w/ a fellow podcaster Kyle (of What Kind of Asian Are You?) 🍜🇭🇰🥢 on the inner world of an introvert + asking: how to make big decisions? (010)

Co-Host: Kyle Leung (host of @whatkindofasianpod) | Host: Xinyi Xan @xinyixan Hi! I can't believe that we're already at episode 10 of Don't Be Strangers! I'm XinYi, and I started this series of collaborative conversations to learn from friends and strangers alike for how to create agency in your life and deepen your connections with everyone you meet. Before we jump into the meat of the topic, I want to remind you that early sign ups for the Pen Pal community that I'm trying to build is still open and you can find the link to sign up on the instagram page @dontbestrangers. I'm extremely stoked for this community because it'll allow the listeners (AKA you) to directly connect with past co-hosts as well as with each other! Each month you'll be sent a prompt inspired by questions from the podcast which you will answer and send to someone else within the club. This club will be a whole-community experience because instead of mutual 1-1 pairings, everyone will be ordered in a circle so you'll feel part of the bigger whole... who you send to will be different from who you receive from! Every month, get connected to 2 new friends. And because I'm providing the the prompt which you know you already find interesting (because you listen to this podcast), you can skip the small talk and dive straight into the deep stuff... Again, if I've piqued your interest, you can find the details for signing up on the @dontbestrangers instagram page. With that out of the way... today I'm chatting with a fellow podcaster named Kyle who runs What Kind of Asian Podcast, a podcast series dedicated to exploring and telling the stories of the Asian diaspora. He's been running his passion project for over a year with over 50 episodes out, and I am so honored that he lended me some of his time so that we can bring you this episode! Through a single conversation with Kyle, my first impressions of him are that he's extremely thoughtful, expressed in both the way he asks questions as well as the way he perceives his introspectiveness. Highlights of this conversation includes... (1) activities that we do that makes us feel most authentically ourselves, (2) the inner world of an introvert, (3) my happiest memory with my family, (4) Kyle's strategy for making big decisions in life without over-worrying, and (5) the real reason behind his decision to move to Toronto. So this is Kyle! [ FULL TIMESTAMPS + SHOW NOTES 🎉 CLICK HERE] You can check out Kyle's podcast @whatkindofasianpod on instagram. If you're a fellow Asian who grew up in non-Asian context, you'll probably find these vignettes extremely inspiring and interesting. When I listened to a few of his episodes, I definitely thought to myself, "wow, I wished I had access to these conversations while I was growing up." And even if you're not Asian but simply into culture and people, it's worth taking a listen to! And don't forget to take a look at the Pen Pals Club information on the @dontbestrangers instagram page if you might be interested. It's also the page to go to if you want to show your support, leave some feedback, and/or apply to come on to co-host an episode! We can chat about anything you'd like and it's just a very chill conversation. Hope to keep in touch with you over instagram... and as always, don't be a stranger! Let's catch up again soon.