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Where We Land
by Val Media LLC
Hosted by sisters Luciana and Claudia, Where We Land is a podcast about immigrant experiences and what it’s like to live between two cultures. Luciana and Claudia share their stories and also sit down with fellow immigrants to ask, how did you get here? From navigating unfamiliar grocery aisles to embracing new customs – and holding on to old ones – every conversation brings out heartfelt stories about what being American means when you don’t take it for granted. Here, you will find warmth, humor, and candid conversations, no matter where you are from. So join us – everyone’s welcome.Want to share your immigration stories or have a question? We'd love to hear from you. Shoot us an email: [email protected]*Follow WWL on IG: @wherewelandpod*Follow WWL on TikTok: @wherewelandpod*Follow Claudia on IG: @claudiavl8
Episodes
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Making a movie in English & again in Spanish with Gerald Fillmore
Gerald Fillmore is a Spanish-British-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor based in LA. After leaving school at 16 in Zaragoza, he came up through theatre, sketch comedy, and shorts, eventually making his way into writing for TV in Madrid. Twelve years ago he moved to LA, where he founded a...
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Immigrating and taking all the best parts with you with Anthea Taljaard
Anthea Taljaard was born, raised, and lived most of her life in South Africa as a successful woman in business before a personal tragedy led her to take a role in education in Saudi Arabia. Four years later, it would be personal happiness –in the form of meeting her Canadian wife– that would take...
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The Invite: hilariously roasting relationship dynamics
In this episode we chat about the Olivia Wilde directed film The Invite. The movie both pokes fun at and digs into the delicate dynamics within a multi-cultural couple, gives an educationally awkward glimpse into the culture of sex parties, and exposes the middle-aged person’s obsession with home...
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Creating a different culture of power (for women) with Beatriz Della Costa
Brazilian entrepreneur Beatriz Della Costa has been living in the US for two years with her husband and son. Her businesses, however, are still mainly in Brazil, leading to Beatriz currently living very much between two cultures and countries. We spoke to Beatriz about how she manages such an...
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Summer Vacation: London and Lima
Summer is officially over! Maybe not according to the calendar or the weather, but it is to us because our summer holidays are behind us. So in this episode you can hear all about what we did on our summer vacation. Luciana went back to Peru –her home country– for the first time in two years....
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Before Midnight: from 'inevitable' love to choosing to stay
In this episode we tackle Richard Linlater’s 2013 film Before Midnight. We talk about how this is the first movie in the Before Trilogy to explore a relationship beyond those magical first 24 hours, the bleaker side of marriage, and parenting challenges of different kinds. As always, we also…
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How a breakup fueled my career with Mariana Loebrich
Mariana Loebrich moved from Peru to the US while she was in college and never looked back. Slowly but surely she built a life for herself, and over twenty years in, she has no plans of leaving New York any time soon. Mariana shares how hard it was for her to make friends when she first…
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The Multi-Culture Edit: Summer ‘26
A lot has happened this summer, from international sporting events and fantastic concerts to embracing the doom scroll and being scared to eat lettuce. It’s been a summer of concerts, a summer of sports, and depending on where you live, a summer of disease? We recap it all in this Multi-Culture...
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Ted Lasso: traveling with curiosity & the father figure we crave
In this episode we discuss the immigrant journey of Ted Lasso. That’s right, the American football coach that moves to England to take a job heading a men’s professional football team. We get into how the show resonated during the pandemic and might resonate again today, why Ted’s way of being...
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Five international moves & counting with Patricia Valdiviezo
When Patricia Valdiviezo was 10 she moved with her family to California knowing very little English. It was a rough transition. When she was 16 her family moved back to Peru, while Patricia and her twin sister stayed to graduate from high school later that year. At 22, burned out, and tired of...
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The Odyssey: social contracts, optimism & Christopher Nolan
In this episode we take on Christopher Nolan’s latest epic: The Odyssey. We discuss how Nolan’s take feels modern, why it left us optimistic, and whether we’d talk to the dead in Hades. Plus, we share the immigrant themes we picked up on in the movie and our favorite cultural moments. WATCH on...
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Travel Guide: our favorite things about Peru
If you’re curious about Peru and aren’t sure which cities to visit, what sites to see or where to eat, in this episode we share our favorite restaurants in Lima and places to go! There is obviously so much more to enjoy beyond what we mention, but these are just our own personal favorites. WATCH…
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Fútbol, family and Argentina with Andrew DeLuca
Andrew DeLuca can’t remember when he was first introduced to fútbol, but it was probably before he could even form memories. Born and raised in the US by an Argentinian father and Peruvian mother, keeping up with fútbol games was a top priority and hard to do at the time. Then the pastime became…
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World Cup, Knicks in 5, and the sports we fell in love with in the US
We’ve really been hit in the face with a lot of sports lately, so we had to talk about it! Sports fandoms are such a fun thing to be a part of and they really connect you to where you’re from or where you’re currently living. As immigrants, following local sports has helped us feel like we…
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Marriage by your own rules with author Viviana Galvez
In this episode, Peruvian author Viviana Galvez talks to us about becoming a published author, moving abroad for the first time, and the idea of making up your own rules for marriage in her debut novel “Married, Apparently”. The book is available on Amazon. WATCH on YouTube! REACH OUT: Send us…
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How two immigrants celebrate Independence Day
This month we have the 4th of July and 28 de Julio (Peru’s Independence Day)! These are the most patriotic holidays in their respective countries. So, what happens when you were born in Peru and live in the US? Being far from home sometimes makes you feel more patriotic about your home country…
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Our favorite immigrant dads
In honor of it being Father’s Day, in this episode we discuss our favorite dads (both fictional or real) that immigrated to the United States. From Camila Cabello’s dad to the dad in Never Have I Ever, and Vito Corleone to our father (or course!), we share what resonates with us about these...
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Pausing the career you immigrated for with Luciana Valdiviezo
Ever since she took a summer film class in New York, Peruvian marketing major Luciana Valdiviezo promised herself she’d live and work in the city some day. Through hard work, chasing down visa opportunities, and a lot of luck, Luciana made her dreams of becoming a marketing executive in the US…
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Globetrotting for a place of your own with Luiza Nunes
From a very young age Luiza Nunes felt the need to travel the world in search of a place all of her own. Brazil would always be where she returned to be with friends and family, but she was looking for something else, something entirely for herself. Luiza tells us all about living in different...
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Before Sunset: past choices and second chances
In this episode we tackle Richard Linlater’s 2004 film Before Sunset. We talk about how worldly the characters have become, Celine’s immigrant experience in the US, and how this movie questions the meant-to-be ideals of its predecessor. As always, we also share our favorite multicultural moments...
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Unexpected entrepreneurship with Laura Giromini
Laura Giromini is an Italian dancer, actress, and content creator. After years of being a working actress in Milan, Laura moved to New York with her husband to try to make it as an indie film actress in the States. What she didn’t expect was that after years of hustle, her hobby (@viverenewyork)...
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Before Sunrise: romantic cynicism and falling in love abroad
In this episode we tackle Richard Linlater’s 1995 film Before Sunrise. We talk about how Luciana tried to reenact as many scenes as possible in her own life, Claudia has a gripe with Celine carrying a backpack all day, and why the listening booth and the failure to brush away Celine’s hair are…
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A Saigon refugee bridges the gaps in a new memoir with Hoangmai Pham
Hoangmai (Mai) Pham is a Vietnamese American refugee and physician, founder of the Institute for Exceptional Care. In our conversation she shares how her family escaped from Saigon before the fall, what it was like adapting to an American life, the challenges of understanding her identity when no...
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Long-distance grief
One of the downsides to living abroad is being far away from friends and family. So when people you love suffer an accident, go through a prolonged illness or pass away, you don’t always get to be there for them in all the ways you wish you could. In this episode we discuss our experiences with...
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Cooking up Native Policy with Chef Nathan Davis
Nathan Davis is a chef and policy advocate who grew up in North Dakota on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Through his work Nathan has had to navigate his Native culture in non-Native spaces within the US. As immigrants, Luciana and Claudia found a surprising amount of similarities with...
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Lost in Translation: loneliness, Tokyo, and life crises
In this episode we discuss Sofia Coppola’s 2003 film Lost in Translation, for which she won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. We share what we love about this movie, delve into its themes of loneliness and alienation in a foreign country that are so familiar to the immigrant experience, and…
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Nutrition and culture with Neha Shah
Neha Shah is a nutrition practitioner from India, and Founder of Diaspora Nutrition. When her husband told her he had a job opportunity that would move them to Seattle, Neha was excited to leave India and have the space to raise her children on her own terms. But it was being away from India that...
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Moving abroad for a guy
In this episode we talk through different scenarios for moving abroad for a guy. From falling in love with a foreigner to your partner getting a job abroad, navigating these situations can be overwhelming, stressful and difficult to sort through your own feelings about it. Plus, there’s so much...
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Immigrating as a dependent and figuring yourself out with Laura Peruchi
When Laura Peruchi suggested her then boyfriend get a job in New York she was excited about the possibility of living abroad. What she didn’t count on was that immigrating as a dependent wouldn’t allow her to work for several years. Originally a journalist from Brazil, Laura became a content...
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Latino stereotypes
In this episode we share the Latino stereotypes we've heard of most, the ones that’ve been told to us personally, and whether we think there's some truth to each of them or not at all. From guys asking us if we can teach them to dance, to people calling us spicy (whatever that means?) we get into...
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Actor, producer, beauty queen with Karla Bacigalupo
Whether it’s writing scripts, producing short films, waitressing or being crowned a beauty queen, our reigning Miss Peru Karla Bacigalupo, is doing what it takes to get her acting and producing careers off the ground. Originally from Lima, Karla moved to the US to study acting and producing at...
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Our favorite famous immigrant women l Just Us
In honor of International Women’s Day, in this episode we discuss our favorite famous ladies that immigrated to the United States. From Sofia Vergara and Dua Lipa, to Shakira and Lupita Nyong'o, we share what we admire about these women. Who are your faves? Let us know in the comments! WATCH on...
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One Battle After Another: hilarious antics meet dark and timely subject matter l Just Us
In this episode we discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar nominated film: One Battle After Another. Set in the backdrop of a government-waged war on immigration and the revolutionaries fighting to stop it, the movie is ripe with themes of multiculturality, immigration policy, and resistance. We…
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High achiever, low profile with Camila Vidal
Camila Vidal is a Peruvian filmmaker based in LA. In this episode Camila shares how she got her love of filmmaking from her mom, moving to Buenos Aires for film school, making it as a successful director-for-hire of commercial projects, what an MFA at Cal Arts really gave her, hustling to get a...
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Marcello Hernández: a Latino ‘American Boy’ with killer jokes l Just Us
In this episode we discuss Marcello Hernández’s debut comedy special American Boy (on Netflix). Marcello is a comedian and actor you may know from SNL where he famously plays the character Domingo. He was born and raised in Miami. The son of immigrant parents: his mom is from Cuba, his dad from...
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl l Just Us
In this episode we discuss everything we loved about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show performance, all the easter eggs we were able to pick up on, the significance of Benito’s song selection, the meaningful cameos, and our own feelings as Peruvians watching along, dancing and cheering him on....
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Passion for entertainment and taking big swings with Hanna Bergström
Originally from Sweden, Hanna Bergström moved to LA to do a semester abroad in college and never left. After falling in love with the entertainment industry, she hustled to get her work visa and is now Marketing Manager at Redrock Entertainment. In our conversation Hanna shares how LA ended up...
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Bad Bunny: Puerto Rican roots and Latin American pride l Just Us
In honor of Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime show performance we dive into his six-time Grammy nominated album Debí Tirar Más Fotos (I should’ve taken more pictures), its themes around multicultural identity, immigration, and why it’s not just meaningful to Puerto Ricans, but to Latinos...
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Heated Rivalry: hot boys and multicultural dating l Just Us
In this episode we’re breaking down the hot, Canadian breakout hit: Heated Rivalry. We discuss all the different cultural aspects, like dating a guy from another country, Ilya navigating his immigration status and his complicated relationship with his home country of Russia while living abroad.…
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New year, old traditions l Just Us
In this episode we share the Peruvian New Year traditions we’ve participated in over the years, from burning life-size dolls to flowering baths, we get into all of it. We also discuss our New Year’s resolutions and our shots at making them stick. Claudia shares the culture clash she experienced...
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Mission-driven work & two kids with Claudia Helms
Claudia Helms is the Program Director for Latin America & the Caribbean at the D.C. based think tank Global Financial Integrity. Originally from Peru, Claudia has been in the US for over a decade. Claudia shares how her career led her to immigrate, how a planned move to Australia was thwarted by…
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Where We Land in 2025 l Just Us
To close out the year, we share the origin story of the podcast: why we started it, how we put it together, and the difficulties along the way. We also talk about unexpected moments, what made us the most nervous, our favorite episodes to record and many more behind the scenes details. Where We...
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Coalescing identities with Farrah Daniel
After spending her childhood in Haiti, Farrah Daniel moved with her family to the US. The next few years were marked by her struggle to quickly learn English, find her place within Black culture in America, obey her religious upbringing, keep up with her French and Creole, and do as her parents’...
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Far from home for the holidays l Just Us
As immigrants living in the US, we haven’t always been able to go home to Peru for the holidays. While it can be rough to not go home, it also opens the door to celebrate in new ways. In this episode we share our experiences spending all kinds of holidays and important occasions far from home…
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Immigrating for a relationship with Marianna De Luca
At 30 years old, Marianna De Luca, a successful lawyer in Costa Rica, had just purchased a new apartment and had no plans to ever leave her home town of San Jose. Until, during a girls trip visiting a friend in DC, she fell in love. But how do you leave your life behind for the chance at…
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Nobody Wants This: adult relationships and cultural differences l Just Us
Nobody Wants This is a show we binged each season of and couldn’t help but relate to the cultural differences and culture clashes shown on screen. In this episode we explore the complicated nature of dating someone with a different cultural background and the negotiations that come with that. We...
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Sneaking your way into Hollywood with Carlos Meléndez
Carlos Meléndez is a writer/director of film and television specializing in the horror, thriller and fantasy genres (learn about his projects here). Born in Mexico City, Carlos sneakily made his way to Film School in LA at 18. But after finishing his studies he didn’t feel quite prepared to take…
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Friendship among immigrants l Just Us
In this episode we talk about making friends in a new country. Specifically, making immigrant friends when you yourself have also immigrated abroad. We discuss how it’s easy to relate to someone who, like you, isn’t from here. We also talk about the additional ease of making friends with someone...
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Feeling behind and catching up with Miguel Angel Hito
Miguel Angel Hito works in marketing at Google, but when he was 26 Miguel had yet to fulfill his dream of going to college. Born in Peru, his first experience abroad was right out of high school living in Japan. After four languages, countless jobs and a move to Miami, Miguel finally made it to...
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The Summer I Turned Pretty: boys, growth and living abroad l Just Us
The Summer I Turned Pretty quickly became Luciana’s favorite show, so we had to find a way to talk about it on the pod. We explore the ups and downs of Belly’s experience living abroad in Paris, and the multicultural moments depicted in the show. And of course, we dive into what we loved so much...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hosted by sisters Luciana and Claudia, Where We Land is a podcast about immigrant experiences and what it’s like to live between two cultures. Luciana and Claudia share their stories and also sit down with fellow immigrants to ask, how did you get here? From navigating unfamiliar grocery aisles to embracing new customs – and holding on to old ones – every conversation brings out heartfelt stories about what being American means when you don’t take it for granted. Here, you will find warmth, humor, and candid conversations, no matter where you are from. So join us – everyone’s welcome.Want to share your immigration stories or have a question? We'd love to hear from you. Shoot us an email: [email protected]*Follow WWL on IG: @wherewelandpod*Follow WWL on TikTok: @wherewelandpod*Follow Claudia on IG: @claudiavl8
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