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Colin Devaney is a musician, vocal coach and voiceover artist from Galway, Ireland. Colin started playing guitar at the age of 16, getting one guitar lesson on how to play a Barre chord before he realised he would have to play Love Me Tender by Elvis at the next lesson and just never went back. He would busk on the streets of Galway on and off for around 4 years or so, the perfect environment to learn how to be ignored - while also playing in venues like The Roisin Dubh, the Cellar Bar, etc... supporting bands like Chris Pontius' band Scream for Me, the Minutes, and Damien Dempsey. However, Colin realised that he wasn't breaking ground in Galway and, rather than invest in a vehicle, he emigrated to London at 22. Colin would spend nearly 7 years there, recording tracks, having fun playing gigs in all sorts of places to all sorts of people, eating absolutely everything and working all sorts of menial jobs to pay the rent on crumbling, horrible, cold apartments, finally settling in a warehouse in North London before realising he hadn't made any real progress artistically in years, A&R people ultimately saying they "didn't have any faith in the product" and PR companies refusing to market it. Colin ended up doubling down into a career position in HR that ended up being absolutely dead end for him - until a text asking if he wanted to visit a friend in Vietnam after a particularly emotional meeting inspired him to give up the job, warehouse, friends and even music to be "a guy eating noodles" for a while, a description he says he stays loyal to, to this day. On arriving in Vietnam, Colin was immediately thrust into the loving bosom of the Hanoi music scene through open mics and offered gigs pretty much immediately, which became his job. He was tipped off to more opportunities in Central Vietnam, and Colin was growing tired of the air pollution and 5am sleeping times, so he packed his life into a motorbike and drove to Hoi An and Da Nang, where he has lived for the last 3 1/2 years. We conclude Part 1 of this podcast with a discussion about success and how Colin's perspectives on it have changed through the years. #Music in the show is from his 2012 Album called 'This is the Sound'. You can listen to it in full on Bandcamp and if you want you could even do what i did myself and buy it for the price of your choice https://colindevaney.bandcamp.com/ In Part 2 coming next week we will discuss physical and mental health, tips for aspiring musicians, life changing moments, sobriety and gratitude among many other things. Thanks Colin. A Top Bloke here in #DaNang #Vietnam. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prsradio/message

On this episode of #PRSradio Da Nang and Hoi An, I speak to Mai Mc Cann, The Founder of Hearing and Beyond in Vietnam. Mai's family originally hail from Belfast. They emigrated to New Zealand when she was 4 months old in 1956. Mai shares snippets of her incredible life story including growing up in New Zealand, her love of Ireland, working as a nurse in the outback of Australia, and how she survived and ultimately thrived after a very difficult marriage break up which she says nearly killed her. I’d like to thank Mai for the openness and honesty she demonstrated in sharing this very personal event with us on this episode. It will, I have no doubt, help somebody, somewhere, someday. She is an excellent example of how people can overcome great difficulties and thrive thereafter. After the break up of this marriage Mai found herself in Hoi 15 years ago in 2006 and after volunteering in a number of places she set up Hearing and Beyond In Vietnam. This is a small, privately funded NGO that assists Deaf & Hard of Hearing children in Hội An. We will hear much more about Hearing and Beyond in Vietnam and much more in the podcast. I have visited Hearing and Beyond and it is an amazing school. I encourage anyone in the area to contact Mai and go and visit if you can or even better still donate a few dollars if you can. I would like to thank all my family and friends who have already donated to this wonderful school....John Brady in Galway....you are now top of my donators hit list....I can't believe you slipped under the radar......... (I will put a link to her website and Facebook Page at the bottom of this page) PRS Radio Da Nang & Hoi An Podcasts can be found on Apple, Google, Breaker, Spotify, Overcast, Pocketcast and many other platforms where podcasts are available. Remember to subscribe on whichever platform you listen on, and like comment and share. Thank You. Enjoy the shows! With @mrtherpod #YouAreNotAlone #MentalHealthAwareness #AddictionRecovery Music Backing music in the introduction and conclusion is by Mark Smith and MSP. The Song is K-Says. Closing Song: 'See the Light' by Colin Devaney from the Album 'This is the Sound' available on Bandcamp here. Links https://www.facebook.com/hearingandbeyondvietnam What Hearing and Beyond in Vietnam Do How to Help and Donate to Hearing and Beyond in Vietnam https://colindevaney.bandcamp.com/ Mark Smith and MSP --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prsradio/message

The topics discussed in the #Podcast all stem from Ethan Levy's Moves Mental Health Blog including; Honduras: The Great Despair of Disparity What Having Bipolar Looks Like For Me. Manic Episode 1: Overwhelmed to Paralysis Yes, I’m Privileged. Yes, it’s Relevant. Privilege, Care & Recovery Sharing My Mental Health Story: Deciding to Make the Invisible, Visible. Fear and Mental Health Illness "Losing my mind is my greatest fear." I share an anecdote with Ethan about this topic from my time at Hope Rehab in Thailand in July 2019 where I was receiving treatment for multiple addictions. Dork Dancing If you would like to make a one off or regular Donation to Ethan at Dork Dancing click this link. #Music #KurtisGoodWolf Music on the Podcast is from Kurtis Goodwolf (kurtisgoodwolf@gmail.com). The song covered by Kurt is 'Hurt' by The Nine Inch Nails. The background music in the introduction is from Mark Smith and MSP. The song is K-Says. #Gratitude Thank you Ethan Levy, Kurtis Goodwolf and Mark Smith. PRSradio DaNang & HoiAn Community Podcast Host: Eugene Leonard (#MrTherPod #YouAreNotAlone) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prsradio/message

PRS Radio Da Nang & Hoi An This Community Podcast Station was started in Shenzhen, China in June 2019 by Eugene Leonard (MrTherPod) to document the PeRonal Stories & background of long-term expats in the community as well as local residents. We aimed to explore how they ended up in Shenzhen & significant events in their lives before arriving there. Their perspectives on life in China and how the city had changed and evolved over their time there promised to be fascinating. #COVID19 changed everything for everybody! Therefore, I am starting the podcast channel again in Vietnam with the same aims under the new name 'PRS Radio Da Nang & Hoi An' Background Information Host and Founder of PRS Radio Da Nang and Hoi An: Eugene Leonard (#MrTherPod #YouAreNotAlone) #AddictionRecovery #Writer #Podcaster #AttemptedStandUpComedian www.mrtherpod.com (Coming Soon) Season 3 Episode 1 : Ethan Levy. Ethan is the innovative and truly inspirational 'Founder of Dork Dancing', a brilliant #MentalHealth initiative sweeping Da Nang and further afield. (Coming Soon) Season 3 Episode 2 : Mai Mc Cann Mai is the Founder of Hearing and Beyond in Hoi An which is a small, privately-funded non-government, not-for-profit organisation assisting Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing children in the local area. We hope you enjoy the shows. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prsradio/message

Favorite Podcasts: Paul talks about a number of podcasts he enjoys including; Lazslo Montgomery’s China History Podcast Kaiser Kuo’s Sinica Podcast The Irish History Podcast - Finn Dwyer We then have a more detailed discussion about one of our personal favorite - The Blindboy Podcast. We highly recommend this to our listeners and formulates (poorly) a question for Blindboy regarding mental health and advice for expats specifically. An Allegation from East ClaIre Brigade of the IaA (The Irish Accordionists Association): Emmet 'Two Teas' O' Halloran claims Dr.Delahunty is on the Run because of fears over Brexit and this is the real reason he is in China.... Enjoy the final part of 'Wexford's Most Famous Export Paul Delahunty is The Virgin of PRS Radio Shenzhen China'. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prsradio/message

Books:   Paul, an avid reader of books (not just comics) talks us through some of the excellent books he has read over the years including;  Petter Hessler - River Town, Oracle Bones & Country Driving:  Daniel Kane - The Chinese Language;  Rob Gifford - China Road.  Paul choose a book from Christopher Hitchens entitled ‘The Portable Atheist‘ to take with him to read on a Des(S)ert Island if he had only one choice. Music Career (Including Emmet O’Halloran’s amusing question!) We hear amusing stories including Paul’s time in The Beatles and his thoughts on The Galway Girl! Paul talks about favorite musicians and albums.  He also offers some hot tips on essential apps to have on your phone to survive in China. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prsradio/message

Guest Introduction: Paul Delahunty Originally from Co.Wexford in Ireland, Paul Delahunty, the Virgin Guest on PRS Radio, has lived in China for 17 years. In the first part of the show we hear about his journey from the farm yard in Eniscorthy Wexford to China to begin his teaching career a long long long time ago. Paul is now a very happily married man with two wonderful children aged 14 & 12 who at the time attended schools near where he works in Shenzhen. I believe they're now in Ireland. The Right Honorable Delahunty concludes part 1 of this podcast by sharing some 'Cultural Differences' between Wexford and China. I'm guessing there weren't many..... Pauls hot tips for how to adapt to life in China including a bizarre, yet excellent tip, which I hadn’t thought of previously sharing about shoes…but rubber soled shoes folk! We hear about the Do’s and Don’ts of living in China, and Paul offers unique perspectives from his lengthy experiences over this past 17 years. We also talk about the huge changes Paul has seen over this time including technological, transport and construction Enjoy the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prsradio/message

On this episode, I speak to Andrew Vadas, a North-Shore Sydney Gentleman, of Hungarian descent who has lived in Shenzhen (Shekou) for nearly 16 years arriving in 2004. Andrew decided to torture himself by supporting St.Kilda's, a Melbourne based team in the AFL.. A shocking decision; let's hope his decision to come on the podcast is a better one...... We hear about his life growing up in Sydney; pursuing the great Australian dream of wife, family, car, house and business and how he achieved all this by the age of 25, yet how his real passions including music fell by the wayside in the process. After his divorce, Andrew suddenly was presented with an opportunity to move to China ("where?") and how he seized this opportunity with both hands and reaped the benefits, both personally and professionally. Andrew has experiences the highs and lows that China has to offer; he speaks candidly about doing business within China and some of the pitfalls involved including a cautionary tale about a friend who lost $6 Million in a deal gone bad. We hear about his love of taxi driving and where this stems from and some of the interesting experiences he had while driving in Sydney. We somehow manage to relate taxi driving to the need of expats to develop a support network when to move to Shenzhen! Andrew has rambled along the pathways of China this last 16 years and has many tales to share with us including how he resurrected his musical career in Shekou. Being an expat in China can be a challenging experience and not everyone is cut out for it to be honest. We talk about this and how being out of your comfort zone and having no support network in place can lead to personal problems for people moving to Shenzhen. We hope you enjoy the show and please share with your friends and rate the show in Apple Podcasts/Google Podcasts. The full uncut extended episode can be found here on Youtube. You can find me on Twitter @EugLeonard and you can follow PRS Radio using the #PRSradioSZ You may also be interested in a new show I have about the SDG's (Sustainable Development Goals) and this is also available on Anchor https://anchor.fm/sdgagencysz Thank you Andrew Vadas for joining us on PRS Radio; an absolute gentleman. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prsradio/message

A truly inspirational woman and leader in the Shenzhen Community. Listen to the story about her life in Canada, her artistic influences and her life in Shenzhen including many achievements both personally and professionally in particular within the art community of which she is a leading member. Gloria speaks openly and candidly about her current fight with breast cancer, her hopes and dreams for the future and the positive mental attitude that she is drawing upon to overcome this illness. Read more on Gloria Carnevale.... https://www.gloriacarnevale.com Thank you Gloria for joining #PRSradioSZ and you will forever be our First Lady. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prsradio/message

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Welcome Note from the Host and Founder of PRS Radio Eugene Leonard Originally from Aghabog City, Co.Monaghan, Ireland, Eugene Leonard is the host of PRS Radio, and has lived in Shenzhen for five years. He is a Technology Integration Coach at Shen Wai International School (SWIS) in Nanshan. This is his second podcast station with SWIS ROC Radio, a school podcast channel being the first one he formed several years ago. It can be found on a number of platforms. He is currently creating new staff orientation podcasts on Anchor, of which this new podcast series will compliment. Guest Introduction Originally from Co.Wexford in Ireland, Paul Delahunty, the virgin guest on PRS Radio, has lived in China for 17 years. In the first part of the show we hear about his journey from the farm yard in Eniscorthy to China to begin his teaching career a long time ago. Paul is now a very happily married man with two wonderful children aged 14&12 who attend schools near where he works in Shenzhen. Part 2 - Cultural Differences In this section Paul tells us some hot tips for how to adapt to life in China including a bizarre, yet excellent tip, which I hadn’t thought of previously sharing about shoes…but rubber soled shoes folk! We hear about the Do’s and Don’ts of living in China, and Paul offers unique perspectives from his lengthy experiences over this past 17 years. We also talk about the huge changes Paul has seen over this time including technological, transport and construction (Don't mention his waistline; it's a sensitive topic) Part 3 - Books Paul, an avid reader of books (not just comics) talks us through some of the excellent books he has read over the years including; Petter Hessler - River Town, Oracle Bones & Country Driving: Daniel Kane - The Chinese Language; Rob Gifford - China Road. Paul choose a book from Christopher Hitchens entitled ‘The Portable Atheist‘ to take with him to read on a Des(S)ert Island if he had only one choice. Part 4 - Music Career (Including Emmet O’Halloran’s amusing question!) We hear amusing stories including Paul’s time in The Beatles and his thoughts on The Galway Girl! Paul talks about favorite musicians and albums. He also offers some hot tips on essential apps to have on your phone to survive in China. Part 5 - Favorite Podcasts (including Blindboy @Rubberbandits) Paul talks about a number of podcasts he enjoys including; Lazslo Montgomery’s China History Podcast Kaiser Kuo’s Sinica Podcast The Irish History Podcast - Finn Dwyer We then have a more detailed discussion about one of our personal favorite - The Blindboy Podcast. We highly recommend this to our listeners and formulate (poorly) a question for Blindboy regarding mental health and advice for expats specifically. Final Part - Brexit and The real reason Paul is in China.... Paul may be on the run from Ireland because of the fear of Brexit according to Emmet O Halloran…. We hope you enjoyed the 1st episode of PRS Radio #PRSradioSZ #Shenzhen @mr_leonard_SWIS anchor.fm/prsradio --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prsradio/message