Strangers Abroad Podcast

Travel stories for the ears and eyes

Category: Storytelling

  • Storytelling Can Save Lives

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    The world came together yesterday in solidarity with the American protests against gun violence. There were over 800 marches worldwide with the vast majority of the United States, but protests were pinned on most global metropolitan cities spanning from London to Sydney, Berlin to Sao Paulo. I was fortunate to walk along the edge of Central…

  • 28 things I have Fully Learned, Half-Heartedly Remember, and Occasionally Forget in No Particular Order.

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    Last Friday was my birthday and I turned 28, an anxious 8 years away from 20 and 2 away from 30….but here is some semblance of wisdom I think I have learned in those full 28 rotations around the sun. 1) Please eat slowly. The food isn’t jumping off your plate, and your stomach will thank…

  • How to Eliminate Gender Violence

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    I wanted to share the recording of the AMAZING panel discussion I was so grateful to be on at Fordham University with the powerhouses Tayo RocksonCeasar Fernando Barajas and Brooke Currence about eliminating gender violence. The panel was in support of the HeForShe campaign, which addresses the issues of gender equality.  The movement recognizes that gender inequality is not just a…

  • Strangers Abroad Podcast Has a New Hashtag!

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    Hey there strangers! wisdomfromtheworld.png ***We have decided upon a #hashtag*** If you are interested in having your story featured on our Instagram, podcast, or this travel blog then #wisdomfromtheworld. I want to hear about all the stories you have experienced abroad and the lessons the world has taught you: the long journeys, awkward encounters, favorite…

  • Help Pick the Strangers Abroad Hashtag!

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    Hey there Strangers, Help me pick the Strangers Abroad hashtag! Leave a comment below as to which one you think is the most catchy 😀 #.png

  • Money Can’t Buy Me Peace

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    I was nervous that moving to New York would make me more materialistic. Everywhere you look are signs of wealth; it is a constant display of conspicuous consumption where people casually wear $500 shoes on the subway, overhear conversations of people spending $200 at dinner last night ( and it was a cheap meal), or…

  • Tend to Yourself

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    People know about the love languages, yes? If not, definitely look them up, because I feel like I understood how I expressed and receive love better once I read about the generality of these categories. I am a HUGE words of affirmation- tell me what I’m doing right and wrong or else I have no…

  • Travel for the Thrill

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    moroccanblue.png me, circa 2013, on the road for 7 months and v tiered  My bed is my favorite place in New York.  I’m grateful for it every day when I am reminded of all the planes, hammocks, sunken beds, and mattresses cloaked in shredded mosquito nets I have had to sleep on. I love lying…

  • Retracing Your Roots

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    fam I was raised in the woods of upstate New York and was raised from a pack of wonderful and weird women, and I was fortunate to spend the afternoon with them the other week. My sisters, mom, and I were a juggernaut of blonde-haired women wherever we went. Although they still know how to…

  • The End of a Journey

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    passionpassport It’s such a weird feeling to wake up one morning and to not have to work on the project that you have been pouring your time, energy, and mind into for the better part of three years. And my rat brain was immediately like, “ ON TO SEASON TWO.” I am always in the…