Two Asian-American girls navigating their way through post-grad life in the Bay Area, with a little help from our friends. Tune in during your lousy commute to laugh and chat with your hosts Crystal and Jeesoo as we ramble about tech, culture, family, and more through an Asian-American lens. If you can relate, feel free to visit us at eatyourcrust.com or reach out to us @eatyourcrustpod on insta or email us at eatyourcrustpod@gmail.com!
Today our friend Andy joins us to talk about his experience moving to a brand new state…New Mexico! We dive into what it was like moving to a state where you don’t know anyone living there. We also chat about learning to be emotionally vulnerable with strangers and converting them into friends.
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Today we talk about diversity & asian representation at school, at work, and in the media. We discuss the importance of having both culturally sensitive teachers, as well as teachers of similar ethnic background. We chat about how diversity at the workplace impacts our enjoyment and understanding of work.
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This week, our friend Chelsea shares her experiences going to weddings in Malaysia & Guatemala. We explore how weddings outside of the US differ, from cultural ceremonies to expectations around gifts and guest lists. We also discuss how wedding guests decide whether to attend an international wedding or not based on factors like cost and time.
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This week our friend Michelle joins us to talk about the importance of water cooler talk, the process of befriending someone at work, and how to turn a work friend into a lifelong bud. We share our experiences feeling weird emotional attachments to coworkers we’ve trauma bonded with or found common ground with. We talk about swiping on dating apps for your coworkers.
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Crystal takes her family on a vacation to Hawaii! A bit of a role reversal from the family vacations we’re used to from our childhood. She shares how the planning process went, unexpected stories from the trip, and who the best behaved people were :-)
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This week, we are joined by our friend Jin to chat about the differences from our friendships in childhood, college, and post-grad. We discuss the way our mindset towards friendship as well as the ease of making new friendships change in the different life stages.
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Our friend Helen joins us today to talk about our personal icks & how we would react in sticky dating situations. We debate over whether we'd be OK if our hypothetical boos are too nice or follow a lot of IG models. We muse on whether we'd date a trendy guy, an Android guy, or a socks-with-sandals guy.
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We talk about how the winter months make us want to watch sad things and be cozy. We discuss how isolation affects us emotionally, mentally, and socially. We exclaim our love for the word deadass (does this count as a gen z word??)
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Our friend Jimmy joins us to talk about his experience walking his sister down the aisle and being the officiant for his other sister’s wedding. We also discuss what makes a good wedding speech and dive into the prep that goes into being an officiant.
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This week our friend Aileen joins us to discuss whether we still seek parental permission for things, even in our late twenties. We talk about the word “gas” and whether it has a spot in our daily vocabulary. We muse on the evolving relationship we have with our parents and how we have changed our expectations and communication styles.
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We discuss some of the unspoken etiquette for hosting friends and being a guest. We talk about good gift ideas, proper leaving times, and the challenge of being not too late, not too early. Join us in our mini quarter life crisis moment as we enter our late 20s.
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This week we are joined by our friend Sunny who currently lives alone in SF. We discuss the pros and cons of living alone and whether or not we think it's for us. We also explore Crystal's Gen Z slang word of the week: "rizz".
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This week we brought on our friend Jonathan to talk about law school. This will be the final episode of our #GRADSCHOOL series!! Thank you for all the love you have showed to the series and to our grad school guests :’)
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Jeesoo goes to Korea and translates up a storm for her Chinese fiancee and Korean family.
Crystal deals with a Valorant addiction and fascination with Gen Z slang.
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Presenting the last episode of this season!! We are forever grateful for y’all and wish you and your loved ones happy holidays ❤️ We'll be back with a fresh season on January 11th.
This week we reminisce on what our winter vacation looked like in our student years, and see how our expectations of the holiday season have evolved as we settle more into our working adult era.
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The Kpop concert experience is more than just seeing your favorite artist perform songs you love. It’s about the outfit changes, the synchronized choreography, and the fan chants too!! Today we talk about our various Kpop concert experiences, compare Kpop & American concerts, and dive into the impact of Korean fan/idol culture!
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Congratulations to Jeesoo for getting engaged!!
Jeesoo has evolved her boyfriend into a fiance and we all couldn't be happier.
Getting engaged surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) has a lot of behind the scenes planning and logistics that lead up to the big moment. Jeesoo shares her experiences in ring shopping, timeline planning, decision making, and of course receiving the proposal.
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What exactly do you get out of business school when you get an MBA - specifically, what kind of connections can you gain, and what kind of soft/hard skills do your classes teach you? Today we dive into the value of an MBA with our guest, debunking any myths that we've commonly heard about the degree as well as diving deeper into the financial factors, the community aspects, and the resulting career impact that business school can provide!
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If you've ever had to sacrifice a Saturday morning to go to language school, or spend time slaving away at language school homework, this episode goes out to you :') Today we discuss our Chinese school & Korean school experiences - everything from the style of homework and tests, the feeling of accomplishments and the feeling of annoyance, and the value of knowledge we received from our language school experience!
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Today we dive down the grad school process of dental school & learn about the different intricacies of being a working dentist, whether it's the right balance between aesthetics & dental health, learning to interact with clients, or diversity in dental clinics.
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