Episodes
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Paving your own path ft. Jane Park
Back again with the podcast with Jane. Jane is South Korean American who moved to the States at the age of 4. Me and Jane are friends when she travelled to Vietnam for 2 years and lived there as an Expat English teacher. Jane and me talked about travelling experiences, imposter syndrome with life...
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#24 - Stories living in Japan & Vietnam ft. Ben Tungol
Ben is an English teacher living in Vietnam for the past 5 years. He is an Asian American who was born in Hawaii. He tells stories of his first time living in Asia (specifically Japan); how he first encountered a different culture at the age of 19; the Japanese culture and how it affects his...
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#23 - Lockdown mentality, alien, curiosity, fasting ft. Oliver Ritson
This is the last episode of the first series. Thank you so much for the support! In this episode, Oliver and I discuss over the longest & strictest lockdown in Vietnam so far; alien; where curiosity leads him to who he is now and Oliver's fasting journey.
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#22 - All about religion ft. Hamzah & Oliver
Hamzah is an English Muslim guy. Hamzah talks about how Islam affects him as a person, his religion views and how he changed in 2020's corona lockdown.
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#21 - I own a Vietnamese vegan food truck ft. Ha Nguyet Versteeg
It has been 4 years since Ha moved to Netherlands for her bachelor and around the end of 2020, she started her first business with Vietnamese vegan food truck. It's fascinating to hear about what Ha has been through since day 1. I hope you feel the same when listening to her story.
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#20 - Bringing Vietnamese coffee back to Albania ft. Nurjona Pinguri
Living in Vietnam since 2017, Nurjona worked as an English teacher and tried Vietnamese coffee everywhere in Saigon. After living here for a while, she decided to start a coffee business back home in Albania and bring Vietnamese coffee there. Listen more to her story.
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DECODE Series #1 - Marriage
About haft of marriages in the US didn't work out. In Vietnam, so many marriages come to an end but they don't know how to let go. However, not always marriage end up that way. Let's talk about that controversial topic!
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#19 - English man in Vietnam ft. Sam Owen
Sam is one of my closest friends in Saigon since day one, he could be the next Bill Burr but decided to become an English teacher instead. During this long lockdown period in Saigon, we decide to do an episode to discuss about current events and his life in Vietnam for the past 4 years.
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#18 - Victim of Civil War ft. Yoon Aung
Yoon comes from Myanmar, and now she's living in an unstable time with the civil war happening at home. Yoon opens up about what it is like for her during Myanmar's civil war, her mentality, thoughts, and what she's doing now during this period.
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#17 - Embracing the inner child ft. Zafrina Sung
Zafrina Sung is one of the coolest kids I've known in Groningen. Zafrina talks about embracing the inner child, especially during this pandemic, an adventurous person, what it is like to stay in no-window hotel room for 14 days.
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#16 - What's like to be a journalist ft. Yu Ling Chang
Ling was a journalist for 6 years and now she's doing her Master in Energy Sustainability in The Netherlands. She talks about what it is like to be a journalist, changing career at 30, her life in the Netherlands and personal thoughts.
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#15 - Người chạy nạn corona ft. Nguyễn Ngọc Thiên Nhi
Mình biết chị Thiên Nhi khi du học ở Halan năm 2019. Chị Thiên Nhi là sinh viên Master International Business, bên cạnh đó chị cũng hiểu nhiều về tâm lý học. Thiên Nhi kể về chuyện bay về Việt Nam từ Anh năm 2020 khi đợt Corona thứ nhất xảy ra, chuyện ở khu cách ly, việc du học gặp và làm việc…
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#14 - A wild six years abroad ft. Stuart McPherson
Stuart McPherson is hand down among the best lads I've ever come across in my entire life. A super friendly, honest, smart, down-to-earth, funny guy. It could not be more fun to have a chance to sit down and talk to him. Stu talks on his crazy 6 years as an expat, his stories on experiences,...
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#13 - Feminism ft. Myrthe Hoekstra
Myrthe is the kind of person who exhausts me, makes me feel like a lazy bastard when looking at all the things she does and knows. She wrote her thesis about feminism for Shedecides. I'm just so curious and want to learn more about the topic, so I tried to get her on the podcast. Myrthe and I...
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#12 - To be an honest person ft. Lisalot Krans
Lisalot (Lilo) is one of my favourite people in The Netherlands. Lilo is just straight up a different species. She’s so kind, energetic, loving, funny, and her stories touch me. I couldn’t be happier to get her on the podcast and promise you guys will enjoy her stories as much as I do. Lilo and I...
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#11 - Expat life, a runner, a vegetarian ft. Marnie Ker
It is just purely calm, relax, and easy to talk to Marnie. Marnie is a Scottish expat who lived in Asia for 6 years as an English teacher. Marnie and I discuss Expat's life, teaching English, Vegetarian, and running.
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#10 - Meaning of life ft. Yorgo Papadakis & Oliver Ritson
Yorgo and Oliver are some of the kindest, wisest, most thoughtful people I have met. Yorgo is a former musician who spent 30 years living abroad in The US, while Oliver has lived in Asia for more than 3 years. These two are so easy to talk to, and I couldn't be happier to get them on this podcast.
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#9 - Sau 1,5 năm ở Halan ft. Tu Nguyen & Nhan Do
Trong tập 9 này, mình nói chuyện với chị Tú – Master International Communication tại Hanze và Nhàn - Interior Design student tại Academy Minerva. Chị Tú, Nhàn và mình nói về sự thay đổi sau 1.5 năm du học của chị Tú, về việc yêu bản thân, phát triển về quản lý công việc và thời gian, góc nhìn sau...
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#8 - All about climate change ft. Nathan Vries
Nathan Vries is a young Dutch Climate Ambassador in Groningen. Nathan and I discuss his traveling experiences in Peru before Corona happened, personal development, the nature of human beings, living in the moment, the sciences of happiness, his climate ambassador story, our thoughts on living in...
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#7 - The importance of being kind ft. Ariel Wu
Here we are, sitting down again with the great and powerful ARIEL. Properly you knew her through episode 2. For this episode, we will discuss self-reflection, self-love, the importance of being kind, relationships with people, young people's ideology, and more of her personal thoughts.
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#6 - First time away from home ft. Nhan Do
Trong tập này, mình nói chuyện với Nhàn.Nhàn là sinh viên năm cuối interior design Minerva Academy - Hanze University of Applied Sciences. Nhàn ở Groningen (Hà Lan) được 3 năm nên có nhiều thời gian để thấy nhiều cái khác trong xã hội phương Tây so với xã hội Châu Á. Nhàn và mình nói chuyện về…
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#5 - Exploring the extreme Japanese culture ft. Hikaru Osaka
Hikaru is one of my closest friends here in The Netherlands. He is such an interesting person who is a really dedicated, hard-working person. I learned a lot from talking with him. Hikaru and I discuss Japanese society's perspective, Karoshi (Dead from overworking), the dark side of Japanese...
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#4 - Consciousness, climate change, psychedelic experiences ft. Oliver Ritson part 2
Oliver is a British expat in Vietnam for the past 2 years. He's an incredible person, looking at life in deep, profound ways. In the second part of this episode, Oliver and I discuss consciousness, human mechanism, climate change, psychedelic experiences, and personal thoughts.
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#4 - Don't look back ft. Oliver Ritson part 1
Oliver is a British expat in Vietnam for the past 2 years. He's an incredible person, looking at life in deep, profound ways. In the first part of this episode, Oliver and I discuss expat life, leaving Europe for Vietnam, Vietnamese language, cultural differences, society, mentality.
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#3 - You are your own parents ft. Ekaterina Ignateva
Ekaterina or Kate, one of my favorite people in the friend groups, I picked up a lot on her mentality. Kate and I discuss the perspective of self-improving, spirituality, mental journey, positive mindset, life obstacles, and how she deals with them.
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#2 - Asians in Europe ft. Ariel Wu & Inka Lai
Featuring this week's episode are Ariel and Inka. Both of them are from Taiwan, and we met each other through the master's program. Inka, Ariel, and I talk over cultural differences, culture shocks we all encountered as Asians coming to Europe, life here in the Netherlands, how living abroad...
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#1 - The first podcast EVER ft. Myrthe Hoekstra
In this first episode, I talk to Myrthe, who is one of my closest friends during the time I'm studying here in the Netherlands. She's a talented & creative freelance photographer. I and Myrthe talk over her work, lifestyle, working mentality, university life, thoughts, and what we have learnt...
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A long-form conversation hosted by me and guests who are friends or interesting young adults talking across their experiences/expertise, mindset, cultural aspects, mentality.
Hosted by
Duc Nguyen
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