YES, A WOMAN CAN TRAVEL BY HERSELF with Sarah

In the 6th episode of my podcast series, I had the privilege of having a deep conversation with Ricky, a strong, single, independent and resilient 27-year-old man from Brazil. He started an impressive journey to Australia at the young age of 21, with a student visa and a strong determination. You will quickly see it. 

Working in a store back in Brazil, Ricky was looking for a change and an opportunity in tourism industry. That’s why he chose to start studying hotel management in Adelaide.

However, Ricky's path has not been calm and easy. Studying in Australia as a foreigner means navigating the complexities of balancing work, life and education, with a legal limit of 20 hours of work weekly. And for a foreigner studying in Australia is expensive. Like shocking. 3 times the price of the best business school in Paris. I love my French country and our free universities.

Ricky is also family oriented. But still, he took the hard decision to move to Australia and came back to his country after 6 years. 

I’m so impressed on how Ricky found resources to pay his studies, lived decently, finished his 5 years degree and despite facing several issues and moral pressure he kept going and faced everything by himself, alone. In his speech you can really feel his deep kindness by forgiving people who tried to manipulate him or prevent him from reaching his dreams. 

He wanted to quit, every day. But still he kept going, believing that his future would be has he had imagined. It’s been 6 years now! And he is getting closer to get his Permanent residency. 

Ricky is not just strong and independent; he's a ray of sunshine, always spreading love, smiles, and positivity. In our chat, we discussed his strong family link despite the distance, the importance of making your own decisions, and where his strength come from.

PART 2  

You’re listening to the second part of my story, (hi! I am Sarah, the host of this podcast). If you haven’t listened to the first part, that’s the episode just before this one - you might want to listen to the first part before, or whatever, you do what you what you want. ;)

In the first part I was talking about the decision that led me to Australia; my working and traveling journey around the country and the insecurities I faced. On this second part; Marissa, my friend and interviewer, is asking me about ; how it is to be a woman traveling alone in Australia, if it is unsafe for woman to travel alone, my point of view, and experience, my capacity to listen to my intuition and body every time I’m experiencing something new and what are my learnings and advices.

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Disclaimer: Expect 1 hour of French and Spanish accents for your listening pleasure.

This 5th episode is a special one. It’s my turn to introduce myself and share my story. I created this podcast to record the life stories and experience of friends, strangers, colleagues to get inspiration and strength when I need it. There is a reason behind that. I also went through a big life change and made a decision at the age of 26 which led me to Australia. Soon, I’ll be celebrating my 4th anniversary living here. 

Some of you asked me questions about my story and I’m so grateful for your curiosity. These questions will be posed by my dear friend Marissa, an incredibly inspiring woman, who is the person who knows my Australian story the best. We met on my first month in Australia and we have been having a similar path around the country together.

I’ve divided this episode into two parts, because it’s hard to summarise such a big life change in 30min...

In this first part, I'll discuss how, after completing five years of studies in a business school and starting a promising career in marketing and sales in Paris, I made the bold decision to leave it all behind and travel to Australia with nothing but a backpack - I'll share my journey of working and traveling solo in Australia- how I build my confidence to learn about hospitality and solo traveling, and, the occasional feelings of insecurity and loneliness that can come with such an adventure.

Enjoy!

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Kristen was born in Adelaide (Australia), her ancestors comes from Ireland, China, Germany and Spain. She is a talented and multi skills artist: writer, actor, singer, theatre maker, facilitator,.. and many more! She is also a multi task human being curious about everything. She knows a lot about creativity and inspiration. Her lifestyle is all about these two topics.

During our conversation you will learn about learning your creative assets, finding inspiration, what it is to face rejects in this industry, knowing your purpose, consuming inspiration, commit to freedom.

Our conversation is in two parts, because as you will understand quickly, her agenda is the mirror of her creative lifestyle. And, it was actually interesting to finish this conversation a month after, to have a talk about what happened during this month and what we said before!

Hope you enjoyed as much as I did, and you will understand the lifestyle of an artists and maybe use her tips!

You can follow Kristen on her instagram account: @kristenodwyer_

She is also launching her more formal offerings towards the end of this year: @muse.maker.creative

Ryan comes from the USA, and have a business/marketing background. But he also studied Spanish. And this experience has shaped many aspect of his life. "Start small and keep growing, experiencing life, something new" is one of his main advice. He decided to push further his Spanish level by going to Barcelona for 2 studying exchanged. He also lived in Argentina and Costa Rica before traveling and working in Australia with his Spanish partner. Between all these abroad experiences, he came back to his country and was going through what we are all going through when we live abroad for a short term, and when we come back to where we grew up: moments of doubts, lows, should I stay, should I leave again? Should I take this serious job? 

We talk about real concerns when living abroad: distance with the family, home sickness, the fear of the unknown. Also Ryan, comes from a family who was not traveling much. Well who said you need to grow up in a family who travels to be a traveler?

Follow the podcast on instagram for more inspiration : @shotofinspirationpodcast 

Thanks to "Music Unlimited" for the song in the episode.

Miguel comes from Mexico and after a holiday in Australia when he was younger, he decided he would come back one day to live there. But as an architect back in Mexico, you don't just come and start an architect job in Australia. It's not as easy. You will discover how Miguel is full of resources. He is using another path he never considered before to be able to make his way to an architect work in Australia, in the future. Speaking english was as well not his cup of tea at the begining. You will discover how, in a funny way he pushed himself to learn english and build his confidence. We also talk about cultural differences, loneliness, how to express his feelings in another langage and much more... Miguel is definitely a shot of inspiration with a dash of Tequila!

Follow the podcast for more inspiration on instagram: @shotofinspirationpodcast 

Thanks to "Music Unlimited" for the song in the episode.

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Marissa comes from Spain, and left her architect life at 31 years old to follow a feeling of routine she was struggling with. She wanted to see something else and travel before "getting too old", something we hear a lot when we reach 30.  She chose Australia, to write a new page in her life.  She tells us how covid helped her to stay 3 years in Australia, her attitude and mindset towards a country she didn't speak well the langage, doing jobs far from her degree in architecture, her good and also bad moments and what she thinks about the decision she tooks 3 years ago, that changed her life.  Warning: sexy spanish accent in this podcast!  

Follow the podcast for more inspiration on instagram: @shotofinspirationpodcast 

Thanks to "Music Unlimited" for the song in the episode.