The Beginning | 1

Episode 1 of the I BELONG VOICES podcast, hosted by I Belong Philly, titled "The Beginning | 1" was published on July 26, 2021 and runs 27 minutes.

July 26, 2021 ·27m · I BELONG VOICES

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Summary

One of the difficulties immigrants and refugees face upon arriving in the United States is the language barrier. Did you know that the language barrier can cause enormous difficulties and make simple interactions seem inexistent?  Employment, transportation, legal responsibilities, and receiving assistance in each of these areas are more difficult without the confidence to speak in English. You are in a new country, trying to adapt to a new lifestyle, probably far away from your family, and adapting to a new culture!  Other difficulties range from dealing with legal complications to understanding complex transportation systems, securing housing, employment arrangements, and battling culture shock, psychological distress, depression, and isolation.  In this podcast, you will have the opportunity to hear in a pleasant way the voices of some of the members of I Belong Philly sharing their stories, challenges, English barrier, how they overcame these barriers in Philadelphia, and how they are becoming, step by step, world citizens in the United States. ❤️ We invite you to listen to us...  _____ In this episode they participated: Ben Goebel (France) Cristina Zanoni (Brazil) María Eugenia (Maru) Gonzalez (Venezuela) Silvia Rondan (Ecuador) Georgia Consenca (Brazil) Monica Molina (Colombia) More information: www.ibelongphilly.org Instagram: instagram.com/ibelongphilly Facebook: www.facebook.com/IBelongphilly/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/i-belong-philly Here are some organizations what did you hear on the podcast: The Welcoming Center: welcomingcenter.org Free Library: libwww.freelibrary.org If you want to participate, write us at [email protected] and we are thrilled to include you as part of this amazing experience. 🎤

Episode Description

One of the difficulties immigrants and refugees face upon arriving in the United States is the language barrier.

Did you know that the language barrier can cause enormous difficulties and make simple interactions seem inexistent?

Employment, transportation, legal responsibilities, and receiving assistance in each of these areas are more difficult without the confidence to speak in English. You are in a new country, trying to adapt to a new lifestyle, probably far away from your family, and adapting to a new culture!

Other difficulties range from dealing with legal complications to understanding complex transportation systems, securing housing, employment arrangements, and battling culture shock, psychological distress, depression, and isolation.

In this podcast, you will have the opportunity to hear in a pleasant way the voices of some of the members of I Belong Philly sharing their stories, challenges, English barrier, how they overcame these barriers in Philadelphia, and how they are becoming, step by step, world citizens in the United States. ❤️

We invite you to listen to us...

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In this episode they participated: