Ep 19: Celebrating Achievements and Dealing with Failure

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10/08/22 • 31 min

In this week's episode, I chat about the importance of celebrating success, ways we can go about celebrating success, and strategies for how I respond to failure.
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Ep 18: Adapting to change with Freddy Detchou, SUPER FREDDY

In this week's episode, I chat with media specialist and artist, Freddy Detchou, aka Super Freddy. We chat about Freddy’s journey abroad to various countries including Canada where he currently resides. We discuss the language conflict in Cameroon, his home country, how he pivoted fields between undergraduate and graduate studies, and how he got started making music. Finally, Freddy reminds us of the importance of slowing down as a form of self-care.
Freddy was born in Canada to Cameroonian parents and spent time in Canada, the United States, Tunisia, and the United Kingdom. He completed an undergraduate degree in Political Science with a minor in African Studies at McGill University. He then went on to pursue a master's degree in Media Practices for Development and Social Change at the University of Sussex in the UK. He currently works at Bell as a Media Specialist. He is also the co-founder and a recording artist with Ice-Coast Entertainment.
Connect with him on LinkedIn and Instagram: @superfreddy24.
You can find his music on Apple Music, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you listen to your favourite tunes.
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Ep 20: International Student Struggles with Temmy Mthethwa

In this week's episode, I chat with biology and English literature student, Temmy Mthethwa. We talk about Temmy’s experience moving to Montreal in Canada. She also shares her experience living in residence at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, where she was forced to book a last-minute flight back home. Finally, she talks about immigration struggles - something most international students can relate to.
Temmy is from the Kingdom of Eswatini. She completed her International Baccalaureate at Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA. She is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Biology with a minor in English Literature at Concordia University.
Connect with her on LinkedIn and Instagram: @temkhuleko.
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Music by: John_Sib from Pixabay