In Between

Intercultural dating can go both ways, it can be amazing and life changing as well as scary and tricky to navigate if you don’t have the right mindset. I sit with Francis another time to chat all things related to having a partner from the other side of the world! We chat cultural habits, language, holiday traditions, food and even love languages! It doesn’t matter where you come from in the world...

What’s up guys! Today’s solo episode is all about what makes the East and West countries so unique and distinct from each other. There are way too many differences to mention that would not all fit in one single episode, so I just chat about a few of the ones that stood out to me throughout the years and which I believe to be the most obvious ones and a lot of people can relate to. In this episode...

Happy 2026 everyone! We are not done with the podcast! I just decided to take a bit of a break while I was enjoying some much needed quality time at home with my family in Brazil! Sometimes we need to reset, change the environment and most importantly, focus on what is right in front of us, which is, the present moment. It is the start of a new year, new beginnings, new goals, new accomplishments!...

Meet Francis, my partner in life and who introduced me to the Eastern world 7 years ago. Now I brought him to the podcast to chat about his views, perceptions and opinions about Brazil! Francis has a very international background, having lived in the United States since a young child and traveling to many countries throughout the years. It is his second time in Brazil and Latin America. We chat ma...

What’s up guys! Today’s solo episode is about me, and all it means for me to be a foreigner in the world and in Asia. After having interviewed many guests in regard to living abroad and specifically on this side of the world, I thought it would be interesting to ask myself the same type of questions I have been asking others these past few months. If you are curious about my life, my background, m...

Meet Sandro, another Brazilian brother that I was fortunate to have been put in contact with though another fellow Brazilian who came on the podcast a few weeks ago. This is another proof that “word of mouth” really works! Sandro is originally from Presidente Venceslau, in São Paulo state, but he moved quite a bit, not only in Brazil but also in the United States. He eventually had the opportunity...

Meet Pierre, an adventurous and risk taker mechanical engineer with a distinctly unique background. Half French, half Polish, Pierre grew up in an international environment since the age of three years old when his family moved to Japan, then Poland, then Cyprus. That was the beginning of his journey living abroad and that eventually led to him moving full time to Asia. Pierre speaks fluently thre...

Meet Rafa, a fellow Southern Brazilian who I had the pleasure to meet through one of the many expat groups here in China. Like many of us foreigners here, China was not in her plans, but life opportunities opened to her the doors to Asia. Her journey of living abroad started when she did an exchange program in Canada, which broadened her horizons to what could be out there. Before coming to Shenzh...

Meet Gavin, another fellow volleyball player with whom I have a lot of friends in common! He’s been living in China a little bit longer than me. After graduating university in the UK and getting a job he hated, he decided to quit and go backpacking with a friend to discover this side of the world, which was his very first experience in Asian lands, but not China. After realizing his passion for vi...

Meet Junko (AKA Tamura), born in the city of Osaka and raised in Tokio, Japan. Her international exposure to the world started when she went to study abroad in Australia, and from there, she never stopped traveling! She opens up about how mesmerizing was her first experience of going abroad and experiencing another culture, coming from an Asian background, in which society expectations and behavio...

Meet Nikolas, one of the many people in China I have met “by accident”, a fortunate coincidence of us heading to the same event! Nikos is Shenzhen’s youngest blood, having arrived in the city a bit over a month to pursue his postdoctoral research position in Marine science at one of many universities in the area. Before coming to China, Nikos lived in Saudi Arabia for many years during his PhD, an...

What’s up guys! Today’s solo episode is in the topic of “creating a village” where you live, which is something I have struggled with in the past and eventually found the best ways to do so. As I speak in the episode, having a community is not a WANT, it is a NEED, from my point of view.   If you are like me and live in a distant land from where you grew up, this episode is for you. If you are con...

Meet Kinga (AKA Kanusa), named after a Hungarian princess who married a Polish king! Not only her name origin has an interesting story background, but her nationality is also unusual. She was born in Poland, to Polish parents but her great-grandfather was actually born in the United States and was able to pass citizenship to the future generation. Coming from a culturally diverse family, Kinga alw...

Meet Anne,  a bright and beautiful young lady fromGermany, who is doing big things here in China! After graduating from her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Munich, and traveling around Europe, she felt a desire to explore other parts of the world and have a new adventure! That’s when China came into play! Anne has a PHD in Science, which allowed her to get a very unique and interesting opportuni...

Meet Daiana, an outgoing and sweet  “fake” Brazilian Imet during mandarin class. Even though she is Russian, she is married with a Brazilian and speaks Portuguese almost as a native! A fun fact about her husband is that he is from the same place as me in Brazil, in the very south, and I actually have family members from the city he is from! From leaving her home country at 18 years old to study in...

Meet Tom, an incredibly kind and wise man with a very distinctive background. From dropping out of school and being an engineer at 23 years old, he knew inside of him he  always wanted to become a teacher. He then, at the age of 29, pursued university to make his dream come true, which eventually would lead him to teaching opportunities internationally and open possibilities for him to come to Chi...

Meet Ellie, an incredibly talented woman with a very interesting and inspiring background.  She was born in Russia but her parents are both from Kyrgzstan, but it was in China that she ended up finding her true purpose. She studied architecture in Russia and that was the beginning of her journey into the arts and creative world, which opened her the doors to the amazing and chaotic architectural i...

Meet Simon, a very enthusiastic and friendly guy from Felixtowe, which is the biggest container port town in England. I’ve had the chance to meet him over one of the many group chats I am a part of here in China. I started the conversation by asking him what were his thoughts on so many British people coming to work in China, and he shares many important points on why that is thecase in his perspe...

Meet Nicole, one of the first girlfriends I’ve had in China and one of my favorite South African in town! In searching for a new adventure to take on, her and her husband decided to come to China, where they’ve been for six years and counting! After living  in Chengdu for two years before moving to Shenzhen, we chat about how different life is from one city to another, from the lifestyle, city vib...

Meet Anna, a very sweet and smart blondie from “the middle of Europe”, can you guess which country she is originally from? Her interest in linguistics opened her curiosity to the Chinese language, in which she has a very unique perspective on. And it was because of this curiosity that she embarked on a one year scholarship to study mandarin in the mother language country. One year turned into anot...

Meet Bruna, who after living in China for ten years has decided it was time to leave and start a new life chapter. She is a translator, majored in French with a minor in Italian translation and knew since a young age that she was destined to explore the world. This mindset is exactly what had brought her to China as well as what is making her leave China. Bruna is polyglot, speaking five languages...

Hello everyone! I have decided to record solo episodes every time I feel there is some specific topic that I would like to throw out there for discussion! As we all know, there are a lot of subjects in life that we don’t get to share thoughts on or even think too much far into, and I believe they should be discussed and brought into light. So, this will be the first topic in discussion, ACCENTS, e...

Meet Julia Liu, a very good friend of mine here in China that has an extremely unique and interesting background! Starting with her mother, who has at least four different bloods running through her veins, Julia herself is a mixed baby, having Chineseroots as well! She shares her incredible Chinese family’s history on how her grandparents met each other during one of China’s revolutions, being bot...

Meet Jonnise, a vibrant and spirited American girl from the “Mall of America”, can you guess what state she is from?  Wechat all about how Disney, yes Disney, has brought her to China and how 14 months became 7 years of living here! We expand on her journey of making local friends and how a hairdressers’ appointment can get you on a date, even if you do not speak the same language! From food adven...

Meet Kauê, an open minded and adventurous fellow Brazilian who cannot decide where is home for him. From having a very mixed cultural background and moving extensively growing up he ended up coming to China at the age of 20 because of ajob opportunity that came his way with three specific requirements, and he met all of them. We get into the intrinsics of his job in China and how multifaceted it...