Category: Episodes
Searching for Self
E9- Search for Self Lake Atitlan: Guatemala Have you always resisted the office job? Do you need a life that keeps you moving, questions, and searching for yourself outside of the conventional path? David had those same questions and drives. In this episode he opens up about the struggles and exhaustion of not fitting in…
Hoogly
E8-Hoogly Lake Atitlan, Guatemala Are you about to finish university and have a future that is unsettlingly open? Are you afraid you don’t have a clear direction and are nervous about leaving the structure of school? Are you uncertain on whether you should take a little time to go find yourself and journey to someplace…
No kids ‘till 50 countries
E7- No Kids ‘till 50 Countries Tulum, Mexico Have you ever felt that all the gadgets and things you have bought for yourself still leaves you emotionally unsatisfied? Have you ever thought of selling everything you have to hit the open road?Ed and V Noriega were having those same feelings too. They realized that they…
We Only Know Tomorrow
E6- We Only Know Tomorrow Palenque, Mexico We now journey north through Mexico, through Chiapas to Palenque, which is where we meet Georgia and Martin. There are often times when I meet people who I have to tear away from in order to stop talking to them and I am often curious about other people’s…
Wedding Ring Tattoos
E5- Wedding Ring Tattoos Puerto Escondido, Mexico The Texans are the last group of people I interviewed at our surfer hostel community in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. They were the mom and dad of our volunteer community and in charge of the organic garden, always tending to both people and plants. They had decided to abandon…
Curiosity is like a Traveler
E4- Curiosity Is a Traveler Puerto Escondido:Mexico Nidhi was also working at the surfer hostel in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Though she be but little- she is fierce! and is challenging how people perceive solo female travelers in her homeland of India and around the world. We discuss the benevolent sexism we as women experience when…
Living My Retirement Now
E3-Living My Retirement Now Puerto Escondido, Mexico Jay and I met while working at a hostel in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. I would often watch him shimmy up the surrounding coconut trees, shading our little volunteer village, and together we would make coconut milk and attempt to make oil. Jay decided to pause his college career,…
The Germans-When there’s a will, there’s a way.
E2-When there is a will, there is always a way for it. Mexico: Puerto Escondido This episode is an interview with a German couple I met while volunteering at a surfer hostel in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Being together for five years and fed up with the city life, they booked one way tickets to Canada…
Que mas cabrona que bonita.
E1- More Bitch Than Beauty Mexico City, Mexico This is the first episode with the moi bonita Adrianna from Mexico City. She was my couchsurfing host during he first week of the journey and helped me fall in love with North America’s largest metropolis. It was a bit of a chance because she had never…
Introducing: Strangers Abroad
Introductory Episode This track is a brief description of the inspiration and philosophy behind this podcast. If you are looking to take a break from the conventional life and want to find insights and how-to travel cheaply, while meeting incredible people along the way, then this is the podcast for you! This is a podcast…