Abundate: For curious people navigating complexity

Hedvig Sandbu
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Learning isn't what you think – but so much more. Abundate is for curious people navigating complexity: in their work, their learning, their value, and their lives. Hosted by educator, experience designer and lifelong learner Hedvig Sandbu, this podcast asks the questions that don't have tidy answers. If you've ever felt like the boxes you live in weren't quite built for you, you're in the right place. My aim with this podcast is to practise being a little messy – thinking out loud, sitting with uncertainty, and trusting that the questions matter even when the answers are ever-evolving.

  1. Abundate 2.0: For curious people navigating complexity

    FEB 20

    Abundate 2.0: For curious people navigating complexity

    I'm back (Hedvig here!) and in today's episode I embark on a new journey. Come join me – I'll be learning a lot and I hope you will too.

    12 min

  2. 01/24/2024

    Fighting for the rights of Afghan women and girls – with Mina | Ep. #21

    This one's been a long time coming... I've been raving about this incredible person to friends and family for months, but this week I'm finally letting some of her light shine on my online networks, too.Meet Mina, an Afghan women's rights activist whom I've had the privilege of working with for just over 6 months now. One thing I'm learning about activism is that this stuff takes time and a LOT of patience. Mina continues to show up for her people and for the country she loves.

    27 min
  3. Perfectionism vs. values as a language learner | Ep. #20

    01/12/2023

    Perfectionism vs. values as a language learner | Ep. #20

    How does perfectionism sometimes work against your goals and values, preventing you from making progress?

    26 min
  4. Africa is a continent! with Ady Namaran Coulibaly | Ep. #19

    01/06/2023

    Africa is a continent! with Ady Namaran Coulibaly | Ep. #19

    Hedvig speaks with Ady Namaran Coulibaly about African Languages Week, Language Services Providers like her company Bolingo, and the essential role these play in understanding the cultural and linguistic nuances across the African continent. For the full show notes including more guest information and links, visit podcast.abundate.org/19.

    48 min
  5. Language learner personalities with Lindsay Williams | Ep. #18

    11/03/2022

    Language learner personalities with Lindsay Williams | Ep. #18

    Lindsay Williams from “Lindsay Does Languages” brings her 10+ years of experience helping language learners better understand themselves so they can learn more effectively. We speak about the many different kinds of language learners and learner personality types she’s worked with over the years, where to start when you’re interested in learning a new language, overcoming procrastination, and learning Guarani. For the full show notes including more guest information and links, visit podcast.abundate.org/18.

    47 min
  6. Language learning through video games with translator Eman Abdo | Ep. #17

    10/13/2022

    Language learning through video games with translator Eman Abdo | Ep. #17

    Hedvig speaks with Eman Abdo, an English to Arabic translator and author of Egypt’s Localization Guide, about learning languages through video games, how Arabic is easier to learn than most people think, and how translation is more difficult than we might expect.If you’re one of those people who has been wondering about learning another language, but you’re not sure which language might be right for you, then there’s a little exercise for you at the end of the episode. For the full show notes, visit podcast.abundate.org/17.

    51 min

  7. 09/29/2022

    Excellent language learners do these 3 things differently | Ep. #16

    You know what works for me won't always work for you. The reason we need to tailor language learning is because your language learning needs, goals, ambitions, lifestyle and brain are different from anyone else's. But there are a few things I've noticed learners do that really boosts their progress and confidence in a language.In this episode we delve into 3 things that excellent language learners do differently.

    17 min
  8. Learning to be a cultural chameleon with Danai Krokou | Ep. #15

    09/15/2022

    Learning to be a cultural chameleon with Danai Krokou | Ep. #15

    What are the perks and drawbacks of being a cultural chameleon? Hedvig spoke with Danai Krokou, serial migrant and multitalented business development consultant, polyglot and polymath, about the positive and negative aspects of moving country. Danai shares an important benefit for your professional horizons. For the full show notes including more guest information and links, visit podcast.abundate.org/15.

    1h 3m
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Learning isn't what you think – but so much more. Abundate is for curious people navigating complexity: in their work, their learning, their value, and their lives. Hosted by educator, experience designer and lifelong learner Hedvig Sandbu, this podcast asks the questions that don't have tidy answers. If you've ever felt like the boxes you live in weren't quite built for you, you're in the right place. My aim with this podcast is to practise being a little messy – thinking out loud, sitting with uncertainty, and trusting that the questions matter even when the answers are ever-evolving.

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