Globetrotter Pod

"English with Kaya" will soon be renamed to the "Globetrotter Pod"! ポッドキャスト「English with Kaya」はもうすぐ「Globetrotter Pod」へタイトルを変更します！

Louise Soerensen, today’s guest, is an International Coordinator at Peace Boat, seasoned traveler and intercultural communicator. She holds an MA in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Copenhagen University and an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from Malmo University in Sweden. ----- Today’s vocabulary: decade = 10年間 value = 価値（感） ignorant = 無知な billboard = 広告板 outfit = 服装一式 No...

Kaya talks about her impressions of Japan after coming back to Tokyo from Uzbekistan, her trip to Osaka, the local food culture in Kansai and cultural differences between Kansai (western Japan) and Kanto (eastern Japan). ----- English: 0:00 ~ 27 min Japanese: 27:20 min ~ 56 min ----- Today’s vocabulary: humanoid = 人間の形をした shelf / 複：shelves = 棚 automated = automatic = オートマ化された DIY...

Happy New Year! May 2024 bring you happiness, joy and success! In today’s episode, our guest Dvorah Silverman talks us through their perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ----- Guest speaker’s profile: Dvorah Silverman, M.A. (any/all) Equity • Research • Education  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dvorah-silverman-ma-130a7876/ Email: dvorahsilvermanconsulting@gmail.com  Website: h...

Kaya talks about her travels to the Aral Sea and the social, economic and environmental history behind why this once enormous inland sea has shrunk so drastically since the 1960s. ----- Link to the Aral Sea Tour: https://uzbek-travel.com/tours/adventure/aral-sea/ ----- Today’s vocabulary: irrigate = 灌漑する irrigation = 灌漑 draw = 引く shrink = 縮む、小さくなる cotton = 綿花 industry = 産業 conq...

Kaya talks about her farm stay experience in rural Uzbekistan, the woes of capitalism, and more. ----- Instagram account of the Gijduvan Ceramics Museum: @gijduvancrafts ----- English: 0:00~44min Japanese: 44min~1hr25min ----- Idioms of the day: Time flies when you’re having fun. I’m going to hit the sack/hay. ----- Today’s vocabulary: province = 州 remote = 遠く離れた sustainable = 持続可能な fru...

Kaya talks about humanity’s relationship to the cosmos as presented in the film Solaris (1972). ----- The full movie Solaris on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z8ZhQPaw4rEsi=hCatacwkF3MTLJhp ----- English: 0:00~1hr18min Japanese: 1hr18min~2hr34min ----- Today's vocabulary: inflatable = 空気で膨らませられる oar =オール row = 漕ぐ violent = 激しい steep = 急な rough = 荒々しい、激しい、ざらざらした cu...

Kaya talks about the great Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, his life, work and films. ----- The full movie "The Mirror" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NrMINC5xjMs ----- English: 0:00~1hr17min Japanese: 1hr17min~2hr29min ----- Today's vocabulary esoteric = 難解な artsy = 芸術的な intellectual = 知的な USSR = The Soviet Union = ソ連邦 pass away = 他界する cancer = 癌 conflict = 闘争、...

Today, I’ll talk about my experiences in the last few months: skiing, hiking, traveling, watching Tarkovsky movies and going to BI2 ’s live concert. ----------- English section: 00:00 ~ 28:15 Japanese section: 28:16 ~ 55:10 ----------- Idioms: Long time no see! Long time no talk! I’m (feeling) under the weather. A leopard never changes its spots. ----------- Today’s vocabulary: (N) = noun名詞　(AD...

Today, I talk to economic policy advisor Robbert Bosscher , who tells us about earthquakes and resource management in the Netherlands. ----------- Today’s vocabulary: (N) = noun 名詞 (ADJ) = adjective 形容詞　 (V) = verb 動詞 (ADV) = adverb 副詞 ● undergrad (N) = undergraduate (学部学生)の略 ● the Netherlands = オランダ ● in the countryside = 田舎で ● sugar beets = 砂糖大根 ● University College Ma...

Hey there! In this episode, I'll talk about my trip to Easter Island and how the mysterious Moai statues were built. Let's go on a journey to the South Pacific! ----------- English section: 00:00 ~ 23:20 min Japanese section: 23:21 ~ 48:13 min ----------- Idiom of the day: The world is your oyster. ----------- Today's vocabulary: (N) = noun 名詞  (ADJ) = adjective 形容詞　 (V) = verb 動詞 &nb...

On today’s episode, we are joined by Dvorah Silverman , who shares her experience of finding her Jewish-Canadian identity while trying to reconcile her country’s past with its relationship to the indigenous peoples of Canada . Dvorah discusses Kimberly Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality and how we can transform theory into practice. Get in touch with Dvorah: LinkedIn:   www.linkedin.com/i...

Happy New Year 2023! And welcome back to English with Kaya! In this episode, I'll talk about the new movie "Avatar: The Way of Water", the War Memorial in Korea, my recent trip to South Korea, the sci-fi novel "The Three-Body Problem" and my visit to Jeju Island.  -----------     Idiom of the day:  "I was up to my ears in NOUN" = I was very busy with NOUN  = 私は...

Welcome back to English with Kaya! In this episode, I will talk about my trip to Europe, specifically to London in the UK, Budapest in Hungary and Vienna in Austria . I will introduce new English words and idioms while I talk about my trip.  ----------- English section: 0:00 ~ 16:00 minutes  Japanese section: 16:00 ~ 31:00 minutes  ----------- Idiom of the day:  Second to none&...

I talk about my road trip across Canada and the United States. I crossed the Rocky Mountains and the deserts of Arizona by car and traveled across North America in 25 days.  ----------- English section: 0:00 ~ 31:00 Japanese section: 31:00 ~ 56:00 ----------- Idiom of the day: Hit the road ----------- Today’s vocabulary: (N) noun 名詞　　(ADJ) adjective 形容詞　(V) verb 動詞 road trip road mo...

My friend Katie and I discuss Japanese literature. Let’s learn English through interesting content! ● Katie’s previous episode  https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/english-with-kaya/id1622323745?i=1000579310302   ● Japanese writers and novels mentioned in this podcast: -  Yukio Mishima  -  “Confessions of a Mask” “The Temple of the Golden Pavilion” -  Haruki Murakam...

Welcome back to English with Kaya! Today, we have a special episode - a TRILINGUAL episode where I speak in ENGLISH, JAPANESE and RUSSIAN! I talk about my TRAVELS IN SPAIN in these THREE LANGUAGES . I will teach two types of English vocabulary today: first, how to describe the DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY and second, how to DESCRIBE ARCHITECTURE, BUILDINGS AND SCENERY in English . Please check below to...

Today I talk with Katie, a friend from Arizona, USA, who has also lived and worked in Japan and Scotland as well as in Alaska and Chicago, USA. Katie compares the differences she noticed in these various places. In addition, she shares her experiences of working with US war veterans. Let's learn English through interesting content!  -----------       This podcast is f...

Today I am joined by two guests, Erin and Estelle from the USA, who discuss their perspectives on cross-cultural encounters. Estelle has traveled extensively and lived in Austria, while Erin is also a seasoned traveler who has lived and worked in Saudi Arabia, Algeria, South Korea, Germany, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Guam and American Samoa. Together, we discuss the culture of time across differe...

Today, we are joined by a guest, Sebastien, who is from France and has lived in Japan for over 17 years. He will guide us through modern Japan, including information about tourism in Japan for foreigners, sustainable travel, regenerative tourism and vegetarianism in Japan. At the end, he will tell us about two of his favorite places to visit in Japan. Come join us on this quick tour around Nippon,...

In this episode, we are joined by Zinnat, who shares her experiences of raising multilingual children in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is a multinational and multilingual country. Zinnat and her children speak Tajik, Uzbek, Russian and English. Let's learn English through interesting content!   -----------      This podcast is for intermediate and advanced learners of Englis...

I talk about my year abroad studying at Lomonosov Moscow State University in Russia. I talk about my trips to Star City, a Maslenitsa Festival, Sergiev Posad, Melikhovo, Klin, Abramtsevo, Pereslavl and Yaroslavl near Moscow. Russia is a treasure chest of history and culture, and in this episode we will take a quick tour around Moscow. Let's learn English through interesting content!  --------...

How can you study English, or any other foreign language, effectively? In this episode, I give 8 tips on how to study languages in a fun and effective way. As a certified CELTA teacher, I have extensive experience teaching English professionally and also studying several languages (Russian, Uzbek, Serbian, Gaelic and Polish) myself. Let's learn English through interesting content.  ----------...

What is it like to grow up in a conservative country like Russia, then go and work in the US and Thailand? Join us on this journey, where Dasha from Siberia talks about her life in Russia, the US and Thailand and her travels in the Republic of Dagestan! Let's learn English through interesting content.   -----------     Russian with Dasha YouTube Channel  https://...

In this episode, I talk about my experience of growing up in Japan and Canada. I point out differences between children's lives in these two countries and compare the two cultures. Let's learn English through interesting content.  -----------    This podcast is for intermediate and advanced learners of English (B1 and above). My goal is to provide interesting narratives in Engl...