Let's Chew the Fat

Very, very soon (we're both not completely aware of how soon it is), we'll be going abroad for a semester: Lauren Australia and Kristýna to Belgium! So, in this episode we wanted to share why we decided to do a semester abroad, what our goals and expectations are, what we're a bit worried about and what we can't wait to experience. If you too are going abroad next semester, this mi...

You know the trend on social media where it says "when you remember you you're living the life you're younger you dreamed of"? Well, it probably wasn't phrased like this but for some reason I can't remember and there are probably also multiple versions. Listen, it's important to, every once in a while, stop and think about what you love about yourself. We tend to thin...

As international students we travel a lot. Even just back and forth from our home countries to Madrid. Because of this, we've decided that we are qualified to give you travel advice. You didn't ask for it. Nobody asked for it. But here you go! From how to get cheap flights to contradicting packing advice. We've covered it all! We hope you enjoy this episode. With love, L&K Our Inst...

It's Kristýna's turn to spill the tea. We did Lauren‘s interview a couple of weeks ago and so today, Lauren asked Kristýna some good questions. And she had some good answers. Tune in and let us know what you think!  Don't forget to give us a review, please, we'd really appreciate it! With love, L&K Our Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠2strangers2friends⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok Account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠letschewthefatpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our...

There's things we grew up with that seem normal to us, but when you tell a friend who grew up in a different country you realise it's actually not that normal at all... And for this episode, we collected a whole list of these things. Lauren for Switzerland and Kristýna for the Czech Republic. So, here are a couple of things you might not know about our countries: from mandatory schooling f...

You've probably heard of FOMO aka Fear of missing out, right? And you've probably felt it at least once in your life... Well, don't worry, you're not alone. To be honest, this whole concept probably goes hand in hand with studying and living abroad. And we tackle the topic in this episode so tune in to learn how we deal with it! With love, L&K Our Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠2strangers2fr...

This is a veryyy special episode!! We decided to ask our friends a list of questions with the goal of learning more about what life has taught them so far, what wisdom they have to share, and what they're struggling with at the moment. It's supposed to be a little pocket of comfort and inspiration. Growing up is difficult and navigating the early years of adulthood can be challenging. So,...

Everybody loves unsolicited advice... Right? Well, we've decided to give you some anyways (haha). Have you thought about studying abroad? Are you in the process of moving abroad or are you already a couple of years in and still struggling? Don't worry, we got you! We covered the packing process, what to take and what to definitely leave at home, your first few weeks abroad and what you mig...

This is Lauren's interview! Throughout the past couple of months, Kristyna collected some questions: What do you think your life will look like in 15 years? How do you want your future family to look like? What does your dream home look like? What makes you excited to live life? And so much more... Check this episode out and get to know Lauren a little bit better! With love,L&K Our Instagr...

It's been a while since we said our first goodbyes. During this conversation we realised our view on them changed dramatically. The both of us have different strategies as to how to go through with the goodbyes and we're debating which one is better. Dramatizing it and doing a whole goodbye event every time we leave or pretending there is no going away and kind of ignoring it? You decide.. And wit...

Unsurprisingly, our weekly recap was focused on one thing and one thing only: the 5 Seconds of Summer concert and the aftermath of it. It was the most incredible experience and we're still not over it – let's just say that much for now. For our main part, we had another special guest on! Ana's originally from Greece and in the last two years she's studied and worked in France and t...

Sarah L. Thompson accepted our invitation to come onto our podcast and oh boy, we're so glad she did. She shared her story, how she ended up where she is now (living in Italy with her husband and two children), what was it like to move all the way from the US, the struggles that came with it but also what a beautiful life she's created. We related to each other to what it's like having...

We can honestly say, that this has been the easiest transition from being back in our home countries to coming back to Madrid for university yet. Which is a huge success! Of course, goodbyes are always difficult, but the days before leaving now contain less crying and settling back into life in Madrid is so much easier and happens way faster. It took us a while to get to this point, but we're...

If you listened to the previous episode, you know the drill. We are far away from each other with Lauren and it's difficult to match up our schedules and record together so we tried this new concept of solo episodes. I decided to focus on the "frustrations" that come with studying abroad. Like I said in the episode as much as I am grateful to have this opportunity, it's also real...

This is my first ever solo-episode! It's quite difficult for Kristyna and I to coordinate and find the time to record together while we're back in our hometowns for the summer. So, we decided to do a couple of solo-episodes, where we talk about topics that we're passionate about. In this episode, I quickly update you on what I've been doing these past months: I spent three weeks wo...

What were our first weeks of summer break like? Lauren has entered her Kristyna-Era, meaning she's been traveling non-stop. Spent a week being a tourist in Madrid, then went to London for a Harry Styles concert (as you do), and then spend a couple of days exploring Lisbon before finally going back home to Switzerland. Kristyna went back home and dove right into her internship, which has been q...

Honestly, nothing much's changed. These last couple of weeks were HARD. Having to finish all projects, study for exams, completing learning agreements, trying to find internships, pack to go home... All if this combined together was extremely draining. We knew we had very little time left to go but we couldn't see past the horrible time we were having. But we did it! We also had some fun a...

This past week consisted of studying, working, exams, and – whenever we were feeling especially crazy – the occasional walk. On Thursday we even went all out and decided to take the afternoon off to go ceramics painting with our friends – which was a great experience and a very much needed break. Other than that, we talk about our study routine, not being able to sleep, how our first two exams wen...

A very exciting week! We went to a Eurovision watching event and it was Kristyna's first. And she loved it. We finally finally finished our university end-of-semester projects as we're moving into the proper exam preparation. The ice hockey world championship of 2023 has started and Kristyna has been watching all the games. And one last thing, we're both working on our Learning Agreeme...

This past week, Kristyna turned 21! (Although her actual Birthday was mostly spent doing work for our spreadsheet class...) We did find the time to go bowling and get cocktails with friends in the evening – which felt like a vacation! And, the day after, Kristyna actually went on a trip to Malaga with her mom and got to enjoy some sunny days by the beach. Other than that, we spent our days chasing...

Once again, Lauren got sick. Luckily, it wasn't anything crazy this time around and she got better pretty quickly. And good thing she did because her and her dad got the opportunityx to go watch a Madrid open tennis match and it was very nostalgic. Kristyna went to visit her friend to Valencia, where she is studying on Erasmus and she had an amazing time! She watched a sunset, played beach vol...

We're on a bit of an interesting recording schedule these days, due to sickness and travel. So, for this episodes weekly recap, we decided to just focus on our weekend trip to Barcelona. Since we have a lot to talk about! The trip finally managed to make it out of the group chat and us and our friends enjoyed three days in Barcelona. We didn't get a lot of sleep, but we definitely made the...

We are in our concert girly era and we love it. Last weekend, we didn't go to one concert... We went to two! The first one was of SYML, where we went with the whole friend group and it was amazing. Brian (the lead singer) waqs interactong with the audience in a very special way and even took Kristýna's BeReal picture! The next morning, we watched the new Lewis Capaldi Netflix documentary,...

In this episode, we look back at a week containing a migraine, the end (finally!) of Kristyna's sickness, a hectic Thursday, and Lauren's dad's book event. And: The beginning of the most stressful part of the semester. Slowly but surely, all of the deadlines are getting closer and closer and stress-levels are starting to increase. It's very exciting... For the main part, we decided...

Kristyna was sick this past week, that’s why there wasn’t any new podcast episode last Sunday. Lauren’s grandparents finally arrived. But the weekend before all went down, we got to do a little trip to Patones de Arriba. We wanted to see a local Grand Canyon but for one small particular reason, what turned out to be quite an important detail, we didn’t get to. But we hiked anyways and it was (once...