Where We Land

In this episode, Peruvian author Viviana Galvez talks to us about becoming a published author, moving abroad for the first time, and the idea of making up your own rules for marriage in her debut novel “Married, Apparently”. The book is available on Amazon . WATCH on YouTube! REACH OUT: Send us your questions to: WhereWeLandPod@gmail.com. FOLLOW: *Follow WWL on IG: @wherewelandpod *Follow WWL on T...

This month we have the 4th of July and 28 de Julio (Peru’s Independence Day)! These are the most patriotic holidays in their respective countries. So, what happens when you were born in Peru and live in the US? Being far from home sometimes makes you feel more patriotic about your home country, but it can be hard to celebrate being abroad (you can’t always get all the Peruvian things you’d normall...

In honor of it being Father’s Day, in this episode we discuss our favorite dads (both fictional or real) that immigrated to the United States. From Camila Cabello’s dad to the dad in Never Have I Ever, and Vito Corleone to our father (or course!), we share what resonates with us about these paternal figures. Who’s your fave? Let us know in the comments! WATCH on YouTube! REACH OUT: Send us your qu...

Ever since she took a summer film class in New York, Peruvian marketing major Luciana Valdiviezo promised herself she’d live and work in the city some day. Through hard work, chasing down visa opportunities, and a lot of luck, Luciana made her dreams of becoming a marketing executive in the US come true. But now, 12 years after moving to the US to pursue that career, she’s choosing to press pause....

From a very young age Luiza Nunes felt the need to travel the world in search of a place all of her own. Brazil would always be where she returned to be with friends and family, but she was looking for something else, something entirely for herself. Luiza tells us all about living in different countries, the Brazilian food she stockpiles whenever she can, and why her next move might be her last. W...

In this episode we tackle Richard Linlater’s 2004 film Before Sunset. We talk about how worldly the characters have become, Celine’s immigrant experience in the US, and how this movie questions the meant-to-be ideals of its predecessor.  As always, we also share our favorite multicultural moments and pieces of culture depicted in the movie. Celine’s courtyard apartment, anyone? WATCH on YouTube! R...

Laura Giromini is an Italian dancer, actress, and content creator. After years of being a working actress in Milan, Laura moved to New York with her husband to try to make it as an indie film actress in the States. What she didn’t expect was that after years of hustle, her hobby  (@viverenewyork) would be what turned into quite a profitable enterprise. WATCH on YouTube! REACH OUT: Want to share yo...

In this episode we tackle Richard Linlater’s 1995 film Before Sunrise. We talk about how Luciana tried to reenact as many scenes as possible in her own life, Claudia has a gripe with Celine carrying a backpack all day, and why the listening booth and the failure to brush away Celine’s hair are the best moments in the movie. And as always, we share our favorite multicultural moments and pieces of c...

Hoangmai (Mai) Pham is a Vietnamese American refugee and physician, founder of the Institute for Exceptional Care. In our conversation she shares how her family escaped from Saigon before the fall, what it was like adapting to an American life, the challenges of understanding her identity when no one would talk to her about the past, and how she ended up moving back to Vietnam for a year to get an...

One of the downsides to living abroad is being far away from friends and family. So when people you love suffer an accident, go through a prolonged illness or pass away, you don’t always get to be there for them in all the ways you wish you could. In this episode we discuss our experiences with long-distance grief and how it's shaped us. WATCH on YouTube! REACH OUT: Send us your questions to: Wher...

Nathan Davis is a chef and policy advocate who grew up in North Dakota on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Through his work Nathan has had to navigate his Native culture in non-Native spaces within the US. As immigrants, Luciana and Claudia found a surprising amount of similarities with Nathan as they also find themselves constantly living between cultures. Nathan will be one of the chefs a...

In this episode we discuss Sofia Coppola’s 2003 film Lost in Translation, for which she won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. We share what we love about this movie, delve into its themes of loneliness and alienation in a foreign country that are so familiar to the immigrant experience, and go through all our favorite bits of culture depicted in the film. Anyone else want to go to Japan after...

Neha Shah is a nutrition practitioner from India, and Founder of Diaspora Nutrition. When her husband told her he had a job opportunity that would move them to Seattle, Neha was excited to leave India and have the space to raise her children on her own terms. But it was being away from India that made her see Indian cuisine, ingredients, and nutrition in a new way, leading her to build a business...

In this episode we talk through different scenarios for moving abroad for a guy. From falling in love with a foreigner to your partner getting a job abroad, navigating these situations can be overwhelming, stressful and difficult to sort through your own feelings about it. Plus, there’s so much more to consider beyond wanting to move or not, like your career and job opportunities, visa and immigra...

When Laura Peruchi suggested her then boyfriend get a job in New York she was excited about the possibility of living abroad. What she didn’t count on was that immigrating as a dependent wouldn’t allow her to work for several years. Originally a journalist from Brazil, Laura became a content creator to “keep busy” during the years she couldn’t work. When she finally obtained her Green Card, Laura...

In this episode we share the Latino stereotypes we've heard of most, the ones that’ve been told to us personally, and whether we think there's some truth to each of them or not at all. From guys asking us if we can teach them to dance, to people calling us spicy (whatever that means?) we get into all the truthful, funny and simply bizarre stereotypes we’ve heard about being Hispanic. WATCH on YouT...

Whether it’s writing scripts, producing short films, waitressing or being crowned a beauty queen, our reigning Miss Peru Karla Bacigalupo, is doing what it takes to get her acting and producing careers off the ground. Originally from Lima, Karla moved to the US to study acting and producing at UCLA. In this episode Karla shares how she went from the corporate world to acting, how her relationship...

In honor of International Women’s Day, in this episode we discuss our favorite famous ladies that immigrated to the United States. From Sofia Vergara and Dua Lipa, to Shakira and Lupita Nyong'o, we share what we admire about these women. Who are your faves? Let us know in the comments! WATCH on YouTube! REACH OUT: Send us your questions to: WhereWeLandPod@gmail.com. FOLLOW: *Follow WWL on IG: @whe...

In this episode we discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar nominated film: One Battle After Another. Set in the backdrop of a government-waged war on immigration and the revolutionaries fighting to stop it, the movie is ripe with themes of multiculturality, immigration policy, and resistance.  We also talk about the movie’s surprisingly comedic moments, its stellar cast, and everything we loved about...

Camila Vidal is a Peruvian filmmaker based in LA. In this episode Camila shares how she got her love of filmmaking from her mom, moving to Buenos Aires for film school, making it as a successful director-for-hire of commercial projects, what an MFA at Cal Arts really gave her, hustling to get a visa and pay off her student loans, and all the projects she’s working on now, including the script for...

In this episode we discuss Marcello Hernández’s debut comedy special American Boy (on Netflix). Marcello is a comedian and actor you may know from SNL where he famously plays the character Domingo. He was born and raised in Miami. The son of immigrant parents: his mom is from Cuba, his dad from Dominican Republic. Immigrant and multicultural themes are at the heart of his comedy special so of cour...

In this episode we discuss everything we loved about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show performance, all the easter eggs we were able to pick up on, the significance of Benito’s song selection, the meaningful cameos, and our own feelings as Peruvians watching along, dancing and cheering him on. It won’t come as a surprise to say we thoroughly enjoyed it. Watch our conversation to learn all the r...

Originally from Sweden, Hanna Bergström moved to LA to do a semester abroad in college and never left. After falling in love with the entertainment industry, she hustled to get her work visa and is now Marketing Manager at Redrock Entertainment. In our conversation Hanna shares how LA ended up being a more seamless cultural fit than Sweden, the cultural gaps she’s experienced at work as well as wh...

In honor of Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime show performance we dive into his six-time Grammy nominated album Debí Tirar Más Fotos ( I should’ve taken more pictures ), its themes around multicultural identity, immigration, and why it’s not just meaningful to Puerto Ricans, but to Latinos across the region. We discuss how, though the album is thoroughly Puerto Rican, multiculturalism is al...

In this episode we’re breaking down the hot, Canadian breakout hit: Heated Rivalry. We discuss all the different cultural aspects, like dating a guy from another country, Ilya navigating his immigration status and his complicated relationship with his home country of Russia while living abroad.  But before we get to all that, we share what we loved about the show. WATCH on YouTube! REACH OUT: Send...