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Bittersweet Moment #105: How to Find Work Abroad (with David McNeill)
Season 8 Episode 105
Want to move abroad but have no idea how to support yourself when you get there? For this mini-episode, we are joined by David McNeill, creator of Ex…
5 years, 2 months ago
Cross-cultural Challenges
Season 8 Episode 364
Inspired by our conversation with Elizabeth Miki Brina, author of the new memoir Speak, Okinawa, we turn again to cross-cultural relationships and fa…
5 years, 2 months ago
Bittersweet Moment #104: Cross-cultural Families
Season 8 Episode 104
Inspired by last week's episode, an interview with Elizabeth Miki Brian, the author of the new memoir Speak, Okinawa, and the challenges she faced gr…
5 years, 2 months ago
Speak, Okinawa (with Elizabeth Miki Brina)
Season 8 Episode 363
Elizabeth Miki Brina's new memoir Speak Okinawa is a "searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated pa…
5 years, 2 months ago
Bittersweet Moment #103: New Life Begins
Season 8 Episode 103
As a follow-up to Monday's episode, What Do I Want to Do Today?, on this mini-episode, Katy presents a radio piece she produced several years ago, in…
5 years, 2 months ago
What Do You Want to Do Today
Season 8 Episode 362
When trying to come up with an idea, whether it's for an article you're trying to pitch, a school assignment, a book you want to write, or any creati…
5 years, 2 months ago
Bittersweet Moment #102: Italy Lockdown (Again)
Season 8 Episode 102
Italy is in lockdown (again), but this time it feels very different. The rules are mostly the same, but the mood on the street is completely changed.…
5 years, 2 months ago
How to Move Abroad (with Jessica Drucker)
Season 8 Episode 362
So, you've decided you want to move abroad but... where do you start? It's not an easy subject to tackle, so today we've asked an expert. On this wee…
5 years, 3 months ago
Bittersweet Moment #101: Seven Years, Seven Questions
Season 8 Episode 101
Today we celebrate seven years of The Bittersweet Life! To mark this milestone, on this mini-episode we ask each other seven questions, each one insp…
5 years, 3 months ago
Getting Better, Getting Worse
Season 8 Episode 360
For much of the pandemic, Italy has been keeping their numbers (relatively) under control, and the United States, on the other hand, has seen their n…
5 years, 3 months ago