by Jocelyn and Paola
Two Filipinas working white collar jobs overseas talk about getting used to their lives as expats, their meandering professional paths, and what they do, or don't, miss about the Philippines. Join these Overseas Foreign Workers as they talk about how living overseas changed their lives as they figure out exactly how many of their Filipinos are living, and loving?, elsewhere. Share your own expat stories with us: email: ofwpod@gmail.com Instagram: @ofwpod Facebook page: @ofwpod
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9/22/2019
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May 4, 2020
<p>Jocelyn, Paola, and Marco have been working from home in Jakarta, Indonesia and Singapore for a few weeks now. And while the world has gone slightly mad and everyone's going a bit stir crazy, these 2 check in on their worries, problems, and what they think are some things everyone can look forward to. </p> <p>Are you an expat or overseas worker experiencing the pandemic in a foreign place? Share your ideas with us, rant, or ramble about your alcohol at:<br> <br> ig: @ofwpod<br> fb: @ofwpod<br> email: ofwpod@gmail.com</p> <p><br></p>
March 31, 2020
<p>NOTE: So this episode aged quickly.</p> <p>Paola and her friend recorded this on 7 Mar, a full month after Singapore went on Code Orange, and two weeks before Europe became the epicenter. It was probably before WHO announced that #Covid-19 is officially a pandemic. At that time Singapore has gotten used to their new normal, and there was no expectation that this will even spread across the world. #SocialDistancing and #FlattentheCurve hasn’t entered our daily convos yet. So yes, the general sentiments on this pod are now insensitive and out of touch. Our deepest apologies.</p> <p>We’ve decided to keep this part in because...hell, we were so f*cking stupid two weeks ago and we need to be reminded that we are stupid, and also to show how quickly things can change. Times are changing, and we need to adapt fast, or people will die</p> <p>______________________</p> <p>ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION</p> <p>Paola’s back! After a 3-month+ hiatus from the world at large, Paola finally decided to break her routine to ride a different bus to visit her friend Laurie. They had a quick chat about the #coronavirus in Singapore (time will change), and to discuss how it was like to be a black-French woman in the country. They talk about how she went about looking for work (so different from Paola’s), how she made herself comfortable, and of course, racism (time will change). Scattered in between are SG shoutouts (I think :P)</p>
March 26, 2020
<p>We talk to our producer Marco and his sister Iz as they share with us their experiences growing up and tagging along with their parents expat/OFW experiences in Jakarta, Indonesia and Bangkok, Thailand. </p> <p>In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>Do kids care if they have to move countries and when do they start caring?</li> <li>Is it harder to repatriate, even for children?</li> <li>What are the dangers of expat living, especially in politically-dangerous times?</li> <li>Extended discussion of the 1998 riots in Indonesia. (wiki link for quick reference: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1998_riots_of_Indonesia">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1998_riots_of_Indonesia</a>)</li> </ul> <p>So join Jocelyn and these siblings talk about all of these things and how those experiences turned them into the OFWs/Expats they are today.</p> <p>REMINDER: This episode was recorded before the ongoing (as of Mar 23) Coronavirus crisis. It will be some time before we're able to do these superior sound quality group recordings again. Stay tuned for more recordings done via video call in this new normal (circa March 2020). </p> <p><br></p>
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Two Filipinas working white collar jobs overseas talk about getting used to their lives as expats, their meandering professional paths, and what they do, or don't, miss about the Philippines.
Join these Overseas Foreign Workers as they talk about how living overseas changed their lives as they figure out exactly how many of their Filipinos are living, and loving?, elsewhere.
Share your own expat stories with us: email: ofwpod@gmail.com Instagram: @ofwpod Facebook page: @ofwpod
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