Chai in Our Twenties

Has anyone ever asked you if you know how to cook? Have you been ever asked where you get all that confidence from? Let's talk about the Female Experience. Growing up as women of colour in Canada, we talk about some things that we heard growing up and still hear to this day that are unique to our identity as women. Join us for another episode while we sip on tea/coffee and discuss our lived experi...

In this episode, we talk about our experiences of immigrating to Canada when we were children. We acknowledge the difficulty that our parents had navigating their new world and how we fit into that experience. We discuss the impact of our own experiences and the resilience that is inherent to the immigrant experience. Be sure to follow us on @chaitwenties on our Insta!

Are you into superstitions? Are superstitions something that are completely made up or can there be some logic behind them? In this episode, we discuss how we grew up hearing about and believing in many superstitions, and the impact that it has had on how we navigate out 20s. Be sure to follow us on @chaitwenties on Instagram and share some superstitions that you might believe in! 

Got an ethnic name that people have trouble pronouncing? Have you also opted in to mispronounce your own name? Or have you chosen a nickname so that you can avoid the whole thing? If so, your experiences are akin to that of the co-hosts. In this episode, we take the hot seat and think about how others pronounce our names incorrectly and, more importantly, how we might be participating by not corre...

Do you or did you (at some point) have expectations for your twenties? Did your expectations align with your reality? In this episode, we talk about how our friends, family and the media influenced what we thought our twenties were going to be all about. Enjoy this episode and share with us what your expectations for your twenties were (or are) on our Insta @chaitwenties.

Let's talk about living, laughing and loving in these conditions. In this episode, we discuss how life has been over the past 2 years as the pandemic has shifted the way that we live, laugh and love. We hope that you enjoy this episode and also use this as an opportunity to reflect on how your perspectives have shifted. Be sure to follow us on @chaitwenties on our Insta! 

Why is it so hard to make friends as we grow up? What is it about being in our 20s where it becomes difficult for some to maintain friendships? In this episode, we talk about the fact that we are one another’s first adult friends - which we define as friends you make outside of school and work. Join us as we discuss what friendship means to us and ways that you can start making some new friends. B...

New Year, New You? In this episode, we reflect on 2021 and look ahead to 2022. We talk about making sustainable goals, recognizing patterns that benefit us and patterns that maybe aren't the best for us. As a side rant, we also talk about vaccinations and what doing the research can look like. We hope that you enjoy this episode. Be sure to follow us on @chaitwenties on Insta!

Hi, it's Pallavi & Sharon, and we are bringing you Chai in our Twenties! In this episode, we introduce ourselves and get to know one another as we embark on this podcasting journey together. We hope that you enjoy listening and that you follow our journey on our Insta @chaitwenties!