Summary:
Delicia shares her experience of living in Switzerland after travelling through Europe. She talks about her initial trip to Europe and how she fell in love with Switzerland. Delicia then discusses her decision to move back to Switzerland and the challenges she faced in finding work and obtaining a permit. She also shares her experiences of living and working on a farm and dealing with homesickness and health issues. In this conversation, Delicia discusses her healing journey and the impact of his time in Switzerland. She shares how his experiences in Switzerland, including working on a farm and dealing with homesickness, shaped his perspective on life. Delicia emphasizes the importance of immersing oneself in different cultures while travelling and the power of personal experiences in understanding history and appreciating people's resilience. She also mentions her book, 'Kissing Asphalt,' and provides information on where to find them.
Sound Bites:
"This is the kind of prelude to your traveling. It's all the things you needed to do before you moved."
"I met so many people. I remember my friend Nadine, who I'm also still friends with. Um, she, she had told me before I left, you know, you have so many friends and I'm like, yeah, but you have a lot of friends too."
"I made enough in like, I don't know, a couple of weeks to go back to take the flight home."
"My healing journey and all the things that I've learned and kind of why I have Crohn's to begin with"
"The most depressed I think I've ever been in my life"
"It's the kind of accumulation of all those small things which make you think just seek something that's familiar"
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Background
02:10 Preparing for the Trip and Traveling through Europe
10:02 First Experience in Bern and Building Connections
20:24 Moving Back to Switzerland and Challenges
22:20 Living and Working on a Farm in Switzerland
23:47 Dealing with Homesickness and Health Issues
25:13 The Healing Journey: Lessons Learned in Switzerland
27:10 Dealing with Homesickness and Cultural Differences
29:05 The Impact of Small Things and Familiarity
31:22 Embracing Different Cultures and TV Shows
33:43 Advice to Younger Self: Patience and Research
39:37 Appreciating the Resilience of People
45:21 Personal Experiences: Understanding History
46:45 The Beauty of Traveling and Sharing Experiences
49:08 Discover 'Kissing Asphalt'
