Can you believe it, we’re actually back on the air. Summer was long and hot for Kirsty, with a new house and splitting her kids between countries but now she’s back on the ground in Qatar. Nikki went to Bali for a couple of weeks and for now Hamburg is turning on the sunshine in a surprising February. The break gave us some time to re-think the podcast format and we explain it all to you in this episode so listen on.
From Kirsty’s post in the Two Fat Expat Facebook group
I’ve been away for over 10 weeks from my Doha expat life and it’s the weirdest feeling settling back in the home base. Nikki and I are due to record the podcast tomorrow (really truly this time) but I’ve of course left my microphone and headset in Australia. It’s the small things that throw you when you get back, the temperature is different – what do I wear here? What’s my pin number again? How do I start this car? How do I fill this coffee machine. Anyone else feel this way after a long time away?
Books, Movies, Telly, Podcasts and Food
Kirsty
Food – The Community Cookbook – Chargrilled broccoli and chick pea salad
Podcasts – Conversations with Richard Fidler – Reinventing Susan: a study of survival
Telly – The Good Place, Everything Sucks, The Crown Season 2
Movies – Victoria and Abdul, Battle of The Sexes
Books – I am Malala
Nikki
Podcasts – Global Pillage
Watching – The Sinner, Imposters
Reading – The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro
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4 Comments
Anne Bayly
Pleased to see you back.
Nikki Moffitt
So happy to be back, thanks Anne.
Tanis
I am happy to to see new episodes popping up on my podcast app. However, I didn’t get too far into this one before I had to turn it off due to the ableist language that was being used. I know it is hard to change our language over night – I still struggle with replacing the word “crazy”. However, to title a entire topic of your podcast as “location schizophrenia” is incredibly hurtful and ablist. This is a very real psychiatric disability that people have. Please, please, please reconsider the name you have chosen.
Thank you for reading. All of the best to you both.
kirsty@shamozal.com
Hey Tanis, Kirsty here. Thanks for the honest feedback and food for thought. Geographically discombobulated it is!