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Switching From Ghost to Substack

Switching From Ghost to Substack

Ghost or Substack? Which is the better choice? Are you experiencing any of the following symptoms? * A loss of faith in humanity. * A distorted sense of reality. * Depression. * Anxiety. * Phantom vibrations * Difficulty concentrating. * A severe loss of intelligence. * Unable to maintain an oral conversation. * Stuck in an echo chamber with

E27 Creating a better world without "woke" PC discourse.

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E27 Creating a better world without "woke" PC discourse.

All my essays, podcast episodes, and content are now on Substack. Please subscribe to bornwithoutborders.substack.com because I am no longer using Ghost. You can learn more about why I made the switch here. "Developing nation? Bro. Let's get to the point. We're a poor country," says Aeron. In

Land Together

All my essays, podcast episodes, and content are now on Substack. Please subscribe to bornwithoutborders.substack.com because I am no longer using Ghost. You can learn more about why I made the switch here. “There are no truths, Coyote,” I says. “Only stories.” “Okay, I’ll try and be

E26 A Muslim & an Atheist hash out spirituality, PC culture, racism, and marriage

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E26 A Muslim & an Atheist hash out spirituality, PC culture, racism, and marriage

All my essays, podcast episodes, and content are now on Substack. Please subscribe to bornwithoutborders.substack.com because I am no longer using Ghost. You can learn more about why I made the switch here. Two close friends from different backgrounds discuss PC language, racism, growing up in a small

E25 How becoming a refugee led to self-actualization

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E25 How becoming a refugee led to self-actualization

All my essays, podcast episodes, and content are now on Substack. Please subscribe to bornwithoutborders.substack.com because I am no longer using Ghost. You can learn more about why I made the switch here. Vida Razavi shares the differences between living as an asylum-seeker and a refugee in Belgium.

Cultural Differences in Non-Verbal Communication

Cultural Differences in Non-Verbal Communication

All my essays, podcast episodes, and content are now on Substack. Please subscribe to bornwithoutborders.substack.com because I am no longer using Ghost. You can learn more about why I made the switch here. When you don't speak the language, you can fall back on body language, right? No.

E24 Working as an Iranian expat in Africa & a refugee in Belgium

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E24 Working as an Iranian expat in Africa & a refugee in Belgium

All my essays, podcast episodes, and content are now on Substack. Please subscribe to bornwithoutborders.substack.com because I am no longer using Ghost. You can learn more about why I made the switch here. Nolan Yuma and Vida Razavi talk about life in Iran, Eastern Africa, volunteering (and all

E23 Dr. Michael Brein The Travel Psychologist and Ufologist

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E23 Dr. Michael Brein The Travel Psychologist and Ufologist

All my essays, podcast episodes, and content are now on Substack. Please subscribe to bornwithoutborders.substack.com because I am no longer using Ghost. You can learn more about why I made the switch here. "You have to give them the opportunity to express themselves," says Michael Brein, and that's

E22 Fixing Misconceptions about Africa with Marmalade

E22 Fixing Misconceptions about Africa with Marmalade

All my essays, podcast episodes, and content are now on Substack. Please subscribe to bornwithoutborders.substack.com because I am no longer using Ghost. You can learn more about why I made the switch here. Nolan Yuma and Tola Alade, the CEO of Marmalade venture, talk about the misconceptions people

The Quick Culture Guide for Global Business

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The Quick Culture Guide for Global Business

The following guide is for anyone looking to increase cooperation and productivity in a multicultural environment. The ten-minute read is easily translated into multiple languages due to its simple vocabulary and sentence structure. I encourage people to comment, discuss, and learn more about the practical findings by reading Erin Meyer's

February 2023 Collection

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February 2023 Collection

The PDF collections are for those who don't want to strain their eyes. As paid members, you have access to PDFs you can print or read on your Kindle. The collections do not include articles that include video and sound.

E21 Dr. Forcina's Immigration Story: Italy - Argentina - America

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E21 Dr. Forcina's Immigration Story: Italy - Argentina - America

As a child born in Italy during World War I, Dr. Salvatore Forcina's early years were spent poverty-stricken and without proper shelter. Like many Italians at the time, his parents followed a migration to Argentina. Shortly after arriving in Argentina, he was indoctrinated and abused in a Catholic boarding school

Cultural Competence & Story Workshop

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Cultural Competence & Story Workshop

Throughout February, I hosted an Interintellect series to investigate how to increase cultural competence, better workflow for international business, abate polarization, discover universal truths about morality, advance the bureaucratic system and immigration process, and create a more 'borderless' society. It all came down to stories. Through sharing our stories and

Rekindling the Traveler

Rekindling the Traveler

Excerpt from Living with the In-Laws. Click on the link to purchase the full book (ebook or paperback) on Amazon. Spring, 2015 My acting career (or lack of one) put the traveller in me to sleep. By the time I was three, I had already lived on three continents. My

E20 - How ChatGPT influences language learning and its ethical implications

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E20 - How ChatGPT influences language learning and its ethical implications

All my essays, podcast episodes, and content are now on Substack. Please subscribe to bornwithoutborders.substack.com because I am no longer using Ghost. You can learn more about why I made the switch here. Chat GPT researcher, Monica Albini, shares her insight on how Chat GPT impacts the educational

E19 - Acculturating to Canada & Slovakia Travel Tips

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E19 - Acculturating to Canada & Slovakia Travel Tips

Nolan talks to his friend and former colleague Eva Briatkova about her acculturation and immigration experiences in Canada. They discuss what it was like for her to find work as a nurse and paramedic, cultural comparisons in drug use and open-mindedness, why nurses love to party, the experiential marketing world,

The Best Podcast Software 2023

The Best Podcast Software 2023

All my essays, podcast episodes, and content are now on Substack. Please subscribe to bornwithoutborders.substack.com because I am no longer using Ghost. You can learn more about why I made the switch here. I am not affiliated with Adobe podcasts. I wrote the following so others don't waste

E18 - Discussing self-esteem, culture and morality with Dr. Steven Heine

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E18 - Discussing self-esteem, culture and morality with Dr. Steven Heine

Nolan Yuma meets one of his intellectual heroes, Dr. Steven Heine. They discuss culture, how crops affect sociopolitical views, self-esteem variations around the world, morality, and Steve's latest book, DNA is Not Destiny. As always, you can find the episode on all major listening platforms. If you are having trouble

Errores de un guiri (Preguntas)

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Errores de un guiri (Preguntas)

January & Guiri Comic PDF collection

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January & Guiri Comic PDF collection

E17 - Belgians vs. the Dutch + Becoming Irish

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E17 - Belgians vs. the Dutch + Becoming Irish

How Has Millennial Culture Changed?

How Has Millennial Culture Changed?

In a time before TikTok and even Instagram, peeps would get crunk and holla at biotches who didn't occupy wall street because economic inequality was fo sizzle not as hot as shopping for bling. #MeToo was years away, so dawgs would be all like booyah when white girl-wasted clubbers approached

How to Travel for Self and Community Improvement

How to Travel for Self and Community Improvement

I couldn’t kill a baby. At least, that’s what you tell yourself six hours into your red-eye flight, one of which you spend waiting for the plane to take off and level out so you can recline your chair the 5 degrees that do little to keep your

E16 - Why Travel? With Dr. Matthew Niblett and Dr. Kris Beuret

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E16 - Why Travel? With Dr. Matthew Niblett and Dr. Kris Beuret

Dr. Matthew Niblett and Dr. Kris Beuret talk about their book Why Travel. Matthew and Kris share some personal stories about their gap years and travel experiences only available in this episode. Together with the host, Nolan Yuma, they explore new insights and questions that will lead to future research

Errores de un guiri (Palabras no confundir)

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Errores de un guiri (Palabras no confundir)

Guiri mistakes (words not to be confused) I started Errores de Un Guiri to help people learn about Spanish culture and improve their Spanish by laughing with (or at) the mistakes I made. By understanding a language's common structures and idioms, you understand the humour and culture of the people