12 episodes
we wander why Shaleen & Phil
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- Society & Culture
We are Shaleen and Phil 👋🏽
A Berlin based couple that quit their jobs to go on a trip through Latin America for a year.
In “we wander why” we attempt to look deeper into the evolution of local customs and cultures: Why can you get fresh baguette everywhere in Tunisia? Why are rules and order so deeply rooted in German culture? Why is Mexico so colourful?
With this podcast we attempt to capture the small, unique details we often leave unnoticed but that form the world and culture around us and get to their root by talking to locals and discussing our findings.
Listen in to get in touch with the curiosity and wonder you usually only feel when traveling someplace you’ve never been before.
Welcome to we wander why!
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Special: What Christmas Traditions does Latin America have?
This year we spend Christmas away from home. A season that is full of traditions and customs that we held on to for decades.And whilst we try to still include some of these German traditions into our trip (we brought our own miniature Christmas tree which we’ll decorate), we are very interested in customs that are important to the countries and cultures we visited so far on this trip.So this episode we don’t wander why, but wander what these local traditions are.
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Why is Uruguay more progressive than Europe?
Walking through the streets of Uruguay we smelled weed at almost every corner and to our surprise learned that they were the first country in the world that legalized it.But it doesn't end there. Uruguay provides free education all the way to universities, legalized same sex marriage, abortion, made gender afirming surgeries a right and already runs on almost 100% renewable energy.Even the most highly developed countries didn’t manage all these regulations so far, so in today’s episode we wander why Uruguay is more progressive than Europe?
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Stay curious and see you next time!-Sources:Uruguay's price for using almost 100% renewable energy What the U.S. Could Learn From Uruguay’s Progressive PoliciesOur lovely guide from the free walking tour -
Why can you legally buy coca leafs all over Bolivia?
Travelling through Bolivia we noticed even more than in Peru that a lot of people walk around with leafs in their cheeks.These leafs come from the coca plant which is more famously used to produce cocaine.Chewing coca leafs or drinking coca tea is as normal here as eating a croissant in Paris, but we could literally get arrested if we tried to bring some back to Europe.So in today's episode we wander why you can legally buy coca leafs all over Bolivia.
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Stay curious and see you next time!-Sources:Coca Leaf Myths and RealityCoca is not cocaine - The sacred South American coca leaf
Speech in from of UN -
Why did the Incas choose to live in such high altitudes?
In Peru we go in touch with the Inca culture and were blown away by their intelligence and creative problem solving skills. However most of their cities were built in 3-4 thousand meter altitude which made breathing quite difficult for us and meant a lot of other problems for them in terms of food, shelter and construction.So in today's episode we wander why the Incas choose to live in such high altitudes.
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Stay curious and see you next time!-Sources:Our local guides showing us around the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu -
Why does Ecuador use US Dollars as official currency?
When walking through Ecuador‘s markets we noticed that all prices here are in US Dollars.This wasn’t always the case though. Only 23 years ago Ecuador had its own currency and the reason for why it changed gives a lot of insights about the history and current situation of the country.So in today's episode we wander why Ecuador uses US Dollars as official currency?
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Stay curious and see you next time!-Sources:Ecuador accepts Dollar as official currencyWhy Ecuador uses the DollarOur Couchsurfing host Chester -
Why are Panama Hats actually made in Ecuador?
In Ecuador we were amazed by all the traditional outfits locals are proudly wearing. One thing that particularly sticked out to us was this beautiful white hat.This hat has been made in Ecuador for hundreds of years but weirdly enough it is called Panama Hat.
What sounds like a clear mixup has actually a super interesting story that gives a lot of insights about Ecuador.So in today's episode we wander why Panama Hats are actually made in Ecuador!
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Stay curious and see you next time!-Sources:A short history of the Panama HatPanama Hat historyMy guide Pedro in Cuenca's hat museum