THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST

Abby Lewtas 5/2/19 Abby Lewtas 5/2/19

Travel to escape, tell stories and eat ANYTHING with Chanie Hyde (The Hungry Ginger)

Chanie aka The Hungry Ginger is a food and travel writer with a twist. Looking for strange or unusual food that makes most people say “ew.” She is always on the hunt for something unusual or “weird” to eat. Melbourne, Australia has treated her to the tastes of the world and inspired her to continue stuffing her face full of delicious foods and challenging tidbits both locally and abroad. She is always heading overseas and have been telling stories of her adventures for years but only recently she quit her ‘real’ job to actually ‘have a crack at it’ without the illusion of a “career.”

A travel writer with a difference, Chanie Hyde quit her job to step into the live she truely wanted.

About Chanie

Melbourne, Australia has treated her to the tastes of the world and inspired her to continue stuffing her face full of delicious foods and challenging tidbits both locally and abroad.

She is always heading overseas and have been telling stories of her adventures for years but only recently she quit her ‘real’ job to actually ‘have a crack at it’ without the illusion of a “career.”

Chanie’s biggest mantra is “how do you know you don’t like it if you haven’t tried it?”

“I realised that success to me is not how much money you earn or how far up a ladder you climb in a company...success to me was being able to tell my stories.”

— Chanie Hyde

In the episode...

Chanie talks about how she travels around on her stomach, she is really curious to learn about what locals eat in different cultures. She talks about the craziest, weirdest, grossest thing she has eaten.
One of her favourite foods to eat is the ‘crispy beer snack’ and she talks about where she has found some of her favourites.
Some travel tips for when eating in other countries and how not to miss the BEST foods of the country you are travelling in.
When in China, she found herself outside her comfort zone having to navigate the culture.
The real reason Chanie travels because she is curious and feels there is more to life thank looking at it through a book or a documentary.
The 3 month soul searching trip Chanie went on where she realised how joyous she was because she tapped into adventure, travel and her passion in writing.
The idea of travel for escapism.
Why she quit her real job and how she ‘coped a lot of flack’ for doing so.
What success means to Chanie - its not about how much money she has or how high she could climb in a company.
Being dissatisfied after returning home from travel because she was coming home to a life that was not truely aligned to what she wanted.
Why travelling teaches so much about yourself.
Why she tries to show the real, hard stories on her social media.
Chanies advise to people who want to travel and adventure but are not at the moment - find the courage and bravery to do it. Look at your priorities and rearrange them to make it happen.

Rapid fire round

What was the last place you visited? Bali
A place you tell everyone to visit? Australia
Scariest place travelled to? Ghost town in Northern Italy
Your favourite thing about travel? The food
Wheres your next trip? Japan

Why Chanie continues to seek out travel and adventure? There is always more to discover, more stories to tell and more amazing people to meet.

“Not everyone has the same path.”

— Chanie Hyde

Iceland, Vikings and Medieval Norse Studies...a different world with Hannah Hethmon

Hannah Hethmon is an independent museum and public history professional. Currently based in Warsaw, she is the producer and host of Museums in Strange Places, a podcast that explores the world through museums. She has a master's degree in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies.

In 2013, Hannah moved to Iceland for two years to do her Master's degree in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies. During that time, she did an exchange semester in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2015, she moved back to the greater Washington, D.C. area for a few months before moving to Nashville, Tennessee for work. In 2017, Hannah returned to Iceland for a Fulbright Fellowship to learn Icelandic and study Icelandic museums. In May 2018, she moved to Warsaw, Poland to live with her Finnish husband for the first time after a 4 year long-distance relationship that started in Iceland in 2014.

Hannah juggled a long distance relationship, reverse culture shock and studying in Iceland.

About Hannah

“Everytime I move, I go through a lot of crying!”

— Hannah Hethmon

When coming home...

Emotions and differences Hannah faced - This was a challenge to start new groups of friends. Hannah cried a lot when she got home. She was also in a long distance relationship.
What had changed for Hannah - She was in a job with many people older than her so she didn’t really relate to them. Building the community and making friends with like minded friends.
Biggest stress for Hannah - Long distance relationship, feeling lonely yet excited to be in a new place.
How Hannah supported herself - Met people through groups, she wished there was a ‘Tinder’ for friends and then she found this on Bumble BFF. Hannah called and spoke to her mum a lot. Hannah started hobbies such as cooking, yoga and getting into a routine. She found the joy in a normal daily routine
How her mindset had changed - She was exposed to a lot of ways of thinking, looked at the religion she followed and started to explore her beliefs a little more. Started volunteering and trying to find connections
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

Its important to have people around you that you can count on.
Go to museums as these places hold stories and people who are very passionate to share with you.
Wait before you apply stereotypes to others and be willing to see people honestly.

Advise to herself for returning home - Meet people as fast as you can, find anyone to do things with and then enjoy the place your at. There is always something to learn. Find the things you have never seen where you are.

“I want to keep moving but it takes me about 2 years to form a solid community.”

— Hannah Hethmon

An intuitive journey to Finland and her soul purpose with Tahlee Rouillon.

Tahlee Rouillon is music composer extraordinaire at Sonesence. She helps people become the calmest person they know, through her transformational meditones music. Meditones help produce relaxed brainwaves with a simple pair of headphones, making deep meditation effortless. Tahlee has been described as 'a musical genius', and 'the voice of an angel’.

Tahlee followed her intuition and returned to writing music, meditons and meditation tracks and found herself on an artist residency in Finland.

About Tahlee

Tahlee Rouillon is music composer extraordinaire at Sonesence. She helps people become the calmest person they know, through her transformational meditones music.

Meditones help produce relaxed brainwaves with a simple pair of headphones, making deep meditation effortless. Tahlee has been described as 'a musical genius', and 'the voice of an angel’.

Tahlee went to Finland, travelling solo for the first time to write her meditones album True North. It was based on the silence and stillness of a Nordic winter. She returned to Finland in 18 months later to write my follow up album, Luminous, based on a Nordic summer.

“You have been uprooted. You need to take time and space to take care of yourself.”

— Tahlee Rouillon

When coming home...

Emotions Tahlee faced - Felt very homesick for Finland.
What changed for Tahlee - Moved cities which she thought would be the same things as travelling.
How Tahlee supported herself - Relied on her meditation practice and her meditones. Cried a lot and called friends. Ended up creating a program called gentle transition to help herself and others.
How Tahlee used her mindset - Used the resilience that she had cultivated on her travels.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

Life is not the same as travel.
People vary and people are different.
Tahlee is a highly sensitive person and needs to nourish in her downtime.

Advise to herself for returning home - Slow down, take your time, there is no rush. Allow things to unfold in divine timing because they are going to anyway!

“We drove past the place that I saw in my meditation that has the glass-domed iglus!”

— Tahlee Rouillon

Nikola Dóžová - Kenya, kayaking Europe to studying and consulting in digital marketing.

Nikola Dóžová is a lover great coffee, ultra marathon runs, books and nature. But most of all she love to do things in a different way.

Nikola travelled solo around Kenya for six months, paddled 1000 Kilometres in a sea kayak, went to walk the Pyrenees and many many other adventures. Right now she is in Iceland finishing my master degree in digital marketing and is a passionate adventure and travel blogger.

Six months in Africa to sea kayaking 1000km around Europe and now studying and consulting remotely from Iceland.

About Nikola

Nikola Dóžová is a lover great coffee, ultra marathon runs, books and nature. But most of all she love to do things in a different way.

“We can do whatever we want (in life) its just up to us.”

— Nikola Dóžová

When coming home...

Emotions Nikola faced - Very sad and was very lost at home and was crying all the time. Felt very alone.
What had changed - Not easy to find a job. Difficult to make money. Lost many friends.
Biggest stress - Society.
How Nikola supported herself - Implemented things from the new culture she experienced. Cooking and listening to music. Visiting old places. Spend time on her own and putting two cultures together. Getting back into sports.
How did her mindset change - Very tough as in Africa there is time for everything. Felt more happy and free. 'Pole Pole' just slow down and take it easy. I was relaxed and happy and loved myself.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock