When Home is a Foreign Word

Love, adrenaline, and risks worth taking with Santiago LaVerde

In today's episode I sit down with Santiago LaVerde, a daredevil lawyer who left the manicured path laid out for him by his parents and carved a new one out of grit and determination, and he tells me how speeding down that path led to giving love a second chance. Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/
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Sports, skulls, and creative peanut butter with Juana Henao

In this episode I talk to Juana Henao Llaña, an ambitious and driven young athlete who kicked the doors open for herself and her brothers by playing football and then found a new life, and a new love, on the track field. Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/
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Clowns, cakes, and a taste of home with Maria Cano

You will take clowning around very seriously after listening to Maria Cano tell me all about her arduous journey from actress to clown to cake mamma, her struggles with not fitting in, finding refuge in humor, and forging a better future for herself despite heartbreak and hardship. Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/
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Curiosity, music, and beachy vibes with Dereek Maneiro Vargas

Get ready to meet the chillest math teacher ever as I talk to Dereek Maneiro about being a self taught guitarist. getting in trouble for caring too much and straddling the gap between Colombian and Venezuela, black and white, memory and forgiveness, and learn his recipe for Beachy Vibes. Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/
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Pizza, gin, and finding your beat with Vincent Pollard

In this episode I talk to Vincent Pollard, a Brit with an ear for music, a taste for cocktails and an eye for metaphor fueled by gypsy blood and passion for words. Vincent shares his take on being a nomad, wrestling with bureaucracy, trying to find the perfect recipe for gin and following the beat of your own heart. Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/
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Language, art, and stained glass windows with Ysabella Hincapie

In this episode I sit down with one of my mother’s oldest friends, Ysabella Hincapie-Gara, and we share a many laughs and a couple of tears as she recounts her journey as a young immigrant in New York City, her unique take on language, and her views on friendship, art, and the importance of perspective in all aspects of life. Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/
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Movement, faith, and plátano wisdom with Hector Marin

In this episode, my bestie Hector David Marin Rodas takes us on a journey through Granada while he shares his philosophy how movement and body are vehicles for spirituality and faith, and how music and dance bring us closer to the divine within ourselves and all around us. Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/
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Education, art, and the weight of legacy with Constanza Leal

In this episode I sit down with Constanza Leal Melo, an educator and online content creator living in what she calls La Inglaterra Profunda, Deepest England, from where she talks about finding love in a buffet line, struggling with British punctuality while longing for patacones and her take on being a culturally blended family. Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/
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