Am I Home Yet?

Love has its ups and downs, so it takes a bit (or a lot) of understanding and communication for it to work out. Pinky and Olie (@pensandmatcha) discuss what makes romantic (and platonic!) relationships work, specifically with the use of love languages. We share the top love languages that we show and want to receive, spill the tea on past and present relationships, and discuss whether relationships in movies and social media are the standards to live by or just a load of BS.  If you have any experiences, thoughts, or topic recommendations, send me a DM at IG: @amihomeyetpod

Social media has a way of feeding into our needs but also digging into our insecurities, especially our body image. Pinky and Olie (@pensandmatcha) talk of times when beauty standards were limited to their little communities and how it has changed after the boom of the Like button. We share our experiences with negative and positive body image (influences from adult figures and the opinions from the ones we trust to changing ourselves for ourselves) and discuss the body positivity movement (is it working or are there things unaddressed?) Learning to build a positive body image, as we’ve learned, isn’t a ‘one-size fits all’ deal. If you have any experiences, thoughts, or topic recommendations, send me a DM at IG: @amihomeyetpod Sound and music from: www.salamisound.com/ mixkit.co

The twenties are a rocky road, so there's no one better to talk about it than a person currently experiencing it. Olie (@pensandmatcha) reintroduces herself as more than just a TCK, but as a twentysomething with struggles that she's not afraid to admit. Listen in on the twentysomething expections, how her twenties are going, and her plans for the rest of her twenties. If you're a twentysomething feeling a bit lost, you're not alone! Send in your experiences/thoughts/topic recs at IG: @amihomeyetpod Sound and music from: www.salamisound.com/ mixkit.co

The fun isn’t over for Ming and Non. Though from different high schools, fate had brought them to the same university and major. How awkward were our first encounters? Who made the first move? Find out more in this episode! Sound and music from: www.salamisound.com/ mixkit.co/

Have you ever wondered if those dramatic Thai school series were true? Look no further! Thai school alumni, Non and Ming, talk about their different experiences studying in an all-boys school and a co-ed school, respectively. Funny anecdotes from student uniform regulations, punishments for tardies, to fistfights (!?). Find out more in this episode! Sound and music from: www.salamisound.com/ mixkit.co/

We all have those moments we wish we could relive or redo. Pinky and Olie travel back to the most memorable two years in high school, taking the IB Diploma. What is the IB Dip? Was it worth two years of dealing with a heavy workload, writing a 4000-word research paper, and scrambling to complete extracurricular activities? If you're a high schooler, should you take the IB Diploma Program? Or if you're currently an IB candidate, should you drop out? Find out more in this episode! Sound and music from: www.salamisound.com/ mixkit.co/

Are you ready for the new school year? Or are you feeling a bit nostalgic? As a fresh graduate, AIHY's host, Olie, shares how she used to prepare for the new school year, provides some top tips to start the year right, and discusses the 'new year new me' myth. Sound and music from: https://www.salamisound.com/ https://mixkit.co/

The conversation isn't over yet! Continuing from Episode 3: From International to Local, special guest, Pinky, and AIHY host, Olie, talks more about diversity in their faculties, differences between "hard" and "soft" languages, and the issue of discrimination and bullying in school. Sound and music from: https://www.salamisound.com/ https://mixkit.co/

Introducing Pinky, born and raised in a predominantly Chinese family in Thailand her entire life but still not exactly sure where "home" lies. Host Olie and Pinky share the contrasts and struggles of transitioning from an international school to an international program in a Thai university. Dive deep into cultural identity and the role of identity in navigating through relationships in these different communities.

"Home" doesn't exactly feel the same after living abroad for a long time, does it? Upon returning home, "home" has changed. You have changed. You must readapt. This is reverse culture shock. Am I Home Yet?'s host, Olie, shares her experiences during each stage of reverse culture shock, feeling shocked (not once, but twice!), and the challenges of feeling like an outsider in her own country. Join the conversation at the podcast Instagram @amihomeyetpod!

Life of a person in their twenties isn’t easy, and being a third culture kid (TCK) makes it just a bit tougher. Am I Home Yet?’s host, Olie, who’s a TCK in her twenties herself, explains what a TCK exactly is and gets into her background and identity as a TCK living in Thailand. Join in the conversation and share your story at the podcast Instagram @amihomeyetpod. Check out Olie’s journaling account @pensandmatcha on Instagram for a written collection of other random thoughts.