On The Far East, Your Ikigai & Storytelling with Mariochukwu Washington-Ihieme

Twenty conversations later and a life made more colorful, I hope. My British friend Mario, is the perfect bookend to this season. It seems we've come full circle as her and I share mutual friends in Jieun and Abdellah (both featured in this season). Mario is a powerhouse of a human who has been creating the life she desires since her adolescence. You'll hear her recount her journey into falling-in-love with documenting human stories through her photography. She tells how studying abroad at Hong Kong University opened up new creative avenues for her to explore the intersections of psychology and art. We also reminisce on meeting each other during a photo walk in Seoul. Mario then schools us on how to discover your Ikigai (生き甲斐); translated into English as, 'a reason for being.' From her Nigerian heritage to living in London, traveling the world, to telling cultural stories found in her local community; Mario's episode felt like the perfect way to wrap up this season on an inspirational, yet practical note. If you're reading this right now, then this episode is for you. Mario| Website Mario| Instagram I just shared my next heart project. Eeeek! Right now, it's just an idea I have for this community we're building of regular degular folk who are making the most out of their life (in whatever way that looks like). It only feels natural to connect all of us colorful-life-creators IRL (in-real-life) for an immersive, hands-on, inspirational, networking, creative living and lifestyle design experience. Intrigued? Let me know here. Connect with Keiko | Instagram, Website A Colorful Life Retreat | Interest page Enjoy this podcast? Tap 5 stars, share and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!