Ep.12: There and Back Again - Traversing Between Cultures with Rachel Zheng (1)

Amy Tianyi and Meg are back with the second season of The Spark, where they open up the conversation by introducing their first guest, Rachel Ruonan Zheng. Rachel is a former fashion industry journalist and, currently, an editor at VICE Asia Pacific. Amy first met Rachel in New York City by happenstance when Rachel was one of the speakers at an event she attended. They immediately hit it off, sharing their bilingual writing backgrounds and their love for cross-cultural content creation. When choosing The Spark's first guest, Rachel instantly came to Amy’s mind. In this two-part episode, Rachel shares her expectations versus the reality of studying in the U.S.. She also shares her stories of working across cultures in China and America. Most importantly, she shares her journey navigating through U.S. and Chinese cultures' complexities as she traversed from China to America and back again. Amy 和 Meg 携同The Spark 火花电台的第二季回来了！在这一季的第一集中，她们采访了第一个嘉宾，Rachel Ruonan Zheng。Rachel 是前时尚记者，目前在别的（前VICE中国）任编辑一职。在一次偶然的纽约活动上，Amy第一次遇见当时作为活动嘉宾的Rachel。因为她们共同的双语写作背景，以及她们对跨文化创作的热爱，两人一拍即合。当选择火花电台的第一个嘉宾时，Rachel成为了Amy的第一人选。在这上下集的采访中，Rachel 分享了她对美国的想象，以及她在美国时所面对的现实。除此之外，她还分享了在中国和美国两地工作的不同经历。最重要的是，Rachel讲述了她在不停的两国往返中，对两种文化氛围的了解过程。 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thesparkpodcast.substack.com