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Every week I bring you a unique statelessMess to share with you their...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[They tell you where to go and what to pack when moving abroad, but they always fail to articulate the relationship between mental state and a change in the surrounding culture. <br /><br />Every week I bring you a unique statelessMess to share with you their stories and the wisdom they gained in their experiences away from home, where their cultural identity was under challenge. Tune in for perspective.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Places &amp; Travel"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>From Colombia - S1 To the UK</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-colombia-s1-to-the-uk--26408965</link><description><![CDATA[This episode features Cristina from Colombia. She moved to the UK to do her bachelors and masters degrees in MedChem, Biotech and Business. Her 5-year UK journey was not as smooth as she thought it would be. She struggled, but she came out stronger than she ever was.<br /><br />Cristina is now in Colombia with her family. She is a certified yoga teacher and writes professional articles on Medium as a hobby.<br /><br />Support Cristina on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cristina_rojas_yoga/)" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/cristina_rojas_yoga/)</a> and Medium (<a href="https://medium.com/" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/</a>@cristinarojascolloridi).<br /><br />Subscribe to the podcast and leaving a review on your favourite podcast app, to help others reach it and benefit too! Maybe even take a look at our Instagram page if you're cool and you like cool Statelessmess updates -> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />Music by Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">afa1cf27-ae9e-45be-a15b-063bc8e6f12d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/26408965/stream.mp3" length="50191289" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Anas Abdelaal</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode features Cristina from Colombia. She moved to the UK to do her bachelors and masters degrees in MedChem, Biotech and Business. Her 5-year UK journey was not as smooth as she thought it would be. She struggled, but she came out stronger...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode features Cristina from Colombia. She moved to the UK to do her bachelors and masters degrees in MedChem, Biotech and Business. Her 5-year UK journey was not as smooth as she thought it would be. She struggled, but she came out stronger than she ever was.<br /><br />Cristina is now in Colombia with her family. She is a certified yoga teacher and writes professional articles on Medium as a hobby.<br /><br />Support Cristina on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cristina_rojas_yoga/)" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/cristina_rojas_yoga/)</a> and Medium (<a href="https://medium.com/" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/</a>@cristinarojascolloridi).<br /><br />Subscribe to the podcast and leaving a review on your favourite podcast app, to help others reach it and benefit too! Maybe even take a look at our Instagram page if you're cool and you like cool Statelessmess updates -> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />Music by Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3134</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/646363a54a34f228dd69206fece1239b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Expats in the Gulf - S1 To the UK</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/expats-in-the-gulf-s1-to-the-uk--25532851</link><description><![CDATA[This episode features Marwan & Kumail, an Egyptian and a Pakistani who lived most of their lives in the Gulf countries, and moved together to the UK. They initially moved for university education, and after graduating they started a tech start-up together in the UK. Now they've moved to full-time work (still in the UK!).<br /><br />Support the podcast by subscribing and leaving a review on your favourite podcast app! And maybe take a look at our social media: <br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ; <br />Youtube - <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ; <br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />Music by Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">d53738ea-c0e7-4437-ae24-4bbeae9527ff</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25532851/stream.mp3" length="37928249" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Anas Abdelaal</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode features Marwan &amp; Kumail, an Egyptian and a Pakistani who lived most of their lives in the Gulf countries, and moved together to the UK. They initially moved for university education, and after graduating they started a tech start-up...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode features Marwan & Kumail, an Egyptian and a Pakistani who lived most of their lives in the Gulf countries, and moved together to the UK. They initially moved for university education, and after graduating they started a tech start-up together in the UK. Now they've moved to full-time work (still in the UK!).<br /><br />Support the podcast by subscribing and leaving a review on your favourite podcast app! And maybe take a look at our social media: <br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ; <br />Youtube - <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ; <br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />Music by Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2345</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b7393ffea162f078d8fa9d0177cde6dd.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>From Greece - S1 To the UK</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-greece-s1-to-the-uk--24539195</link><description><![CDATA[This episode features Evangelos from Greece. He moved to the UK to pursue his university education thinking he'd fall in love with the country as he'd always imagined. He ended up facing language barriers, culture-shocks and inability to adapt to the environment.. so much that he was seriously considering quitting university and returning to Greece!<br /><br />Support the podcast by subscribing and leaving a review on your favourite podcast app! And maybe take a look at our social media: <br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ; <br />Youtube - <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ; <br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />All the "background" sounds in this episode were personally recorded in Athens airport and in flights to and from Athens. Music by Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">c3f7d7b7-f287-4c3a-b891-53c125d94802</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/24539195/stream.mp3" length="38767820" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Anas Abdelaal</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode features Evangelos from Greece. He moved to the UK to pursue his university education thinking he'd fall in love with the country as he'd always imagined. He ended up facing language barriers, culture-shocks and inability to adapt to the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode features Evangelos from Greece. He moved to the UK to pursue his university education thinking he'd fall in love with the country as he'd always imagined. He ended up facing language barriers, culture-shocks and inability to adapt to the environment.. so much that he was seriously considering quitting university and returning to Greece!<br /><br />Support the podcast by subscribing and leaving a review on your favourite podcast app! And maybe take a look at our social media: <br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ; <br />Youtube - <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ; <br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />All the "background" sounds in this episode were personally recorded in Athens airport and in flights to and from Athens. Music by Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2423</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2676d037b4c5aa7558cf4d3ef4be00df.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>From Egypt - S1 To the UK</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-egypt-s1-to-the-uk--24539197</link><description><![CDATA[This episode features Abdelmoneim from Egypt. He narrates his story of moving from El Mansoura (Egypt) to the UK as an 18-year-old to pursue university education. He shares very insightful stories of the highlights and struggles he faced during his 4 years journey in the UK as an Egyptian.<br /><br />Support the podcast by subscribing and leaving a review on your favourite podcast app! And maybe take a look at our social media: <br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ; <br />Youtube - <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ; <br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> .<br /><br />All the "background" sounds in this episode were personally recorded in the streets of Cairo on 16/03/2020. Music by Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">6ef65930-0483-4a84-9164-293f2558adb1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/24539197/stream.mp3" length="38523312" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Anas Abdelaal</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode features Abdelmoneim from Egypt. He narrates his story of moving from El Mansoura (Egypt) to the UK as an 18-year-old to pursue university education. He shares very insightful stories of the highlights and struggles he faced during his 4...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode features Abdelmoneim from Egypt. He narrates his story of moving from El Mansoura (Egypt) to the UK as an 18-year-old to pursue university education. He shares very insightful stories of the highlights and struggles he faced during his 4 years journey in the UK as an Egyptian.<br /><br />Support the podcast by subscribing and leaving a review on your favourite podcast app! And maybe take a look at our social media: <br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ; <br />Youtube - <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ; <br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> .<br /><br />All the "background" sounds in this episode were personally recorded in the streets of Cairo on 16/03/2020. Music by Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2408</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b7ffa81041a1a7597ed7c9baffe7a3ec.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Trailer - towards cultural awareness</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailer-towards-cultural-awareness--23858139</link><description><![CDATA[After 12 episodes of trial and error, the future of the podcast is now clear. In this episode, find me rambling about why I started the podcast and what do I aim to achieve from it. <br /><br />Follow the podcast's social media! <br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ;<br />Youtube - <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ;<br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />Music from <a href="https://filmmusic.io" rel="noopener">https://filmmusic.io</a> by Kevin MacLeod]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">bfe1e5d5-1455-4544-9c4e-c1aab390c215</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/23858139/stream.mp3" length="7237777" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Anas Abdelaal</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>After 12 episodes of trial and error, the future of the podcast is now clear. In this episode, find me rambling about why I started the podcast and what do I aim to achieve from it. 

Follow the podcast's social media! 
Instagram -...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[After 12 episodes of trial and error, the future of the podcast is now clear. In this episode, find me rambling about why I started the podcast and what do I aim to achieve from it. <br /><br />Follow the podcast's social media! <br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ;<br />Youtube - <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ;<br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />Music from <a href="https://filmmusic.io" rel="noopener">https://filmmusic.io</a> by Kevin MacLeod]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>453</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9420a421d358b8e71006d997f862ed8f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>From Zimbabwe - S1 To the UK</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-zimbabwe-s1-to-the-uk--23858140</link><description><![CDATA[This episode features Takura - a Zimbabwean national. He was born and raised 18 years in Zimbabwe, an economically unstable country where 34% of the population is currently under extreme poverty. In this episode, Takura shares truly eye-opening stories. From his family having to cross borders to get groceries, to moving to the UK to study and fly planes. Takura reflected on his 5 years in the UK and how they changed him. <br /><br />Follow the podcast's social media! <br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ; <br />Youtube -  <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ; <br />Facebook - <br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />Music from <a href="https://filmmusic.io" rel="noopener">https://filmmusic.io</a> by Kevin MacLeod]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">2fc7b89d-c9d5-4e0d-a13e-59e29c816d3e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/23858140/stream.mp3" length="47427368" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Anas Abdelaal</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode features Takura - a Zimbabwean national. He was born and raised 18 years in Zimbabwe, an economically unstable country where 34% of the population is currently under extreme poverty. In this episode, Takura shares truly eye-opening...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode features Takura - a Zimbabwean national. He was born and raised 18 years in Zimbabwe, an economically unstable country where 34% of the population is currently under extreme poverty. In this episode, Takura shares truly eye-opening stories. From his family having to cross borders to get groceries, to moving to the UK to study and fly planes. Takura reflected on his 5 years in the UK and how they changed him. <br /><br />Follow the podcast's social media! <br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ; <br />Youtube -  <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ; <br />Facebook - <br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />Music from <a href="https://filmmusic.io" rel="noopener">https://filmmusic.io</a> by Kevin MacLeod]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2953</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/71534afc9f3163c943497d21e1adec02.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>From Lithuania - S1 To the UK</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-lithuania-s1-to-the-uk--23278109</link><description><![CDATA[This episode features Marija - a Lithuanian national. She was born and raised in Lithuania and decided to move to the UK when she's 18 to be faced with culture shocks and language barriers. <br /><br />Follow the podcast's social media! <br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ; <br />Youtube - <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ;<br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />Music from <a href="https://filmmusic.io" rel="noopener">https://filmmusic.io</a> by Kevin MacLeod]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">308b5f59-5d10-4757-9983-bf222f90dc1c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/23278109/stream.mp3" length="36508142" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Anas Abdelaal</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode features Marija - a Lithuanian national. She was born and raised in Lithuania and decided to move to the UK when she's 18 to be faced with culture shocks and language barriers. 

Follow the podcast's social media! 
Instagram -...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode features Marija - a Lithuanian national. She was born and raised in Lithuania and decided to move to the UK when she's 18 to be faced with culture shocks and language barriers. <br /><br />Follow the podcast's social media! <br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/statelessmess/</a> ; <br />Youtube - <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA" rel="noopener">https://youtube.com/channel/UCrZ99skQX15vBcE7NJIw0NA</a> ;<br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/statelessmess/</a> . <br /><br />Music from <a href="https://filmmusic.io" rel="noopener">https://filmmusic.io</a> by Kevin MacLeod]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2282</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d2c338c65c9d18db01896bbfd7776a87.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
