Interview Extras - Umlauts, Inspiration, Education & An Airlift
Episode 58 - September 23rd, 2021
Welcome to interview extras and behind the scenes of Balancing Cultures. I like to have fun with my guests, which means we warm up with chit chat, sometimes take a quick break in the middle, go off on fun conversational detours and check in after the questions.
I’ve saved clips from 4 recent interviews to share with you from
- Episode 50 Clarity with Keltie
- Episode 51 Laxmi’s Mooch with Shelly
- Episode 56 An American in Finland with Jade
- Episode 57 Parenting Non-Binary with Callie
Tangents Include
- Changing last names
- Difficulty of umlauts
- Feminism
- Name logistics with kids
- Book title inspiration
- Finnish Education
- Sisu & making it work
- What makes us happy
- The 2021 Afghan Airlift
- Living in Germany
- American food abroad
- & More
The Full Episodes
Keltie Maguire
Keltie is a clarity coach who helps small business owners and professionals get unstuck, find direction, and take action — both personally and professionally.
Originally from Vancouver, Keltie currently lives in Munich, Germany. When she isn’t exploring Munich, you’ll likely find Keltie hiking a mountain or travelling to a neighbouring European city.
Check Keltie out on www.keltiemaguire.com
Shelly Anand
Shelly was born and raised in Georgia, USA by immigrant parents from India. She lives with her husband and two kids. Laxmi’s Mooch is her debut children’s book.
Shelly is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Sur Legal Collaborative, an immigrant & worker rights non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Follow Shelly on Instagram:@likhoshelly
Jade Ventoniemi
Jade was born and raised in Georgia, USA. She met her Finnish husband while at university in Florida. As an international professional basketball player, his job could have taken them anywhere but, at the time of recording, he plays for Lahti Basketball in Finland.
In this episode, Jade and Meghan chat about the American/Finnish relationship balance and so much more.
Follow Jade on Instagram @jaja.ciao
Callie Glorioso-Mays
Callie is the mom of a non-binary child but her story does not start there.
In this episode, we talk about the evangelical culture she grew up in, how she confronted her upbringing by embracing feminism, how feminism fits into her life as a military spouse and how she channels her mix of midwestern values and feminism into parenting a non-binary child.
Follow Callie on Instagram @thisiswhatafeministlookslike
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