A Kenyan-American in the US

Grace Kisirkoi
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- Our show is a fun platform to explore the cultural gaps in knowledge of 'aliens' in a new country. Within all that, we keep it real, we talk about personal finances, family formation, our careers and personal goals. We love hearing from listeners, so please email us at grace.kisirkoi@moneysmartphd.com for a chance to feature your experiences on our show. - Catch us on https://linktr.ee/Grace.Kisirkoi - Follow Grace on Instagram @gracekisirkoi - Check out our blog at gracekisirkoi.weebly.com - Personal finances and navigating higher education - moneysmartphd.com

  1. S3 E8 - Eritrean American recounts experiences in a war-torn country / Journey to a self-made engineer in US

    02/17/2021

    S3 E8 - Eritrean American recounts experiences in a war-torn country / Journey to a self-made engineer in US

    You Can Watch the Episode HereIn this episode, we meet Tek and his daughter, Shewit. Tek recounts his precarious experiences of living through and escaping a war torn country and becoming a self-made engineer in the US. His daughter, Shewit also adds a refreshingly new perspective as she is an American born to her Eritrean dad who has had quite different upbringings and life experiences that shaped their paths.

    1h 8m
  2. S3 E7 - Surviving an African coup? Was it like the capitol building protest?

    01/30/2021

    S3 E7 - Surviving an African coup? Was it like the capitol building protest?

    You can watch this episode herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtGn-1qc0g8&t=955s In this episode, we reflect on recent events and throwback to similarities of a ‘coup’ and post poll unrest back in Kenya. *Intercultural Couple Reacts to Capitol Building Protest* In this video, we expose our intercultural views on the capitol building protest that ensued following the 2020 US elections. We draw similarities to certain post election or "post poll" violence events that occurred in Kenya back in December 2007 and early 2008. President elect Joe Biden (being inaugurated today 1/20/2021) won the majority and electoral vote in 2020 and this was not well received by supporters of the outgoing President Trump. This led to the recent capitol building storming that occurred in Washington. It felt like deja vu for me, a person who experienced post poll chaos back in late 2007, early 2008 after elections in Kenya. We discuss similarities and include a storytime retelling of living through these experiences as a young person focused on launching my career.

    35 min
  3. S3 E6 - Why camping in USA is too much for a Kenyan jungle girl 👧🏾

    12/04/2020

    S3 E6 - Why camping in USA is too much for a Kenyan jungle girl 👧🏾

    Steve hosts this episode and brings out my answers why I have a hard time camping in USA even though I used to the countryside life typical of the African jungle away from the big cities like Nairobi.

    23 min
  4. S3 E5 - CULTURE SHOCK in USA 🇺🇸- Foreigner Perspectives

    11/05/2020

    S3 E5 - CULTURE SHOCK in USA 🇺🇸- Foreigner Perspectives

    In this episode, I give my experiences of shocking cultural experiences I experiences and adjusted to since coming to the US 8 years ago. I’d love to hear from listeners about their culture shock experiences. You can also watch this episode as a YouTube video at this link https://youtu.be/dqvIRXT6b5Y I’d love to hear your cultural shock experiences in the comment section of this video! Let me know you’re a podcast listener when you comment :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gracekisirkoi/message

    12 min
  5. S3 E4 - Halloween Edition - What Kenyan Tribe Are You? Part 2

    10/26/2020

    S3 E4 - Halloween Edition - What Kenyan Tribe Are You? Part 2

    Part 2 of series on American cultural analogs to various Kenyan tribes. We make a Halloween spin on the episode with conspiracy theories and some superstitions in both cultures. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gracekisirkoi/message

    27 min
  6. S3 E3 - What Kenyan Tribe Would You Belong To? Part 1

    10/19/2020

    S3 E3 - What Kenyan Tribe Would You Belong To? Part 1

    We map the eccentricities if Kenya’s 42 tribes to the US regions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gracekisirkoi/message

    24 min
  7. S3 E2 - Q&A: What was your PhD Research Topic

    10/12/2020

    S3 E2 - Q&A: What was your PhD Research Topic

    In today’s episode (and YouTube Video), I answer a popular question about what my PhD topic was centered around. I had so much fun revisiting this! YouTube - https://youtu.be/QnGyfJF4JYw --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gracekisirkoi/message

    22 min
  8. S3 E1 - 8th 🇰🇪 🇺🇸 Kenyan - American Anniversary Journal: The Crazy 😜 World of Cat🐱 🐈

    09/13/2020

    S3 E1 - 8th 🇰🇪 🇺🇸 Kenyan - American Anniversary Journal: The Crazy 😜 World of Cat🐱 🐈

    Today is roughly my 8th year in the usa and I reflect on recent experiences that have turned me down the rabbit 🐇 hole of catology 🐱, pets, and generally now realizing how much there are big parallel worlds around us. Cue the #fomo...what else is out there that I’m missing out on?! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gracekisirkoi/message

    15 min
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- Our show is a fun platform to explore the cultural gaps in knowledge of 'aliens' in a new country. Within all that, we keep it real, we talk about personal finances, family formation, our careers and personal goals. We love hearing from listeners, so please email us at grace.kisirkoi@moneysmartphd.com for a chance to feature your experiences on our show. - Catch us on https://linktr.ee/Grace.Kisirkoi - Follow Grace on Instagram @gracekisirkoi - Check out our blog at gracekisirkoi.weebly.com - Personal finances and navigating higher education - moneysmartphd.com

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