Outcast

Natasha Eileen Home is a born and raised South African studying psychology and fine arts at Gordon College. Two of her biggest loves are the beach and dogs, and if you add in a sweet cup of coffee, it is her perfect day. She is an amateur baker and loves nothing more than hosting friends for a meal. She is hoping to explore social work as a next step, as she is motivated by the practicality with w...

Michael Arko Roy is a Junior at Gordon majoring in Business management and Marketing. Michael was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Almost 8000 miles away from home), brought up in a Christ-loving family. Severed in a youth ministry in Bangladesh for almost 6 years. He loves meeting new people and making new friends. Michael loves doing origami and is fluent in 3 different languages. Fun fact about Micha...

Prophet Samuel Ackatia-Kwaidoo, affectionately called Prophet Sam by loved ones, is a gifted international student from Ghana who goes by the producer name Peechytunez. A versatile music producer, Peechytunez is passionate about creating unique sounds across sonics such as Afrobeats, Hip Hop, Lo-fi, Boom Bap, Dancehall, and Pop.  Balancing his creative pursuits with academic excellence, Prophet Sa...

Samantha Amanda Tiningrow Kenney is a junior studying International Affairs. Being born and raised in Guam, she grew up in a bicultural household with her dad from Boston and her mom from the Federated States of Micronesia. She is on the Gordon women’s soccer team, the student athletic advisory council, and intern coordinator for the World Evangelical Alliance. Sam will be studying in the Balkans...

Jasmine Yoo is a junior at Gordon College, majoring in Marketing and Business Management and minoring in Communication Arts. She was born in South Korea, lived in Thailand for 10 years, and moved to the US when she was 13 years old. She loves meeting and connecting with new people. She also loves thrifting and getting coffee.

Graeme Bird was born in New Zealand, and as a young child also lived overseas with his family: a year in India, and then two more in England and Scotland, before returning to New Zealand for middle and high school.  At Auckland University he studied Classics and Mathematics, then did some high school teaching before coming to Boston in 1981 to study music at the Berklee College of Music. While the...

Johnny Paul-Faina is a student at gordon college studying english and art. He's a third culture kid and pastor's kid born in the United States and serving in Romania. He loves learning more about the Lord's goodness through poetry and oil painting, and feels God's joy through singing jazz and worshipping. Johnny has been a co-host on Outcast Podcast this past year, seeking to provi...

Richmond Obeng, a diligent and accomplished junior at Gordon College, is a native of Ghana, West Africa. He grew up in Tema, a town in Accra, where he was nurtured in a devout Christian household alongside two siblings. Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in pre-law, Richmond exemplifies a harmonious blend of technical expertise and legal insight. Richmond’s jou...

Gelu Paul was born into a small Evangelical family in Oradea, in Communist Romania. Early on in his life, he experienced hostility from professors due to his faith. Because of his involvment in evangelism, he was also under constant surveillance and threatened by the secret police. Between 1982 and 1990, in partnership with Campus Crusade for Christ, Gelu developed an underground disciple making m...

Michel Bayarjargal is a senior graduating with a degree in economics and philosophy. He was born in Mongolia and raised between Mongolia, Massachusetts, and the UK. Michel is a rower for the college and claims to read. But more importantly to him, he likes talking about profilicity, ideology, and Slavoj Žižek.

Lily Rodrigues is a senior at Gordon College double majoring in Political Science and History with a pre-law minor. As a woman of dual nationality, Lily grew up immersed in Brazilian culture despite being born in the US and never living in Brazil. In true TCK fashion, Lily loves to travel and experience other cultures firsthand. For fun Lily likes to bake, sing hymns, read, and hang out with her f...

Quentin Cole (or Q) is a senior at Gordon College, majoring in Communication Arts. Q was adopted from Almaty, Kazakhstan when he was 9 months old. From growing up as an Asian in the U.S. to living in Rome, Italy with an American understanding of culture, Q is grateful to have had numerous intercultural experiences both in the US and abroad. Please enjoy this conversation with Q about the challenge...

Faith Ettlich is a junior at Gordon College and is majoring in music and piano. As a military kid, Faith has moved all over the country and has experienced much of the diverse subcultures of the United States. She loves traveling and adventures and enjoys meeting people with different stories and cultures. She has used her experience in music and piano abroad in missions (in Japan and Spain) and l...

Seraphina Chong is a sophomore at Gordon College majoring in marine biology with a passion for discovering God through His creation. Born and raised Singaporean Chinese, she moved to Johor Bahru, Malaysia, when she was 12, where her family currently resides. She is the second out of five siblings. Besides cooking Asian food on Saturdays, she enjoys playing guitar, studying, and watching anime or K...

Christian is a missionary kid who grew up in Chiang Mai, Thailand and Budapest, Hungary. He studied History here at Gordon with the goal of moving onto grad school and, eventually, back to the mission field. In the meantime, he serves as the International Admissions Counselor for Gordon. He loves conversation — especially about TCKs, cooking, and recently took up surfing. In this episode, Christia...

As season one of Outcast closes, this final episode features two new guests who will be taking on the roles of co-hosts for season 2. In this episode, they interview the founders and current hosts of Outcast, Hannah and Peter, and ask them to reflect on the production and creativity of the Outcast podcast. In this episode, Hannah and Peter discuss the initial creation of the platform and their fut...

Welcome to our 14th episode featuring Jason Lopez. Jason Lopez is a senior at Gordon College, majoring in Computer Science. He is Salvadorian-Honduran and is actively and deeply involved in some organizations at Gordon, such as La Raza, the Hispanic-Latino Student Union, student government, and both God's Chosen Gospel Choir and the chapel band Kavanah. In this episode, he discusses being born...

Dr. Bobb is a Professor of Psychology at Gordon College. She joined the Gordon College faculty in the fall of 2015, coming from Northwestern University where she had been a Research Associate working on the neural correlates of bilingual language use and cognitive control. Susan's work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the German Research Foundation, and the Graduate Women...

Join us for another episode with Baraka Kamau, this time discussing topics around home, being a pastor's kid and an African woman in the United States of America.  Baraka Kamau was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya before moving to The United States for higher education. She is a graduating senior studying Economics with a minor in Innovation and Social Enterprise. In this episode, you'll hea...

Welcome to the third special guest episode, featuring Kika Ghobrial.  Kika was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt. When he was nine years old, his family moved to Boston MA to serve at the Arabic Evangelical Baptist church. After studying at Gordon College, Kika now serves with his dad at the Arabic church as the youth and English ministries pastor. In this episode, Kika discusses the culture be...

Welcome to the 10th episode of Outcast, featuring Eric Lee.  Eric is a missionary kid who was born in Seoul Korea but was raised in Kunming, China. He is currently a Senior at Gordon College double majoring in Business Administration and Economics and minoring in Innovation and Social Enterprise. He is an entrepreneur, loves to think creatively, and is an aspiring Strategy/Management Consulta...

Welcome to the 9th episode of Outcast! Today we are interviewing Serafina Zotter, who is an Austrian Ethiopian American who was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. She is currently a senior at Gordon College majoring in Biology (with a pre-med concentration) and minoring in Neuroscience. Serafina is driven by her love for medicine, her fascination with languages, and her passion to see the healthc...

Welcome back to Outcast! In our 8th episode, we’re speaking with Teddymax Talanoa. Teddy is a senior Psychology student with a minor in Political Science. Originally from Tonga and Samoa but growing up in southern California, Teddy discusses the struggle of growing up between cultures and how he never felt truly at home in either culture. He now uses his experiences of searching for community to p...

Welcome back to another episode of Outcast!  This episode features Sara Gaviria Ardila, who is from Cali, Colombia. Before coming to Gordon to study Art, Sara spent a considerable time in the States living in Fairfield, CT. In this episode, Sara discusses the impact of culture shock, and how she navigated challenges like the language barrier, learning how to live in a different culture, and h...

Welcome to the 6th episode of Outcast, featuring our second special guest Dr. Michael Hammond.  Dr. Hammond grew up in Indiana and has served in executive and academic positions at several universities, including the University of Arkansas, Southeastern University, and Taylor University. Currently, Dr. Hammond is living in MA with his family as he serves as the President of Gordon College. Dr...