Our Teenage Lives

Find Kind Organization's founder, Gabriella, return onto our podcast to give us advice on how she networks for the organization. We also talk about spreading correct information through our social media platforms and how to help educate those unaware of ongoing issues. Issues discussed include BLM, COVID-19, and more. *this episode was recorded back in September 2020, hence the delay of updates regarding mentioned events

Happy Valentine's Day! Joined by Gabriella, we discuss how hard it is to love yourself and how self love comes from respecting yourself and gaining confidence from within. We also drew a line between being confident in your authentic self and being overly narcissistic to the point that you're putting others down.

Along with two guest hosts and six guests, we discussed about how it was like growing up under the influence of multiple cultures and languages. We also shared the various superstitions, celebrations, manners, rules, and habits we have. Why is it hard fitting in sometimes? How do we celebrate Lunar New Year? Can we speak our native languages?

Special guest, Karen, who is born and raised in Taiwan, calls us across the globe to discuss the differences between the American and Taiwanese public and private school systems. What are the high school and college entrance exams that most Asian students take? How do the college application processes differ between the two? What subjects/classes do they take? How long do they study for each day? 

Happy New Year! Today we have our first deep talk about our thoughts, achievements, regrets, and more about our 2020. We also set realistic emotional, academic, and social goals for ourselves in the new year to come.

Today we had a blast chatting about the deathly finals week, our plans for winter break, and how we accidentally gifted each other the same thing because we both went last minute holiday shopping.

FT. Elaine, Kaylie, Ethan, Matthew, Katie, and Leann, we talk about how it was like for some of us to transfer to different high schools. Why did they transfer? How were their experiences like? Was it hard to make friends and what are some tips on adapting to a new environment? For the second half of the episode, the seven of us crack jokes, catch up, and reminisce on middle school days.

The girls from the Find Kind Organization talk about their inspiration to start an inclusive organization that strives to spread positivity around campus. Why did we choose to be kind? What were the most memorable experiences we've had with volunteering?

Soraya's birthday falls on Election Day this year, and she talks about about how she celebrated her birthday: a few friends' surprise gift makes her cry and she visits a quarantined Downtown Disney.

With the first quarter of the new virtual school year done, we talk about our struggles on retaining information. Evelyn also talks about her first sleep paralysis experience.

Special guest, Karen, from Taiwan, calls us across the globe to input her perspective between how Taiwan and America are handling with the pandemic. What is Taiwan's mask culture? How have they returned to a "normal" life?

Joined by guests Gabriella, Kaylie, and Elaine, the five of us talk about how we met and our different friendship experiences. How do we define friendships? Should friends sugarcoat? How do we deal with drifts and toxic friends?

Along with our guest, Ethan, we read our first audience story submission about their toxic middle school relationship. Soraya talks about her middle school admirer who stalked her.

Along with our first guest, Joanne, we discuss about the different signs, life codes, and blood types, and the stereotypes that come with them.

These past five months of quarantine seem to have gone by like a fever dream as we reminisce about what we did during this strange period of time. As the new school year approaches, we discuss about our anticipations and goals.

Being a teenager is a wild ride, and with it comes various fun and lighthearted to serious experiences. Created for teenagers everywhere to share their stories, welcome to Our Teenage Lives, hosted by two best friends in high school.