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AudreyStories

Audrey Nolte Painter

Audrey tells "Bedtime Stories for Adults" in English: set in intriguing countries/places. Parts of the stories are true, the rest is imagination - as all good stories should be. All the stories contain fascinating historical facts about lesser known areas of Guatemala, Cuba, Serbia, South Africa, Bosnia, Mexico, Peru, China, India, Burma and more. These stories make good "Bedtime stories for Adults" who struggle to fall sleep, and are humorous - for easy listening while driving to work. Audrey is a South African Canadian storyteller and writer who has traveled to 41 countries. Some of the stories are in Afrikaans, Audrey's first language.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best AudreyStories episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to AudreyStories for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite AudreyStories episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

AudreyStories - Documents. What to bring to Canada.
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07/07/23 • 25 min

Get original documents (plus certified copies of important documents) while you are still in your country of origin. Start now. Today, I went downstairs and took out the massive folder with all of our immigration documents. Some of these I had to obtain while I already lived in Canada. Save time and effort -- get them now. Good records and documentation will speed up your immigration process.

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AudreyStories - Why Immigrate? Episode 1: "Immigrate to Canada".
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07/06/23 • 5 min

Why do we want to immigrate? Why leave our country, our place of birth? Why move to Canada? We leave our homelands because our basic human needs are not being met. Basic first level of humans need are: Food, Water, Shelter, Rest. After that, Safety and Security. All immigrants leave because they have to.
I am Audrey. I immigrated from South Africa to Canada 25 years ago. I now live on the West Coast of Canada, close to the border to the USA.
I am not an immigration specialist and do not help individuals with the process. I do not do this for money and usually do not respond on social media: not because I am unkind -- but I made a choice to use this platform, of human voice, to give my opinion on Immigration to Canada.

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AudreyStories - "Carmen Lombardi." Italy
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10/10/24 • 49 min

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Bedtime Stories for Adults: set in Italy. Carmen was born invisible. She was child number 5 of 9 children of the famous Lombardi family in Italy. The Lombardi family was genetically superior. Lucky children born into this bloodline, soon showed traits and talents of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Marco Polo, or Dante. Since the 1500's, every generation brought at least one genius.

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AudreyStories - "The Heir." Part 5. Trip to Colombia. PANAMA.
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08/04/24 • 39 min

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18. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 18. "The Heir." Part 5. Trip to Colombia. In this episode, Karli and Willrich travel to Colombia. They do not take one of Willrich's private jets. They fly into the town of Cartagena on a commercial aircraft in economy class, and they live in an AirBnB in the "old town". They have a taxi driver called Carlos. He is the second cousin of a friend of Karli's. They have 3 wonderful days of "normal" travel. This is the adventure of a lifetime for Willrich. The go to a beach only locals use, attend the birthday party of an uncle of Carlos and go to the neighbourhood where Carlos lives. Then .... disaster. It was bound to happen in Colombia.

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Verniet geld vir kinders klink te goed om waar te wees. Maar, dis een van die wonderlike voordele van Kanada. Die geld se naam is "Child and Family Benefits". Dit word bereken volgens jou inkomste en werk op 'n glyskaal. Wat is die voorwaardes hiervan? Jy moet "Permanent Resident" status hê, jy moet in Kanada woon, en jou kind of kinders moet by jou woon. Daarna gee jy jou "Notice of Assessment" in -- dis die vorm wat aandui hoeveel jy per jaar verdien het. Jy kry dan 'n bedrag per kind bereken volgens die kinders se ouderdomme en jou inkomste -- tot hulle 17 is.
Hoeveel? Net 'n vinnige nommer. As jy $50 000 verdien (in British Columbia), en jy het 4 kinders -- 2 onder 6 en 2 oor 6, dan sal jy $19 000 per jaar verniet kry en hierdie geld is boonop belasting-vry. Jou kinders verdien 'n "salaris" in Kanada -- gee hulle honderd soentjies! En dan, na die soentjies? Dan begin jy as ouer jou werk doen om elke vorm in te vul om hierdie geld te kry. Die goeie ding hier is dat jy nie oorhaastig hoef te skarrel nie -- jy sal die geld wel terugwerkend kry. Kry hulp by 'n boekhouer of prokureur?
Hier is 'n link om te bereken hoeveel jy kan kry: https://www.moneysense.ca/save/taxes/canada-child-benefit-calculator/

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AudreyStories - "The Heir." Part 2. Willrich's Story. PANAMA.
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07/18/24 • 30 min

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"The Heir." Part 2. Willrich's Story. PANAMA. This is the 2nd part of the story "The Heir." In this part we hear the life-story of a 73-year-old billionaire. He is called Willrich Otto Schneider of Kleber Industries. We are in Panama City. Willrich had decided to give his entire fortune away -- to The Storyteller. Her name is Karli Richter, and she makes Podcasts. The rich man cannot sleep at night, but when he listens to Karli's stories, he falls asleep. So -- he had decided that she would be his heir. But stories are never that simple, are they? This story has a beginning, a middle and an end. And every good story ends with a little twist.

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Kortverhaal. Vrolike storie oor 'n oranje emmer en 'n besonderse vrou. Daar is die mooiste geel kerk in 'n klein dorpie in Guatemala. Op die trappe sit 'n bedelaar. Ek was een van die fotograwe wat vir Teresa afgeneem het. (Of het ek?) Goeie stories is "effens waar" en "effens verbeelding" van skrywers.........Teresa het 'n oranje emmerjie gehad (of het sy nie?).

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AudreyStories - "The Listener." Ecuador.
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09/24/24 • 15 min

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The Listener." Ecuador. Our story waits in Ecuador, in a tiny town against the western slope of a majestic mountain. Six extraordinary girls live here. There was a terrible cyclone the year of their birth and everybody believed that this storm blew in six special talents.

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Suid-Afrikaners weet so baie goed glad nie. Ek wens iemand het my die "onsigbare" goed geleer van Kanada. Dis so 'n ontsettende vreemde kultuur

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AudreyStories - Money. How much do you need?
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07/10/23 • 13 min

Jack wants to move to Canada with his wife Sheila, and their two children. He asks on all social media platforms about money. How much will be enough for his family?
This question is the first question all immigrants ask when they have a job offer. Will this amount be enough for us to live in Canada?

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FAQ

How many episodes does AudreyStories have?

AudreyStories currently has 81 episodes available.

What topics does AudreyStories cover?

The podcast is about Meditation, Calm, Stories, Bedtime Stories, Fiction, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Relax, Bedtime, Podcasts, English, Short Stories, Arts and Travel.

What is the most popular episode on AudreyStories?

The episode title '"The Heir." Part 2. Willrich's Story. PANAMA.' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on AudreyStories?

The average episode length on AudreyStories is 14 minutes.

How often are episodes of AudreyStories released?

Episodes of AudreyStories are typically released every 2 days, 2 hours.

When was the first episode of AudreyStories?

The first episode of AudreyStories was released on Sep 16, 2019.

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