Dr. Katrina Nguyen (from the USA) and I talk about gratitude, generosity and how to use your own story to make an impact on others. This episode is completely in English. Katrina's homepage: https://mdkatrina.com Link to the Panda Playlist: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2⁠ If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda⁠ Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - ⁠https://twitter.com/tandem_panda⁠ Or on the Gram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Dr. Neil Pyper (from the UK) and I talk about his research in strategic foresight, scenario analysis and strategic agility. We also talk about the specifics of the political economy in Latin America, which is another research interest of him, and the importance of relationships in business. This episode is completely in English. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Vilian (from Brazil) and I talk about learning languages, culture and how this help us connect with other people. This episode is completely in Spanish. Coffee With Repeat After Me Idiomas: https://open.spotify.com/show/7c4YOftQiSYudQNXCXbetw?si=d889f2652c4a45a3 Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Flori (from France) and I talk about some life wisdoms. We start with French and continue with German in the middle. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Isaac (from Costa Rica) and I exchange our experiences about learning languages: From regaining motivation during the process, reaching B1 level and finding time to learn, etc. We start with German and continue with Spanish in the middle. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Lúa Gấu (from Vietnam) and I talk about disability in Vietnam, mindset and happiness. She works in projects to change people's awareness about this issue and support disabled people to help themselves. At the beginning, we also talk about ethnic minorities in Vietnam. This episode is completely in English. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Dessy (from Indonesia) and I talk about languages, language learning and different cultures. This episode starts with German, but is completely in English after that. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Flori (from France) and I talk about the finiteness and infinity of the universe (first half in French). In the second half in German, we talk about the lyrics of a song from the Austrian singer Falco. Link to the Youtube video of 100SekundenPhysik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJroxik9kBg Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Kelvin (from the Dominican Republic) and I talk about the the job as a biomedical engineer in a hospital in Santo Domingo. We start with English and move to Spanish in the middle. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Martin (from Canada/Argentina) and I talk about ChatGPT: What is ChatGPT? What are the chances? What should be considered when using it? We start with French and move to German in the middle. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Claudia (from Italy) and I reflect on our 20s and the journey that brought us here to the present: How were the 20s? What was hard? What would we wish we had known back then? This conversation is completely in English. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

Martin (from Canada/Argentina) and I talk about our experiences abroad in Europe and Japan (first part in French). We continue by talking about Japanese culture and footbal  (second part in German). Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

"Once you feel happy, once you feel safe, once you have solid friends, once you've got people on whom you can count, once you feel as if you're growing in everyway of your life, once you feel comfortable." Kevin (from Jamaica/France) and I talk about home, building bonds with people, the difficulties in a new country and positive mindsets. We also talk about some differences between Jamaica and France. This episode is completely in English. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

These are the recordings during my nearly four-month stay in Japan. They reflect my observations, thoughts and the process of understanding my surroundings. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Or on the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/tandem.panda/

The episode is a conversation with myself about observations and experiences from two months in Japan. Just my limited observations. If you experienced other things, please write me and let me know.  Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda

The episode is a conversation with myself about observations and experiences from two weeks in Japan. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda

Anastasia (from Russia) and I talk about her experiences of living in different countries and developing different culture layers over time. One important thing is to learn about different ways of life and choose the one that suits you the best. One topic is also how different you feel when you speak in other languages. We start with English and move to Spanish in the middle. Anastasia's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnastasiaOvienespañol Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda

Flori (from France) and I talk about our first real meeting in Lyon (first half in French). We have been practicing languages with online meetings so far and this was finally the first time we met in person. Marseille is the other city I visited and where I also met a language friend who showed me the city (second half in German). Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda Vocabulary in this session verdauen = digérer es ist sehr heiß = il fait très chaud eine Hitzewelle = une vague de chaleur es dauert bis nächsten Mittwoch = il va durer jusqu'à mercredi prochain nachdem die Temperatur sinkt = après la temperature va diminuer se réduire = diminuer = baisser = décroître = abnehmen = reduzieren = senken was hast du am liebsten gesehen = qu'est-ce que tu as plus aimé à voir le fleuve = la rivière = der Fluss dedans = innerhalb dehors = draußen am Tag danach = le lendemain eine Stadtrundfahrt machen = faire un tour de la ville das Stadtzentrum = le centre ville gewohnt unser Treffen getroffen haben Zeit verbringen eine Rückerstattung anfragen das Formular wenn es dir gelungen ist

Mira (from Marocco) and I talk in German about her journey to become a doctor in Germany. Her way of dealing with stress and how journaling helps is the topic of the second half in French. Link to the Panda Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15DWdlgea14g6Ka5ya3wsJ?si=b98a11dc2d9342a2 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tandem-panda/id1568848065). I really want to include listener comments and questions in the episodes. If you've got a comment, question or topic you'd like to be discussed, send a voice message using: https://www.speakpipe.com/tandempanda Alternatively, feel free to drop a tweet or DM on Twitter. Maybe you also like to join me for an episode :) - https://twitter.com/tandem_panda