THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST

Abby Lewtas 26/11/19 Abby Lewtas 26/11/19

Thank you and wrapping up 2019

Taking a look back on 2019 and thank you all for your continued support. Thank you to all my guests, listeners and supporters.

Thank you so much for tuning in to the Wanderlusters Mind Podcast in 2019.

Thank you

Taking a look back on 2019 and thank you all for your continued support. Thank you to all my guests, listeners and supporters.

Travel for growth and how it impacts our perspective with Aaron Yeak.

Aaron is driven from within. He is an entrepreneur, traveller, and lover of great coffee and people’s stories. His career spans Formula 1, sport and recreation, management consulting and now takes him on a business journey with an unknown destination. Much like his travel he enjoys the journey as well as the destination in life and business and takes every opportunity to see the world through the eyes and footprints of others. Aaron is documenting his business journey to a “destination unknown” and has also written a book about his career transitions from standing track side at motor sport events to inside boardrooms as a management consultant.

Aaron Yeak has been travelling since the age of 2. For him travel is all about how you can grow and gain perspective of others. He loves taking his learnings and applying them into his life and business back home.

About Aaron

From the age of 2, Aaron has been fortunate to have spent multiple periods overseas including studying in China, Austria and Finland. As well as travelling to over 40 countries throughout Europe, Australasia, Asia and North America. Much of his time abroad has been spent exploring the local scene with friends who are locals.

“Your mindset, in the moment, is so important as has the potential to be an enriching experience or something you can grow from and learn from or something you can get stuck on and go on a bit of a negative spiral which you really don’t want to be in when you’re away from your comfort zone.”

— Aaron Yeak

In the episode...

Aaron has always travelled to visit family and friends.
Studying abroad in many different countries.
Aaron likes to travel ‘through the eyes of a local.’
Figuring out the way the locals live and learning to adopt their ways in their country.
How technology has changed the way we travel, the pros and the cons and how we should not let these changes override the purpose and reasons for why we travel.
When Aaron got scammed on his recent trip to Helsinki and how it made him feel.
Why your mindset is so important when you are travelling.
What Aaron learned from the way scammers operate.
The appreciation and different perspective that travel offers you.
How Aaron gets excited for travel, even if its just talking to others about their travels.
Using the learnings from his travel to impact others in their life.
What you interpret as travel and adventure is up to you and may be different to others.
Scratch the itch or inkling for travel because ‘what if you dont?’
How travel has formed who he is.

Rapid fire round

The last place Aaron visited - Melbourne/Sydney, Out of country - Vietnam
A place Aaron tells everyone to travel to - Scandinavia
Scariest place travelled to - Malaysia
Favourite thing about travel - Meeting people from all around the world
Aarons’s next destination - Vietnam

Why Aaron continue to seek out travel and live abroad? Curiosity and wondering what else is out there.

“Travel has made me less materialistic.”

— Aaron Yeak

Living in Spain and the complexity of the english language with Dani Jauregui.

Dani is a Spain aficionado who first discovered the country she now calls home, during a study abroad semester in Alicante, Spain. While studying a double major in Sociology and Hispanic Studies at a small, liberal arts school (Illinois Wesleyan University), Dani was incredibly encouraged to study abroad and she hasn’t looked back since. Danis life since her graduation has been primarily lived abroad.

Dani went to Spain on a study abroad program, she returned many times and now lives there and teaches English. She loves diving deep into the complexity of the english language.

About Dani

“I realise how little we pay attention to our own language and our own culture until we have this opportunity to see the differences from another one.”

— Dani Jauregui

In the episode...

Dani went to study in Spain and loved the country so much that she returned for more study. She continued to return to Spain and now lives and works in Granada.
Dani feels confident with the language and spent a lot of time in Spanish speaking countries so has not really felt outside of her comfort zone.
There has been so many lessons she has learned along the way and has loved learning from the students she is teaching.
How little we pay attention to our own language until we have to explain it and use it with others.
The way we use our words and our language and how it can be used in a more empowering way.
Dani now tries to apply this in her own language so she is speaking in a more empowered way.
Dani teaches mostly in English so does not often pick up the other languages through the teaching process.
How some countries and cultures give words to particular things which takes a while to explain as the English language has not given this ‘thing’ a word.
When Dani returned back to the United States she feels as there is conflicting energy as some people haven’t changed as she has. She also notes that you have missed out on so much of their life and that it is hard to find your place.
Dani thinks that sometimes her friends from home might not want to talk about the life they have been living aboard. Her friends have been able to see what her life is like on social media but may not be interested in learning the details.
Danis mindset has changed and she initially adopted the ‘no-passa nada’ attitude which can be translated to ‘its all fine, just go with the flow!’ But agrees that sometimes its not that easy to live in that mentality when you are setting up your life in a different country.
The advise Dani would give to people who are thinking of traveling, studying or living in a new country is use the resources that are out there to meet people ahead of time, in particular the local people.

Rapid fire round

The last place Dani visited - Sierra Nevada Mountains, Spain.
A place Dani tells everyone to travel to - Granada, Spain.
Scariest place travelled to - Dani has not felt scared in any place she has travelled to.
Favourite thing about travel - Meeting the people.
Dani’s next destination - Valencia, Spain.

Why Dani continue to seek out travel and live abroad? She likes to keep things interesting rather than falling into a routine. She likes to discover and get excited about the world.

“It says so much about a culture, the things that they have bothered to give a word to and the things that maybe we didn’t.”

— Dani Jauregui

Responsible tourism and accessing inner wisdom with Bianca Caruana

Bianca is a freelance journalist & sustainable tourism blogger from Sydney, Australia specialising in stories that ignite thoughts surrounding compassion, ethics and the happiness of all beings. She travels the world as a digital nomad with the aim to promote ethical values and give a voice to those who are making the world a better place.

Bianca Caruana AKA the altruistic traveller has left Australia on three separate occasions, she now shares her knowledge of we can all travel in a more ethical way.

About Bianca

Bianca left Sydney for the third time in October 2018, committing to full-time travel as a digital nomad. This means that she had no single home, her home is where her backpack and heart rest. Bianca wanders from place to place, working online and connecting with local communities, offering her storytelling skills and connections in the social and environmental impact space.

“While Nepal may seem chaotic from the outside, actually from the inside people are quite happy and peaceful and patient and going with the flow.”

— Bianca Caruana

In the episode...

How places like Nepal can seem so chaotic on the outside yet the people are at peace where as many places in the western world like Australia can be opposite Chaotic on the inside and looking at peace on the outside.
How anxiety can seem to be so much more common in the world and in youth today.
Bianca’s experience of when she was stuck in traffic on a bus in Nepal and how it made her thing about being in the present moment.
How we make a ‘catastrophe’ of things that really are not that big of a deal!
How travel has taught her about change and how beautiful it is and how she can let go of fear.
There are so many things that are removed when we travel on our own which is why it can be a great vehicle for self inquiry.
When coming home, it can feel like an identity crisis. Bianca finds it hard to use her wisdom when returning as she feels challenged by the ‘chaotic’ energy of home?
Confronting her physical fear of riding a scooter and how she did it.
The importance of using the right words such as “I cant” or “I can.”
Some ways that travellers can lower their negative environmental and social impacts on countries when they travel abroad.
Bianca’s advise for people who are holding back from travelling is that its so much easier than it seems. Also really understanding what your reason for travel is.

Rapid fire round

The last place Bianca visited - Bali
A place Bianca- Ko Pha-ngan, Thailand
Scariest place travelled to - India’s North
Favourite thing about travel - Meeting incredible trip
Bianca’s next destination - Nepal

Why Bianca continue to seek out travel and adventure? The wisdom and knowledge that she is able to access from others.

“The best thing about travel is that it puts you in a scenario where you really get the chance to do self-reflection.”

— Bianca Caruana

A life living in diverse cultures with Tamara Yousry.

Tamara has many facets to her identity as a result of being a 4th Culture Kid with parents from different cultures. A citizen of the world, Tamara is also a teacher, wife, musician, singer, percussionist, actress and lover of long, deep and meaningful conversations. Tamara has lived in 7 different countries on 4 different continents: England, Scotland, Norway, Kuwait, Egypt, Singapore, Australia - and each experience has been special and has given her greater insight into different people, their values and traditions.

Tamara describes her life as a ‘patchwork quilt.’ Tamara and her family had to leave Kuwait when the war broke out and has since lived in 7 different countries. She feels as is she has never settled.

About Tamara

Tamara has lived in 7 different countries on 4 different continents: England, Scotland, Norway, Kuwait, Egypt, Singapore, Australia - and each experience has been special and has given her greater insight into different people, their values and traditions.

“Travel just broadens your horizons.”

— Tamara Yousry

In the episode...

Tamara became a teacher in Egypt and then wanted to move to Europe, however was unable to find work there but found work in Singapore.
Tamara wanted to return to Europe, but she had formed a deeper connection with her sister who was living in Australia.
She moved to Perth Australia after meeting her now husband.
Because she has done so much travel she feels like its natural to her and every through years feels as though she wants to move around.
Tamara didn’t really feel like she was from anywhere after moving around to such different cultures at such an early age in her life.
Tamara found living in Egypt was tough, she describes it as a very ‘proud’ culture and despite having an Egyptian father, she didn’t have the foundations from growing up there such as speaking Egyptian Arabic well.
Tamara feels most outside her comfort zone in Australia as she feels like she doesn’t know much of the history, culture so sometimes does not understand jokes or what is meant when people say certain things.
The most important thing to do when moving to a new country or new place is to go out and meet people.
Because Tamara moved around so much she has a deep love for travel. She enjoys meeting people from different countries and cultures and loves the freedom that comes with it.
The biggest lesson that Tamara has learned from her travels is that people fundamentally want the same things in their life, no matter their religion, race or what they wear.
Tamara is still figuring out how to put all her experience and learnings together and share it in a meaningful way.
Tamara was motivated by her siblings who were out in the world doing different things and feels like this is where her strong outlook comes from.
Tamara urges people to travel as she believes it opens up a lot of doors for them.

Why Tamara continue to seek out travel and adventure? So she can continually open her mind, have fun, meeting new people and laughing.

“I really believe that travel opens your mind”

— Tamara Yousry

Welcome to Season 2.

Welcome back to season 2 of the Wanderlusters Mind podcast. Im so thrilled to be back with you in 2019 and I have some amazing chats lined up for you hear on the show.

This year Im taking a slightly different angle on the podcast and I’ll be chatting to my guests about their incredible adventures and travels and the lessons, insights, learnings and growth that they have had from them. I believe travel and adventure is an incredible catalyst for growth and transformation and my aim is to share those stories with you here on the show.

Season 2 of the Wanderlusters Mind Podcast is about to begin. Sit back, relax and come along for the adventures.

Welcome Back

Welcome back to season 2 of the Wanderlusters Mind podcast. Im so thrilled to be back with you in 2019 and I have some amazing chats lined up for you hear on the show.

I was honoured to learn that The Wanderlusters Mind podcast was nominated as a finalist in the Beautiful You Awards in the category of Podcast/Book/Product and the winners will be announced in March. Ill be keeping you up to date with the results.

Thank you to all my guests, listeners and supporters for making this show so incredible.