034 – S1 E33 – How might we bridge student interests and abilities with real-world opportunities?

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Stella—a fashion and film enthusiast who is currently in grad school studying cognitive psychology—about her winding journey across varying interests and industries. We talk about her early experiences of leaving her home of South Korea to study in a country where she couldn’t speak the language, with homestay parents whose culture was drastically different from that of her own Korean family’s. We discuss the influence her parents had on helping her find a suitable career trajectory, the importance of experimenting on your own, and how being open to your own curiosity is the most insightful data of all. Check out our conversation, join our ongoing discourse on social media, and subscribe for more. https://www.homeroomed.com https://www.instagram.com/homeroomed — Stella has studied, lived, and worked in multiple countries including South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. With interests in makeup art, fashion design, and psychology, Stella has found the film industry to be the focus that unites them. As a former Daechi-kid, and a current student studying cognitive psychology in grad school, Stella believes in the power of education to connect us all. Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian