, and the upcoming Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens among other films. Check out The Prospector Theater here: http://www.prospectortheater.org Pacific Tradewinds Hostel Discount Code: WEIMINXMASDEAL
David Leik is from the United States. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1973 and served for 22 years. David recently retired from the US Department of State where he was an intelligence analyst and Chief of Station in Tel Aviv, Israel. We discuss his experience in the military and civil service, war and politics, and reflections upon life and family.
Mohamed Morsy is from Egypt. He currently lives in Cologne, Germany where he earned a Master of Science in Web Science and where he intends to open a hostel for travelers. He also writes for his travel blog and project, The Road Mo Traveled. We discuss his travels in South America, life in Cologne, growing up in Cairo, and the Egyptian Revolution. Check out his blog and project at: theroadmotraveled.com
Richard Chan is from Venezuela. He is an entrepreneur, world traveler, and marathon runner based in San Francisco. We discuss his experience growing up in Venezuela, the societal and political conditions in his home country, his year abroad in Hong Kong, and travels in Asia. Richard’s Blog rchrdchan.com
Tomás Bastos and Felipe Carvalho are from Brazil. They know each other from Rio de Janeiro and were fellow Erasmus students in Lisbon studying photography. We discuss Portuguese and Brazilian politics, the history of the military dictatorship in Brazil, and the baffling dance called Surra de Bunda, literally “Punishment by Ass."
Alicja Białek is from Poland. She recently finished her Masters Thesis on Migration from Former African Colonies to Lisbon, Portugal. We discuss this in more detail as well as the recent Polish parliamentary elections and her experience in Israel. Meanwhile, a turf escalates during our recording session.
Marcus Moody lives in Washington DC and is the head of Hip Hop Orchestra at the University of Maryland, College Park. Marcus also works with Words Beats & Life, a DC organization dedicated to Hip Hop education, culture, and arts. We discuss Marcus' projects and listen to the new track 'Peter Sparker' by collaborative partner Kassim. Check out the Hip Hop Orchestra: https://www.facebook.com/TheHipHopOrchestraAtUmd/timeline Check out Kassim: http://kassimmusic.com Check out Words Beats & L...
Corey Kendall is from Canada and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Advanced Mathematics and Calculus at Western University in Ontario. We discuss hookers, drugs, and the enriching lessons of travel.
Abeer Khairy is from Sudan and currently writing her Masters Thesis in Geospatial Technologies in Münster, Germany. In part two we discuss her experience studying in Germany and the European Refugee Crisis. Please don't forget to subscribe and rate on iTunes!
