Denys Andrushchenko - Podcast Details

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Exchange Me 16: Jeff Gospe (CA)🇺🇸 and his exchanges in France🇫🇷, West Germany🇩🇪, and communist Poland 🇵🇱 How was it to be an exchange student before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall? How was it to come to Moscow during the transition of the USSR to a market economy? How was it to meet Gorbachov in person at Stanford and witness the dissolution of the Soviet Union? Denys, the co-host of this show, spoke with Jeff Gospe* about these and many other stories to feed your curiosity and listen to four decades of exchanges and wisdom. There was so much information that the ExchangeMe team decided to split it into two episodes, the second...

2023-07-1637 min

Exchange Me GR 4: Leo Shin from New Zealand 🇳🇿 on supporting Ukraine and breaking away from colonialismIn another episode of the Global Response (GR) series, we travel to Auckland, New Zealand, to talk with Leo, a South Korean by descent and with Ukraine in his heart. He was in Ukraine one time but for 3 months while on AIESEC program. Since then, he well in love with Ukrainian culture and made lots of friends. And as we know well, friends are known in trouble. What's inside: Fertile soil! Orange Revolution, sparking the first interest Euromaidan creating more sympathy Resisting the Russian full-scale invasion as the...

2023-03-2725 min

Exchange Me GR 3: A voice from Pakistan🇵🇰 with SaadiaHi, Listener. This is Denys from Ukraine, your co-host of the Exchange Me Podcast. My guest for the third episode of the Global Response series has a background in literature and visual culture and is based in Pakistan🇵🇰, where she's working as freelance development writer and researcher for local and international grassroots organizations. Saadia's previous work has put her at the intersection of teaching, creative practice and interaction–where she has witnessed the benefits of a people-first and co-creative approach towards community engagement and education. Saadia believes that respect, communication and an understanding that eve...

2023-03-1640 min

Exchange Me 15: After Studying in the West, She Brought English to the East w/ FLEX’14 (IL) 🇺🇸 Anna Devyatko 🇺🇦We recorded this episode over a year ago! The full-scale invasion in Ukraine switched our priorities. But more than ever, English is vital to millions of Ukrainians who were forced to flee abroad, including many children and teenagers. In #XME15, you will learn from Anna how she encountered #FLEXprogram, became a FLEX alumna, and got inspired to plant a seed of learning into other minds. Our guest also shares a difference she noticed between Ukraine in 2013 when she left for the US and in 2014 after her return. Share with friends a...

2023-01-3042 min

Exchange Me XME 14: 2 alumnae, 1 family with FLEX'12 Anastasia Prokhorenko🇺🇦🇺🇸 and Co-host, FLEX'10 Tetyana Kondrya🇺🇦🇬🇧Merry Christmas, the world! Wow, we recorded this episode a year ago... But it is still war in Ukraine. Please see the ways to help Ukraine today: https://supportukrainenow.org/ Especially, we encourage you to donate to the SUN Leaders Program which provides scholarship to young leaders of Ukraine who address specific social issues helping this fearless country to win in the mid- to long-term. What's inside this episode: - one family, different arrival stories; one context, different perception; - good relationships with family vs. good relationships w...

2022-12-2541 min

Exchange Me GR 2: Global Response with Tom🇦🇺 and Simone🇮🇹Tom Giuretis 🇦🇺 is a self-made data journalist from Melbourne, Australia, who has been reporting on the war since 2014. He's in favor of heavy arms for Ukraine. Simone Pote 🇮🇹 is a youth worker from Turin, Italy, who's taking a more neutral position and has lots of friends who were in favor of peaceful negotiations since the beginning of the war. In this conversation, my friends and I are finding common ground and discovering unconventional viewpoints. Global Response (GR) series is a spin-off of ExchangeMe Podcast that provides a local context on the war in Ukraine🇺🇦 started by the Russian Federation...

2022-09-211h 03

Exchange Me 12: Building a Metaverse before it was cool: w/ Fulbright’13 (FL🇺🇸) Andres Vargas🇪🇨Andres from Ecuador and I met online 8 years ago to do a startup together. We aimed to “share the chance” of participating in exchange programs and scholarships easier. He is a Fulbright scholar and resides in the US now. We’ve recorded this episode half a year ago talking about Florida, Ecuador, applying to Fulbright, metaverse, simulations, equality, and more. I postponed it for obvious reason. Donate to support Ukrainians via PayPal: exchangemepodcast@gmail.com Your host, Denys Andrushchenko: FLEX alumnus of 2012, member of a Rotary Club Cherkasy Centre, and founder of the Leader...

2022-08-2454 min

Exchange Me GR 1: w/ Hasan and Ratul from Bangladesh 🇧🇩"I would rather mark it as Invasion of Humanity by Russia in Ukraine." In the first episode of the Global Response (GR) series, we talked with two Ukrainians (Yaroslava and Vira) and two Bangladeshis (Hasan and Ratul) to unpack the war in Ukraine in a global context. We especially thank the latter for contributing a more holistic view on this tragedy in the midst of Europe in 2022. Both Hasan and Ratul represent GenLab, an organization that aims to create a platform for Bangladeshi youth to engage in social development process of the country by means...

2022-05-2733 min

Exchange Me Presenting Global Response seriesGlobal Response is a limited series under the ExchangeMe podcast umbrella to understand the perception of Ukraine in the world. See the original show: https://exchangemepodcast.com. Summary International politics is always a factor in how things are perceived. Our team wants to know how the world sees Ukraine. What was reported in the news before the war and during it? It is an opportunity to share the truth about our country and history with representatives from other parts of the world. Who are we looking for: Active citizens, members o...

2022-05-1201 min

Exchange Me 13: Indie singer Promsonya w/ FLEX’19 (NV🇺🇸) Sofiya Pylypenko 🇺🇦Donate to support Ukrainians via PayPal: exchangemepodcast@gmail.com Having started volunteering at the age 13, Sofia (Sonya) was among creators of the Druzi ("Friends") youth space in Kostyantynivka (Donetsk oblast) supported by USAID (listen to XME 10). After returning from FLEX program, she doubled down on her passion to music and started an indie project with her father: https://slukh.media/new-music/promsonya-new-name/ Timecodes: 00:01 Intro 01:13 Living in Las Vegas 07:00 An introvert challenge: open up! 11:41 What did you miss? 16:30 Music passion 18:30 Friends, festivals...

2022-03-2627 min

Exchange Me 11: Destiny Has Something in Store for You w/ FLEX’19 (CA🇺🇸) Valeriia Rudnichenko 🇺🇦 🇵🇱How do you react when one of the host family relatives dies on the day of your arrival? How to overcome bullying and turn your deepest fears into career opportunities? This and other contradictory topics we covered in our new episode of Exchange Me show with co-host Tetyana Kondrya. Valeriia Rudnichenko is originally from Zhytomyr, Ukraine. She is now studying in Poland to become a nutritionist. She was one of the lucky ones who got to live in California during her exchange year, but her most important journey was not geographical – but to self-love, confidence, and self-esteem. ...

2022-01-2349 min

Exchange Me A Holiday Mix by FLEX’98 (NY🇺🇸) Dj Safin 🇺🇦Electronic music (remixes) of popular songs in the US that our community of alumni shared with us. Read about our podcast on https://exchangemepodcast.com

2022-01-1845 min

Exchange Me 10: Serendipity and Cross-pollination w/ FLEX’10 (OH🇺🇸) Roman Vydro🇺🇦Roman is a co-founder of GarageHub. He is a brilliant engineer and project organizer, he led CACTUS camps in Ukraine and created a platform (an actual physical space) for people to build stuff. Denys talked with him about this, as well as his year in the US, an older sister who was an exchange student before him, and on monetizing culture. Listen now! 00:01 Preview 01:30 Having an older sister – also a FLEX alumna – as a role model. Identically great host families 08:57 Roman’s (and Lena’s) background; 4 trips to the US 12:13 One of the y...

2021-12-1250 min

Exchange Me 9: Embrace Changes w/ FLEX’03 (WA🇺🇸) Olga Shyshman 🇺🇦Meet our co-host Tetyana Kondrya, FLEX'10! Our new episode is with FLEX alumna of 2003 Olga Shyshman (Lebedyna). She had to change 4 families with the patience and understanding of a Tibetan monk and continues to spread positivity wherever life takes her. Currently, she works as a Partner Account Manager at Dell Technologies after previously spending 8 years at SAP. Listen to our conversation as we unpack her FLEX experience. Read about our podcast on https://exchangemepodcast.com Timecodes: 00:01 Preview 01:07 – Why and how did Olga take part in the program? ...

2021-12-0236 min

Exchange Me 8: A Poetess Living in Germany w/ FLEX’09 (KS🇺🇸) Nadia Telenchuk 🇺🇦 🇩🇪From the Ukrainian city of Kherson to the US state of Kansas: the story of Nadia who “got hungry for impressions.” Curious fact: six years before she applied for FLEX, her father participated in the agricultural program in the same state. Currently, Nadia lives in Germany after “literally falling in love with this country.” 00:01 intro 00:56 a brave trip to Kansas City and embarrassing moments at high school 05:12 how Nadia first heard about FLEX program and how her teacher convinced her to participate, the smart way 07:56 the interview: 3rd round of FLEX

2021-11-2241 min

Exchange Me 7: We Are Laowai w/ FLEX’05 (WV🇺🇸) Katia Kulyk 🇺🇦🇨🇳 🇹🇭She has lived in Thailand for 2,5 years and studied meditation with buddhist monks. She has lived in China for 5 years and wrote 2 books about foreigners and their perception in other countries and cultures. Meet the second part of our conversation with Katia (https://katiakulyk.com/) 00:01 Preview 00:45 Intro 01:52 Small talk culture 03:31 Foreign experience which started with Russia and a 36-hour train 05:54 Discussing the TransSiberian train (Serbia to China) 08:02 The toughest and most rewarding things I’ve learned: Meditation and Spirituality. 12:56 Retreats abroad and in the Carpathians, Kh...

2021-11-0940 min

Exchange Me 6: Peace of Mind w/ FLEX’05 (WV🇺🇸) Katia Kulyk 🇺🇦After traveling to 35 countries, teaching mindfulness in 14 of them, Katia moved to a small village of Zavallia in Ukraine to organize her yoga and meditation retreats: https://katiakulyk.com/ 00:01 Preview 00:15 Intro 06:16 Studying English with American Peace Corps Volunteers 10:54 Religion in the US and community service at church 15:05 Gamification in reading books and writing own books 19:59 On meditation, organizing your thoughts, and emotional breakthrough after an unexpected death of the partner 24:36 The benefits of FLEX 27:35 The Finalist call 31:19 On AP (advanced placement) cl...

2021-10-2639 min

Exchange Me 5: Exchanges to Internships w/ FLEX’12 (MI🇺🇸) Yevheniya Vodopyanova 🇺🇦Read about our podcast on https://exchangemepodcast.com 00:01 Intro 00:43 Yevhenia’s trip to Michigan via Frankfurt, Washington DC, and Chicago. 05:23 Cultural shock 08:37 Host family 11:00 How surroundings shape us. How challenges unleash the hidden potential. 17:13 An American dream of becoming a cheerleader and a high school 19:53 Travelling with a sport team in a yellow bus 21:06 On skipping the 10th grade of the UA school and how Denys, the host, graduated at 19(!). Tips from Yevhenia. 22:22 “Not better, not worse, just different.” 22:41 How did...

2021-09-2339 min

Exchange Me 4: How FLEX inspired me for tech w/ FLEX’12 (CO🇺🇸) Victoria Umanska🇺🇦🇵🇱What’s inside: Studying at a charter School in Colorado, USA. Learning to play a violin and embracing failures. Trying herself in the court club (mock trial). Joining community service at a local fire department, which brought her “down to earth”. How FLEX gives an opportunity to see a situation from different points of view and makes you FLEXible. Going to Barcelona on Erasmus program. Working in a tech industry as a woman, and startup attempts. Reach out to Victoria: victoria@smok.vc This episode is supported by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Emb...

2021-09-1938 min

Exchange Me 3: FLEX your identity w/ FLEX’08 (MO🇺🇸)Roman Koshovskyy 🇺🇦“Wealth = income - ego.” Roman is a business analyst at SoftServe, author of youtube-series and a podcast named “GOALS on FIRE” about financial literacy, investments and meaningful life. He is a Personal Finance Planner at iplan.ua – a consulting service that helps Ukrainians around the world to plan their life goals with smart financial and investment decisions and milestones. Roman also has a blog in Ukrainian called “Creativity. Development. Search”, where he shares the ideas on habits, psychology, good books, finances and a healthy & balanced lifestyle. We talked about the following: 00:01 Intro 0...

2021-08-0255 min

Exchange Me 2: The Art of Soft Power w/ FLEX'14 (CA🇺🇸) Yulia Popyk 🇺🇦00:01 Intro 02:17 Three exchange programs 04:44 Learning about FLEX — traveling across the border 06:53 On Leadership skills 09:44 Going to California 13:35 Host family issues 17:58 High school and breaking rules 21:29 Improving your accent 23:26 Tips for prospective finalists 30:39 Soft power 37:16 How to take advantage 43:44 Outro Read about the project on https://exchangemepodcast.com Want to unlock more value? Support us on Patreon by donating to Leaders Fund: https://www.patreon.com/LeadersFund/ This episode is...

2021-07-1645 min

Exchange Me XME 1. Immigrant by Accident w/ FLEX 2001 (CO🇺🇸) Vitaliy Deputat 🇺🇦🇨🇦00:01 Intro 00:45 Vitaliy’s background 01:58 What is FLEX Program? 02:51 How did you get on the Program? 08:08 Reaction to the Finalist call 10:37 On American education 17:12 Alumni opportunities 19:00 Orange revolution in the eyes of FLEX alumnus 21:49 Migration to Canada 25:00 Life in Canada: finding a job 27:02 FLEX as fraternity 28:00 the best moment from the exchange year, and challenges 31:05 Some tips to future FLEXers: the Fundamental Principles Vitaliy's Telegram Group on life in Canada: https://t...

2021-07-1433 min