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A podcast about living and studying abroad and also being in your 20s.

02/01/2024

Happy New Year!!🎉

Sooo… this photodump is a little late. One because I spent the past three days traveling to Australia and two (which is related to that) I’ve lost all sense of time.😅

I spent the past week back home in Switzerland and it was a busy, but amazing time. I was able to see so many of my friends and family members in such a short amount of time and even though I wasn’t really able to relax after exams, it still somehow re-energized me. (Mentally, physically I am exhausted hahhahah)

As I’m writing this, my first full day of my semester in Sydney is coming to an end. Today, I took care of the usual necessities (groceries, SIM card, public transport card, etc.), attended the orientation event and because of that went to my university campus for the first time, and explored the city a bit. All in all, a really nice first day here!!☺️(And not a bad way to start off the new year - although the fact that it’s summer is really throwing me off…)

I hope you had a nice start to 2024 too!🥰

With love,
L

24/12/2023

It’s Christmas Eve! I know the traditions are different everywhere but here in the Czech Republic we do the big thing tonight. 🎄

Here’s the recap from the last couple of weeks cause I couldn’t show much of myself because of my haircut I was hiding and some other secrets 👀

1. Bringing home the Behtlehem light from Church where we go sing Christmas carols every year
2. The first photo I took after my haircut was done and I was surprisingly very happy with it
3. Picking up my friend from airport only to secretly come home with her early
4. Showing my new bag to the girls and telling them I’m obsessed
5. Having the last churros of the season
6. Studying for my last exam (and being over it)
7. Waking up to a stunning sunrise in my hometown that I’ve never seen before
8. Another kept secret - new dog
9. Enjoying a skiing holiday and acquiring new tiramisu obsession

Merry Christmas, I hope you enjoy it wherever you are, whoever you’re with and we’ll see you next year! 🫶🏻🎁

P.S. There’s no new podcast episode, we are both home right now and have to figure out a new schedule. Sorry!

K.

10/12/2023

What can I tell you… Eat, sleep, study, repeat.

Not a lot is happening currently, we’re honestly out of it BUUUUT I have a recommendation for you!

My amazing friend showed me (and inspired me) this video or channel where a guy streams his study sessions using the pomodoro method and it’s a GAME CHANGER, i swearrrr

Somehow you are able to focus on your work soo much better. So if you’re studying for exams right now got to this channel: https://youtube.com/?si=ayOeKUSJjLTI-1Hz and try it out for yourself!

Okay, that’s all I got for you today 😅 Ooo wait, I forgot to mention a new podcast episode came out today and it’s a very important topic!!

K.

06/11/2023

This past week was so exhausting yet so rewarding.

Because of the time change (meaning it’s now dark at 6PM) and the opening of the churros stand near our hniversity, we’ve decided that it’s officially Christmas time! Do you agree?🎄

November is definitely doing what November does best: bringing on the academic pressure. Suddenly we have weekly presentations that just keep coming and our first final exam is only three weeks away??😭

But for the weekend I went to Germany for a work event, which meant I got to escape university for a bit. But well… now I gotta catch up.😅

Aaand yesterday, we put out one of my favorite podcast episodes yet: it’s a pocket of comfort for anybody navigating the chaos that is your twenties.💌

The best part: it includes a bunch of out friends!☺️

Check it out, if you haven’t yet! It’s available on all platforms.

With love,
L

08/10/2023

Honestly, this whole "only having three days of classes per week thing" is making the weeks go by really fast, it’s almost scary.😬

As much as I appreciate that the weekends just keep coming, I’d also like to postpone the end of the semester a little bit more, cause it already feels way to close…😅

September is gone and all the assignments that seemed to be far in the future are all the sudden due next week and I’ve still not processed the fact that I’m back at university.😅

To be honest, isn’t it the same thing every semester?

But well… this past week was a good one. But it did go by too fast for me to do any academic work or make any smart academic decision and now I’m trying to catch up.

But thankfully we have some holidays next week, which means it’s only gonna be a two day week. So I just gotta power through and then I can go back to enjoying my life.🥳

Aaaand… we put out a very special podcast episode today!!

Ana () shared her experience studying and working abroad in both France and the Czech Republic with us.

We really enjoyed getting to talk to her and learn about her story, so check it out if you haven’t yet.🥰

With love,
- L

11/09/2023

We’re back in Madrid and we’ve successfuly survived our first week of classes!👏🏻

Kristyna, in true Kristyna-fashion, arrived a couple of days late. And she has now even influenced me to do the same (well, I only arrived one day late, but still…).😅

I was incredibly unmotivated for this first week of classes. But honestly, in the end it wasn’t all that bad… And I was so happy to see all my friends again! So that made up for the rest.

On Saturday, I also finally got to see my dad again and we ended the week with our friend Paula’s Barbie-themed birthday celebration, which included painting at the park and sushi.🥳

And the good news is, that even though leaving my hometown again to start this new semester was really hard, the transition back to Madrid-life was really uncomplicated. Thankfully, I was able to settle back in really quickly.☺️

I hope you’re all doing well!🤎

Have you already started the new semester? Or are you about to?

-L

17/08/2023

Good morning! 🌞

I experienced something really cool and I almost robbed myself of it just because I was scared.

So, as you know, I was doing an internship in June. The same company offered me another opportunity.

They do a student camp at a movie festival in another city in the Czech republic every year for 8 students. It’s called Letní filmová škola Uherské Hradiště. 🎬🍿

I almost passed on this opportunity because I was scared I don’t have enough skills, that it will be too difficult and I also didn’t want to dedicate that much of my time in total of summer to internships and being away.

But after talking to my mom and friends, I realized this is maybe a one time chance and I pushed myself to do it.

And I DO NOT regret it. The festival was great, the team I worked in was truly amazing and so supportive and I learned so much.

I also realized I might be good at what I’m doing, maybe that I am going in the right direction and I might find a purpose in it ✨

So I guess what I’m trying to say is, don’t be scared or you know, BE scared but do things anyways. Don’t get intimidated by your own fears and insecurities and just try..

I guess that’s the main reason why I am studying abroad haha.

Sometimes things don’t work out and that’s okay but a lot of the times, they do! And it feels great to be on the other side because I am really proud of myself now for coming through 😇

Yes, I also saw Barbie and loved it and I’ve been trying to read but currently I’m reading The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood and I’m not having the best time 🫤

What’s the thing you were the most scared of but did anyways?

K.

04/07/2023

Hi! ☀️

My life’s been crazy lately. In a good way but also in a very hectic and a little exhausting way.

I have to say, I do appreciate life just in general lately. I feel like we tend to get caught up in our own little bubbles and focus a lot on the negatives. So i just wanted to thank the universe for steering me in the right direction. 😌

Soooo, i’ve been doing my first journalistic internship and it’s been crazy. They threw me into water and i had to learn how to swim by myself!

But it’s taught me a ton and i’ve been enjoying it. Since day 2 i think, they let me go to events and write stuff and published them 😲

But how have you been doing? I’m super curious to know how you’re spending your time off!

Please, please let me know 🤍

K.

28/05/2023

Hello! How are you doing on a Sunday?

Sunny weather left Madrid a couple of weeks ago but it’s okay (i guess) because we have to study anyways.. 😏

But the end of this semester is sooo close so we’re trying to hang in there and keep up the motivation.

As you could see in our instastory, we published a new podcast episode “From strangers to roommates: hard conversations, communication, our fears”.

We wanted to use a little pun from our instagram handle ~2strangers2roommates~ but wasn’t sure if anybody would notice so we’re putting it here at least 😅

Anyways.. Hope you’ll enjoy and if you have any stories of your own about living with friends, you can share it with us under this post.

We’d love to hear from you! ❤️

With love,
L&K

17/04/2023

Hi!!!

The contrast of these photos is incredible. Kristyna got sick out of nowhere and was out the whole 10 days of the holidays.

Lauren on the other hand was living her best life hanging out with her grandparents, eating an incredibly delicious food (as you can see from the photos) 😋

In the new episode that came out today, we talk about our culture shocks in between life in Spain and our home countries (Switzerland and Chequia).

The obsession with lottery, invisible cross walks, watching tiktok on speaker in public transport and much more 😁

Hope you enjoy and let us know your culture shocks from where you live!

Links to platforms where you can listen AND to video format on youtube are in the description 😊

Love,
L&K

02/04/2023

Helloo! We hope you’re doing well!☺️

A new podcast episode is out now.🥳

We talk about painting at the park, playing padel, and going on a spontaneous train trip to a beautiful village outside of Madrid (Lauren's newest "highlight of her life").😅

We decided to dedicate the main part of this episode to a very important topic: Daisy Jones & The Six the Series. We briefly touch on our our opinions on the book (we loved it, obviously), but mostly focus on what we thought of the show adaption.

And a warning: There are a lot of spoilers. So, if you haven't read the book / watched the show and are still planning too, maybe come back to this episode later.

We're also very interesting in hearing your opinions on the book and the show – so please let us know in the comments!

We hope you enjoy this episode: You can find the link in our bio, as always.🤎

With love,
L&K

09/01/2023

Good morning!

How are you all doing in 2023? How is everything going? 💫

We are enjoying being home to the fullest (except for the fact that we still have to study for our economics exam).

As you can see, we’ve been loving nature and hanging out a lot with friends & family. ❤️

Our time home is short so we have to make the most out of it (which also sometimes might feel stressful and pressure but we’re managing).

The most important thing though (if you listen to our podcast, you knowww), we’ve been finally reading again!! And it’s the best thing ever. 🥰

Alright, no new podcast episode today (you can catch up on some older ones instead hihi), we’re still on our winter break.

Have a great week!

With love,
L&K

02/07/2022

These are two snippets from our latest podcast episode "Second semester recap".☺️

In this episode, we took a look back at our second semester studying Journalism.

We discussed all the different classes we had, what we enjoyed and what we struggled with.

Check it out, if you haven‘t yet. The link is in our bio.🤎

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

L&K

01/07/2022

Summer break is here and we‘re both back in our hometowns.☺️

We‘ve been looking back at this past semester of our Journalism degree a lot.

How we experienced the different classes. How we managed the different assignments. What we enjoyed and what we struggled with.

For the most part, we both really enjoyed these past couple of months and we made some amazing memories.

But, of course, we also experienced some more challenging moments.

We learned a lot from these experiences. So, here‘s a list of the top 4 things we learned this past semester.🤎

And hopefully, we‘ll just keep getting better at this university thing.😅

With love,
L&K

25/06/2022

Good evening 🌞

These two quotes are from our last podcast episode.

We talked about going home again and as one of the quote says, we were quite dramatic about it 😁

The first quote describes our summer perfectly. We’re trying to enjoy it as much as possible, especially time with our closest ones 💜

Hope you have are having a great weekend!

L&K

22/06/2022

Hello friends! How are you all doing? 😊

Open the bucket list you’ve had in your notes for a while now and start checking it off ✅

We’ve been working on that the past few weeks and it’s been so much fun. 🤪

The list doesn’t have to be long, activities don’t have to be big. Anything will make memories 🤎

Tell us your favorite summer activity in the comments 😇

L&K

18/06/2022

Here’s short (out of context) snippet from our latest podcast episode.☺️

We basically gave you the whole rundown of our summer plans. We‘re both very excited for the upcoming months and have a whole list of things that we‘re looking forward to doing. We really want to enjoy time we have in our hometowns.🌞

Go check it out (if you haven‘t yet). You can find the link in our bio.🤎

Have a nice weekend!

L&K

17/06/2022

Our final exams are officially over and now, we suddenly have a lot of free time.😅

This transition from studying every day to barely having any responsibilities can feel quite weird and disorientating.

Your days are empty and you might not know what to do with yourself.

All of the sudden, you have so much time off and, if you‘re like us, you might feel the need to fill all of this time with new tasks.

But, remember that you deserve time off. You spent the past weeks working very hard while preparing for your exams and you now deserve to relax and enjoy some free time.☺️

Embrace the fact that the days ahead you are empty and you, for once, don‘t have a long to-do-list. Even if you have to force yourself to enjoy it.🌼

Have a nice break!🤎

11/06/2022

Last week’s episode was all about our journey with our podcast Let’s Chew the Fat.🎙

We are 30 episodes in, which is honestly so crazy. It seems like yesterday when we just met and decided to create something together. ☺️

This quote from the most recent episode basically represents everything we went through this past year. 😮‍💨

BTW our weekly recap at the beginning pf the episode is… quite something 😁

A lot has happened - good and bad 🥴

Anyways, go listen to the 30th podcast episode and let us know what you think!

L&K

10/06/2022

The semester is officially over and we‘re both back in our hometowns for the summer!🌞

We really want to make the most out of these upcoming three months.

So, we compiled a list of things that we believe will help you (and us) fully enjoy the summer months back home.☺️

We hope you have a wonderful summer!🤎

04/06/2022

This is a quote from the podcast episode we released last Sunday.😊

We talked about everything concerning being lonely and alone. We discussed the loneliness we experienced when we first moved abroad. We reflected on how we dealt with having to spend so much time on our own and what we learned from it.

We really enjoyed recording this episode and we hope you enjoy listening to it.☺️

The link is in our bio: Check it out, if you haven‘t yet.🤎

Have a nice weekend!

L&K

03/06/2022

This is truly an amazing feeling.

All the hard work, stress, studying… And now it’s done! 🙏🏻

The semester flew by and we are happy about it.

Now, we can finally relax again and start crossing off our summer bucket lists. 🤩

Congratulations to you all and to those who still have some more exams ahead of them, good luck, you’ll get there too! 🤎

With love,
L&K

28/05/2022

Yup, Lauren’s favorite topic came up in the last episode😆

Our family & friends sent us some very interesting questions that we had so much time answering.

And yeah, it is true, Lauren is a little older and we like to talk about.

Make sure to listen to our most recent episode before the next one comes out tomorrow morning!😜

L&K

26/05/2022

So, we’re both currently quite sick. But we‘ve probably (hopefully) passed the worst part.😬

And we’re also in the middle of final exams. So, the whole combination is just really nice.😅

But: We’ve almost made it through! Next week, we’ll hopefully be healthy again and this university yeaf will officially be over. (Which is crazy!)

So, we just gotta make it through a couple more days and then we can enjoy the long-awaited summer break.☺️

Good luck to everyone else who’s studying for their finals at the moment.🍀

Keep going,
L&K

21/05/2022

This is an out-of-context quote from our latest podcast episode.

Kristyna shared a list of things she learned 20 years in celebration of her 20th Birthday.🎉

Go check it out (if you haven‘t yet)! You can find the link in our bio.☺️

Enjoy the weekend!🤎

18/05/2022

There’s a first time for everything.

This is something you might not expect to be dealing with and only did we realise after moving abroad.

Lauren celebrated her birthday back in November by going to a karaoke place with friends.

Kristýna’s birthday was only 2 weeks ago and felt a little lost about what to do.

We had to research to get a couple of ideas and in the end we went to a rooftop bar, which turned out to be amazing!

So we prepared a little information slide with a couple of ideas for you.

Hopefully it helps!

What do you like to do on your birthday? Let us know in the comments 😊

Love,
L&K

14/05/2022

Good evening ☺️

Hope you’re all having a great weekend!

Last episode was about our expectations heading into our first year studying abroad. 🌎

Some were expected and other ones were a complete eye-openers. 👁

If you want to know, what’s this week’s quote all about, go listen to our most recent episode!

You won’t regret it 👀

Love,
L&K

11/05/2022

Well, hello hello.

What we feared has come… JK hahaha😁

All of a sudden, the annoying, irregular, ever changing weather in Madrid has turned into a full on summer mode and we’re here for it (although we might be the only ones). ☀️

It has been around 30 (C) degrees for a couple of days now and even though it’s been a rapid change that we need to get used to, we’re happy about it.

But it’s really funny because Spanish people are not as pleased (as some of our classmates say: they can’t function). 🥵

So you can take a wild guess about who’s who in the picture. 😆

Thank you .minguez and for taking this amazing picture and giving us the idea for this amazing meme. 🐭

And thank you Ian for being a great source for this very valuable information 😁 (see slide n. 2)

Happy Wednesday!

L&K

07/05/2022

This is a small snippet of our latest podcast episode, where we talk about the good and the bad sides of having visitors when studying/living abroad😊

Neither of us expected there to be any bad side to having your friends and family visiting you abroad. So, we were quite surprised when we realized that it can also be quite challenging.

For instance, both of us envied our first ever visitors for being able to go back home after their visit when we had to stay abroad. But thankfully, this has gotten better with time☺️

Check out this latest episode (if you haven’t yet). You can find the link in our bio🤎

With love,
L&K

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Hello friends! How are you all doing? 😊 Open the bucket list you’ve had in your notes for a while now and start checking it off ✅ We’ve been working on that the past few weeks and it’s been so much fun. 🤪 The list doesn’t have to be long, activities don’t have to be big. Anything will make memories 🤎 Tell us your favorite summer activity in the comments 😇 L&K #bucketlist #summerheat #internationalstudents #uniabroad #unilife

Hopefully somebody can relate? We’ve really been struggling with the beginning of Daylight Saving Time these past days. We’re a bit confused, because we feel like, since we don’t have to wake up at a set time (or even early) it shouldn’t really affect us… So, maybe we’re just generally tired and it’s convenient to blame it on the time change? We checked Google though and that one hour change does seem to have quite a strong impact on a lot of people. So, who knows. Let us know how you’ve been dealing with it! Have a nice rest of the week!🤎 #internationalstudents #podcast #unilife #studentlife #timechange #daylightsavingtime #movingabroad #livingabroad #spring

For the most part the weather here in Madrid is great. 🌞 Throughout these past few weeks we’ve had sunshine and blue skies every day. And we’ve been really enjoying it! But of course: The one week you’re expecting visitors from back at home the weather predictions are terrible. Rain every single day for a week straight. 🙄 But we’ll have a good time nevertheless! 😊 Have a nice Tuesday!! #sunshine #rain #weather #podcast #letschewthefat #spain #madrid #visit #studyingabroad #internationalstudent #lifeinspain

Uf, this particular type of assignments… So annoying! Literally today, we were working on a presentation for our Spanish class. It is not a difficult one, but for some reason we can’t get it done 😖. Only thing that keeps us going is our plan for Friday 😁. Our pro tip: prepare a reward yourself to stay motivated. Do you get stuck with certain assignments, or do you just get it done no problem? Let us know in the comments ⬇️ #assignments #university #studentsabroad #struggles #studyabroad #degreestudents #unilife #studentlife #college #internationalstudents #abroad

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