Twins In a Pod

This is our last episode of the podcast! We talk about what our next steps in life are as we wrap up the podcast and look forward to the future. After that we dive into what a third culture kid is and what It was like for us growing up. We look into the identity crisis we have experienced as individuals who grew up in a country and culture outside of our own but never became citizens of that place. We look into the positive and negatives of being a third culture kid and talk about whether we would want our own future children to have the same experience.

In this episode we dive into what mental health issues look like in the African community. We discuss how things with mental health are always framed as western (or white people) problems. We both share our struggles with mental health and some of the things that have happened in our lives to cause them. Lastly, we offer some steps for the African community to make steps towards de-stigmatizing mental health issues.

In this episode we have our first ever guest! Our friend Morgan joins us to fill in for Tash and we get to talk about faith and racism. We explore these topics from both sides of the fence (because Morgan is white and Tino is black). The conversation leads us to explore what a white savior is, the role of christian missionaries in driving the "Poor Africa" narrative. We also cover why it's so important for white and non white people going to developing countries for service trips.. to STOP taking photos of other people's children for their social medias! Morgan brings up being a white ally and we explore what that means as well.

Disclaimer: Our mum is an awesome, kind human being! The discipline we talk about in this episode was not dramatic as we make it sound. It was actually really helpful and effective ;) In this episode we talk about some of the funny and and not so fun things about growing up with African parents. Things like when you're just getting comfortable in your room and you hear your name being called... to come give them the remote... that is exactly 3 feet away. We talk about the sacrifice of immigrant parents and how the discipline we had has shaped us today.

In this episode we discuss what it was like for us when we first moved to the United States! We talk about the time we didn't go into a Chipotle because there were so many white people we felt like we wouldn't be allowed in (which wasn't true, but how funny is that?!) We also talk about places we have been in the United States and our impressions of these places and our shock at seeing teenagers working in restaurants because that wasn't a part of our life in the U.A.E. We also joke about Minnesota nice and how we have slowly started to be like that while living in Minnesota.

In this episode we talk about our experience growing up in the Middle East, specifically in the United Arab Emirates. We cover our first impressions of the country, bullying that we went through in middle school. We also talk about some quirky aspects of the U.A.E; like the corner shops that will deliver whatever you want to buy to your doorstep for free! The episode ends with some fun things we recommend people do if they ever visit the U.A.E :) For some extra fun: Take a sip of water everytime we say the word 'interesting' :D