In this episode I sit down with cinematographers and anthropologist Maria Contreras to discuss the power of contained art forms: poetry, short films, micro-documentaries and how artists give us all permission to find beauty in grief.  🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Find Marías work here https://maria-angelica-contreras.com/

In this episode, radio personality and podcast host Alexandra Mariño and I talk about growing up away from our birth country and how safety helps us feel grounded, and community helps us feel safe. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Find Alexandra Mariño's podcast SIN ATAJOS here https://open.spotify.com/show/6H0CtGzQHcfjPXx20e91Ft?si=44c85a947af24066

In this solo episode I reflect on words: the good, the bad, and the cathartic. But especially the bad. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫

Richard McColl shares many tales of a life led in pursuit of adventure, and we talk about journalism, storytelling, showing up in service of others and carving out a space for yourself in the midst of hardship while finding kindness, and beauty, in unlikely places. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.   This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/   Questions? Comments? Want to be featured on the show? Reach me at WhenHomeisaForeignWord@gmail.com

In the final episode of Season One, I interview my sister and we talk about moving around as kids, losing our mom earlier this year and dealing with whatever life throws at us by finding strength in ourselves and each other. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Stay tuned for Season Two, and Happy Holidays.   Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.   This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/   Questions? Comments? Want to be featured on the show? Reach me at WhenHomeisaForeignWord@gmail.com

In this episode, artist Yamile Tafur talks about art as a means to narrating our journeys both physical and emotional, and how the passage of time shows up in every aspect of who we are and what we do. We also complain about paperwork. Enjoy! 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 You can find Yamile at https://www.yamiletafur.com/   Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.   This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/   Questions? Comments? Want to be featured on the show? Reach me at WhenHomeisaForeignWord@gmail.com

In this episode, Manuela Arboleda and I explore what it means to be Colombian and not at the same time, how porous national and cultural identity truly are, and how to make sense of a decisions you didn't make but shape your life nonetheless.   You can follow Manuela here https://www.tiktok.com/@arbluet/video/7418304316596899102  If this episode stirred something in you, please subscribe and share. You can also support my work by subscribing to my free newsletter on Substack  Or support me on Patreon  Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.   This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/   Questions? Comments? Want to be featured on the show? Reach me at WhenHomeisaForeignWord@gmail.com

Mónica Ramírez Hartmann share her story about having to convince people to invest Colombia for a living, and how that job made her fall in love with Bogotá. We talk about our shared love for the vibrant city we call home, our concerns for the future, family, art, and weirdos banding together to make the world a more interesting place. I 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.   This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/   Questions? Comments? Want to be featured on the show? Reach me at WhenHomeisaForeignWord@gmail.com

Mauricio Gómez Weiss shares the emotional story being kidnapped and escaping only to be met with cynicism and disbelief. We talk about the decision to leave Colombia, his lifelong journey to find a place where he belongs and finally finding peace in embracing his own foreignness. I 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.   This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/   Questions? Comments? Encouraging remarks? Send them to WhenHomeIsAForeignWord@gmail.com 

In this episode, I talk to YA author Heidi Ayarbe about writing, embodying places and cultures, the importance of community, the harsh reality of living without Cheerios and how naming a flower after your girlfriend is the perfect way to ensure a happy marriage.  🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ Questions? Comments? Encouraging remarks? Send them to WhenHomeIsAForeignWord@gmail.com 

In this episode I dive into the fascinating world of reinsurance and ship wrecks as Ana García tells me all about her life in the most expensive city in the world, how she's trying to keep her teenage daughter from the perils of boredom and how short-sightedness fuels corruption.  🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ Questions? Comments? Encouraging remarks? Send them to WhenHomeIsAForeignWord@gmail.com 

In this episode I talk to Andrea Giraldo about flexibility of body and mind and we reminisce about our childhoods playing Barbies and writing in our diaries while grappling with the violence around us.  🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ Questions? Comments? Encouraging remarks? Send them to WhenHomeIsAForeignWord@gmail.com 

Santiago LaVerde is a preppy lawyer turned speed junkie who gained a whole new lease on life, love, and what it takes to show the world what you're really capable of in his journey from nepo-baby to newlywed for the second time, with lost of stops and bumps in between. 

In today's episode I sit down with Santiago LaVerde, a daredevil lawyer who left the manicured path laid out for him by his parents and carved a new one out of grit and determination, and he tells me how speeding down that path led to giving love a second chance. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫  Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ Questions? Comments? Encouraging remarks? Send them to WhenHomeIsAForeignWord@gmail.com 

In this episode I talk to Juana Henao Llaña, an ambitious and driven young athlete who kicked the doors open for herself and her brothers by playing football and then found a new life, and a new love, on the track field.  🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ Questions? Comments? Encouraging remarks? Send them to WhenHomeIsAForeignWord@gmail.com 

You will take clowning around very seriously after listening to Maria Cano tell me all about her arduous journey from actress to clown to cake mamma, her struggles with not fitting in, finding refuge in humor, and forging a better future for herself despite heartbreak and hardship. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ Questions? Comments? Encouraging remarks? Send them to WhenHomeIsAForeignWord@gmail.com 

Get ready to meet the chillest math teacher ever as I talk to Dereek Maneiro about being a self taught guitarist. getting in trouble for caring too much and straddling the gap between Colombian and Venezuela, black and white, memory and forgiveness, and learn his recipe for Beachy Vibes. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫  Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ Questions? Comments? Encouraging remarks? Send them to WhenHomeIsAForeignWord@gmail.com 

In this episode I talk to Vincent Pollard, a Brit with an ear for music, a taste for cocktails and an eye for metaphor fueled by gypsy blood and passion for words. Vincent shares his take on being a nomad, wrestling with bureaucracy, trying to find the perfect recipe for gin and following the beat of your own heart. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ Questions? Comments? Encouraging remarks? Send them to WhenHomeIsAForeignWord@gmail.com  

In this episode I sit down with one of my mother’s oldest friends, Ysabella Hincapie-Gara, and we share a many laughs and a couple of tears as she recounts her journey as a young immigrant in New York City, her unique take on language, and her views on friendship, art, and the importance of perspective in all aspects of life. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ Questions? Comments? Encouraging remarks? Send them to WhenHomeIsAForeignWord@gmail.com  

In this episode, my bestie Hector David Marin Rodas takes us on a journey through Granada while he shares his philosophy how movement and body are vehicles for spirituality and faith, and how music and dance bring us closer to the divine within ourselves and all around us. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode?Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm.This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ Questions? Comments? Encouraging remarks? Send them to WhenHomeIsAForeignWord@gmail.com