Enlightened Abroad

55m

Enlightened Abroad sits down with Paul, a chef who traveled from South Africa to serve up his dream of one day opening his own place. Beyond that Paul has a desire to support folks struggling with depression by providing a place for them to connect and dig into nature. He's also an ordained minister and all around positive soul. Thank you Paul for sharing tips on how to live abroad with hope and a smile!

Introduction:

~0'-2' Derek talks w/o angry politics

Interview:

~2' restaurant talk

~4' Paul goes to school with Chef Garth Strobel:

https://sachefsacademy.com/index.html#section-courses

~7' getting slammed is fun?

~8' Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain

https://slate.com/culture/2018/06/anthony-bourdains-kitchen-confidential-showed-it-was-never-too-late-for-a-second-act.html

~11' kitchen prep routines, rags matter

~18' Paul takes the expat jump

~22' Paul's favorite movies:

The Hundred-Foot Journey

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980648/plotsummary

Burnt

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2503944/

Chef

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2883512/

~24' cooking at home for a chef, what does it look like?

~28' how to find a restaurant job abroad

~30' https://www.tajhotels.com/

~31' keeping your eye on the prize

~33' Nelson Mandela quote:

“If you speak to a man in a language he understands, you speak to his head. If you speak to him in his language, you speak to his heart.”

~37' Paul's favorite dish and best soups

~41' diabetes talk (check out Eps. 8 and 12)

~43' family back home

~48' https://www.stellenbosch.travel/

~50' seasonal eating makes sense

~53' parting tips, go for it and don't let the dream die

If you like what you heard, drop us a line:

enlightenedabroad.com

Much love

24'

Derek talks.

Topics: Podfest 2020 experience, Corona, wtf, and current plans. And I read a chapter of MAR 2, the novel. Consider this the soft launch for the audiobook.

This version of 2020 Vision will reflect on Q1, talk about what's next, and also serve as an intro for any newbies to the podcast. If you are a first time EA subscriber, start here.

~'1-11' Podfest 2020, Chris Krimitsos, Corona fears, what's good on the show, and what's next for EA

https://chriskrimitsos.com/

~11' Audio of MAR 2, Chapter 1, read by Derek, to purchase an advanced copy:

https://www.patreon.com/derekstraat

~22' Maria (Ep. 23) sings a magical mantra, for more:

https://soundcloud.com/user-402667394

Shoutouts to the awesome Podfest participants:

https://podfestexpo.com/

Go to enlightenedabroad.com to message me for links, support or to be a guest on EA! Photo credit: Alyssa Figaro

19m

~1’ what’s up with the podcast, where ya’ been?

~3’ to enlighten or not to enlighten, that is the question

~4’ links to the last 6 months' experiences:

Vipassana 10 day silent mediation retreat:

https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index

Cob building courses:

https://cruzincobglobal.org/

200 hour YTT course in San Cristobal de las Casas, MX

https://www.facebook.com/VinyasaOM/

My YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SZJbqqye-I

~5’ ‘the last thing I’ll share’, but I actually share another thing later, tips on taking the plunge, traveling on a budget

~8’ legal plant medicine retreat in Ecuador:

https://gaiasagrada.com/

~10’ how to design your dream year:

based on Tim Ferris’ 80/20 year review to manifest a great New Year:

https://tim.blog/2016/12/29/2016-what-ive-learned/

~15’ post interview mantra by:

https://www.marianandayoga.com/ & Derek Straat

https://www.bhaktibreakfastclub.com/mantraglossary40

A loose translation of the mantra:

Jai Mata Kali Jai Mata Durga – victory and praise to the divine feminine Kali and Durga energies, and they both bring in different forces. Kali is traditionally the harsh change, who brings in the new with her destruction, whereas Durga is the gentle mother who holds all. Couldn’t hurt for 2020, well maybe a little but we will be better for it, so enjoy!

62’

Intro

~1-3’ we couldn’t get the song on, but check them out here: https://soundcloud.com/gingerninjas

Interview

~4’ who is anyone to own the earth?

~6’ embracing the hypocrisy

~8’ acting as custodians of the land

~11’ how to build community? be neighbors

~13’ the cob workshop community lessons

~16’ the people power theory

~17’ the balance of doing good for the earth + having fun

~18’ how an environmental activist is born

~21’ the napkin revolt*

*Kipchoge and Claire’s son story comes in here as a side note because Claire was in the kitchen but not mic’d

~22’ bikes as and eco mode of transport

~24’ the beginnings of xtracycle, circa ‘98:

https://www.xtracycle.com/

~27’ the xtracyle ‘thing’ – trying to create environ change with a company

~30’ the dream is hatched of a bike powered music tour

~32’ Kipchoge's friend's band:

https://shakeyourpeace.bandcamp.com/

~33’ 15 people take off and create the first ever bike powered rock n’ roll tour, aka 'rock the bike':

https://rockthebike.com/the-ginger-ninjas/

~35’ Kipchoge and the Ginger Ninjas, soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/gingerninjas

~37’ 8 bike tours later, a few takeaways

~41’ a traveling band story, ohhhh Mexico!

~46’ an epiphany at Vipassana, the site:

https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index

~47’ a turn in the road, Kipchoge stops playing to gather people power and tackle the climate fight

~48’ an education on building a social change movement

~49’ there are way more than enough people to get this done

~50’ non-violent social movements, Erica Chenoweth inspires:

https://www.ericachenoweth.com/research/wcrw

~53’ would you quit Amazon if others did? a campaign for 1M customers to leave; testing the hypothesis

https://threshold.us/c/cancelprime

~54’ why Amazon? lifting the curtain on the dangers

~58’ the movement, building up to the 3.5% change, and 6 focus areas:

https://threshold.us

~60’ the internet is not bad, just the bad actors, and Derek is ok, thank yous...

101m

1-5’ - Intro

5’ Cocina Consiente (@cocinaconsientsc),

San Cristobal de las Casas Mexico

7’ a magical beginning and a new contract

9’ why food? Back to nature

10’ the restaurant as a bridge to health

11’ Korea and poop

12’ back to nature

14’ Primary food for all species

18’ how Ryan went from the standard american diet to now

19’ Health journey started at 24

21’ the chipotle tofu moment

23’ food as a weapon

26’ who is ‘they’

29’ refusing the restrictions

30’ there is always a way around if you have a sovereign mindset

34’ casein and cheese addiction

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-cheese-addictive#your-brain-on-cheese

36’ the inflammation goes away

37’ brother gets a brain tumor, and heals it

42’ tumor disappears

42’ the documentaries Cowspiracy & Forks Over Knives

45’ the plant based switch

48’ all food is drug by definition which are beneficial and which are harmful

49’ everything starts within, yet we never wash our insides

50’ fasting effects

52’ how to start a fast for beginners

53’ what is living hydrates - water H3O v. H2O

55’ Ryan’s 43 day fast - and tips for you

58’ what comes up during a fast - Dominoes !

69’ health and wellness IG work

70’ how the food effects the mind

71’ plant - based leads to mind healing

72’ urine therapy or ‘shivambu’ as an ancient practice - what is it?

75’ benefits include gum repair and many others

76’ heal thy cellf

79’ https://www.extremehealthradio.com/why-you-should-start-drinking-your-own-pee-the-many-benefits-of-urine-therapy/

80’ urea has many benefits - including DMT, stem cells, enzymes

83’ lots of pharma has urea in it

87’ words form our reality

88’ Matias De Stefano

https://www.youtube.com/user/ghancaA

92’ aged urine is a powerful enema

94’ what about flat earth and gravity ?

96’ waking up happy after plant - based stuff!!

98’ vegan as a term and what activism means now

100’ raw milk and carnivores can find some common ground benefits

101’ we are all one, we are all living together

“They are not FOR us, they are WITH us.”

@cocinaconscientesc

@wellness_with_ryan