Tension of Opposites
Welcome to your very own multilingual podcast (currently: English and Italian). Join me as I use past and present experiences as an excuse to bring around people I’ve met in different places and different languages. This is a space to discuss whatever and whoever shaped our views on the world - all while standing somewhere in the middle. Follow the journey @toopodcast For inquiries: tensionofoppositespodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Where it all began - Part 3 | HSY Abroad Series
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Okay okay... It was all fun, friends and trips over the span of the first three months. But what happens once the novelty starts to wear off? That moment in time in which you were off the radar. A mix of uneasiness, confusion, and doubt. The Culture Shock not only challenges you on a daily with the outside world, but it forces to face yourself in a way you had never done before. It's Crisis time.
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Where it all began - Part 2 | HSY Abroad Series
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Ahhh, the infamous curve! This is the chart they show you at the beginning of your experience abroad - a first glimpse of what your high school year will look like. In this episode, I go back to the first stage, the one that holds the most beautiful memories all at once: welcome to my Honeymoon period.
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Where it all began - Part 1 | HSY Abroad Series
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
You might know of people who have done an exchange year in high school. You might have been an exchange student yourself. But have you ever shared the full story behind the pretty pictures? I stepped into this unaware of how deeply it would impact my life. In this first part, I recount the unglamorous yet unforgettable start to my Senior Year in the United States - the beginning of everything.
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Intro
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Hi, my name is Elena and I speak more than one language. Join me as I use past and present experiences as an excuse to bring around people I've met in different places and in different lanuages. This is a space to discuss whatever and whoever shaped our views on the world.. All while standing somewhere in the middle.