ComebaCK: What’s Your Story?

Andrew Kilduff is one of the co founders of ‘Stretford End Flags’, a Manchester United fan group aiming to improve the atmosphere by placing flags across the Stretford End at Old Trafford stadium. Banners include United’s three European cups, Ryan Giggs, Sir Matt Busby, and more. We discuss differences in going to the match in the 1980’s vs today, challenges of the pandemic for football supporters...

Nguyễn Trí Hiếu is a Vietnamese hospitality student, blogging under ‘The Hospitable Hanoian’, with an extensive background in Switzerland, Dubai, Vietnam and the US in the industry, before his imminent move to Las Vegas, and the ex president of the Hanoi Speakers Toastmasters. We discuss his roles both in hospitality and communication in public speaking with Toastmasters and interacting with...

Tyler Rose is an American multi disciplinary artist, ranging from spoken word poetry, visual artistry, a musical exploration, and creating events, including a four week workshop currently based on bringing creative communities together and raising money for charities in Vietnam - Da Nang Go and Blue Dragons Children’s Foundation. In a wide ranging interview, we discuss her multiple creative endeav...

Sonya Firsova is a model, actress, singer and musician from Russia, currently living in Hanoi, Vietnam, having spent time living abroad in Hong Kong and London. We discuss her variety of roles, self care practices, challenges faced in music and modelling, cultural differences in Asia between Hong Kong and Vietnam, and great concluding advice on “enjoying the process” and going “step by step”. Than...

Jesica Ledesma is an Argentinian currently teaching online in Thailand as part of her (TEFL) certification, teaching English as a foreign language, where she recently documented her experiences for the TEFL ‘Student Stories’ website. She also spent seven years as an expat in Dubai. We discuss her career so far, challenges of teaching and living abroad whilst immersing in another language and cultu...

Giang Chu is looking to promote the lifestyle of veganism in her home Vietnam, having been influenced by the lifestyle in the Western world, in both Germany and Belgium. Giang has aspirations to create her own food blog and cookbook to share her vegan recipes, which are both Westernized and Vietnamese. We discuss the main benefits of her lifestyle change, misconceptions of veganism, and challenges...

Ross Mcgagh is from the football mad city of Manchester, and the founder of ‘Manchester Football Therapy’, looking at collecting people together to share stories regarding mental health and to use football as a beneficial outlet. We discuss the ideas behind the project, Ross’ own experiences with mental health, and the value of football. You can find out more at ‘Manchester Football Therapy’ on In...

Linh An is a dancer/choreographer from Hanoi, Vietnam whose choreographies are influenced by Theatre jazz style dance. She is the co founder of ‘Theatre Dance Vietnam’, aiming to build a community platform for those looking to immerse themselves and experience theatre jazz dance. We discuss her background studying and performing in New York and London, her current projects, keeping up with mainstr...

Great virtual catch up with my friend Nick about life. Covering the hectic Saigon storm, exploring the mindsets of Fredrick Douglas, Nelson Mandela, David Goggins and Jim Carrey, bits of non dualism, Peru’s cuisine and football scene, and lockdown life. Looking forward to the next one in person. You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram. Also, Nick appeared on episode...

Johan Falck is an actor, voiceover artist, drama teacher, teacher of communications, founder of ‘Da Nang 101’, ‘Da Nang Improv Society’, and ‘Da Nang Drama Society’. We discuss his upbringing from a countryside in South Africa, his love of acting and drama, his experiences in Da Nang, Vietnam both in teaching and promoting creative projects, and future aims. Throughout the conversation we discuss...

Ethan Levy is the founder of ‘Dork Dancing’ in Da Nang, a community using dance expression to promote better mental health and raise awareness, without fear of judgement or stigma. We discuss the ideas behind it, the originality of the concept, and getting people dancing, pumped and exhilarated online despite the ongoing Vietnam lockdowns. Great work, Ethan 🙏 You can find out more about Ethan and...

Clive Pendock is a musician from Cape Town, South Africa, currently living in Da Nang, Vietnam (which is paradise), after spending time living and touring in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Southern Vietnam. We discuss his musical background, which include prior influences, themes on his songwriting, performing in Vietnam and Asia, and future projects, which include an upcoming album, which...

Felicity Paige is a musician currently living in Saigon, having spent time up in Hanoi, and being initially from the United States. Felicity is currently the youngest guest (by a distance!) to ever appear on ComebaCK. We discuss her musical influences, projects, themes and work today - you can find out more about Felicity at “Felicity Paige” on YouTube, where she has her original material, and mor...

Serena Horton is a UK life coach, having spent 18 months teaching English in Thailand in 2013, which she’s documented on the official TEFL website, under ‘Student Stories’. We discuss her reasonings for moving abroad, tips for anybody looking to do so, and the overall cultural experience of living in Thailand. We also discuss her practice of life coaching. You can find out more about Serena at www...

Caleb Lee is the corporate fitness manager here at ‘UPFIT’ in Vietnam. Hailing from Ohio, Caleb discusses challenges in his early life with depression and how he was initially inspired to develop his health and fitness. We then delve into trait required for improving our fitness practice, techniques required to succeed, themes such as self sabotage, and the mission of ‘UPFIT’, which has an extraor...

Gryz Dross, from USA, has been involved in various creative projects in her career so far - acting, theatre, stagehand and voiceovers - and also plenty of traveling, including Europe and Asia, where she currently lives in Hanoi, Vietnam. We discuss challenges of going through various creative endeavors in many different places, dealing with feedback, her creative career to date, and aims for the f...

Andrew Greenway is a project development champion for ANDYSMANCLUB. ANDYSMANCLUB are a Men’s Mental Health Charity, offering free-to-attend talking groups for men and challenging the stigmas around male mental health. They started off as one group in the small, northern town of Halifax, and now have over 55 groups, and still growing, across the UK. Andy first started using ANDYSMANCLUB in Feb 2017...

Mike Tatarski is a journalist, and editor in chief of ‘Saigoneer’, having lived in Saigon, Vietnam since 2010, focusing on lifestyle and happenings in the city. He has also written for Al Jazeera, The Atlantic, The Guardian and the Washington Post. We discuss his journalism career so far, challenges faced from reporting in Vietnam, the mass transformation of Saigon that has happened in a decade, a...

Alan Williams is a coach from Sligo, Ireland, helping people struggling with weight loss into both losing weight and gaining confidence, whilst creating a life that they love without restrictions. In today’s episode we discuss the mindset shifts required into losing weight and achieving personal goals, creating a new identity where healthy living isn’t a sacrifice, not being too attached to the sc...

Bryn Morgan works as a drama therapist for ‘The Jacob Abraham Foundation’, set up in 2015, following Jacob Abraham’s passing by suicide. The foundation aims to help prevent suicide through direct intervention with vulnerable people, raise awareness on mental health/suicide issues, promote positive mental health and support people bereaved through suicide in South Wales. They provide intervention,...

Joanne Freeman is a counsellor, mindfulness coach and stress management consultant from the UK. In today’s episode we discuss her background in mental health and seeking therapy, (empathetic nature and emotionally distant relationships), and her work today, where she deals with numerous clients through techniques such as breath work and mindfulness. Joanne also compiled a host of very interesting...

Lydia Miron is a mindset and empowerment coach from UK, and the founder of “boost boxes” and “woo week” - both concepts designed for people to increase self love and impact/empower their circles around them. Lydia expands upon her “rebel mindset” of living her authentic self, shares the importance of traveling, the reasons behind her work, and why it’s important to expose children as young as 8 in...

Sarah Clayton Lea is an Irish expat and the founder of ‘Big 7 Travel’. Currently living in Saigon, Vietnam, having lived in Gran Canaria, New York and Thailand, Sarah has worked in hospitality, journalism and now founded this Travel media company, ‘Big7travel’. We discuss the reasons behind founding ‘Big7’, (which has been featured in Forbes and Business Insider), work it does in identifying key s...

Megan Aderouane is a growth coach from USA, at ‘More Than A Desk’, and the host of ‘A Storie To Share’ podcast. We discuss her background working abroad both in West Africa and Saigon, Vietnam, where themes such as minimalism and gratitude come up, and inspiration behind the podcast, sharing stories amongst us. We also discuss her growth coaching practice - what does it mean to grow, the key ingre...

Thomas Kopec is from MySafetyNet.info. MySafetyNet is a proof of identity solution for every parent concerned about their children's' safety when surfing the web. Their medallion identity proof system is a major step forward toward preventing predatory abduction by strangers masquerading as 'friends' on the Internet. MySafetyNet goes beyond algorithmic software that relies solely upon pattern reco...