I am so excited to talk to the wonderful Lina Vasquez today! Lina and I realised we have a lot in common - growing up internationally and questioning who we really are in a world full of cultures and languages. We talk about blending into a new culture, vulnerability, multilingual meditation, struggling to express yourself in a language and much more. She shares her language stories and we open up about how our view of languages and life has changed over the years.
We also did a video for her channel which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fst3Uss9pRE&t=770s
Lina's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClZjE2TEk59ZbxH_hZiBkog
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & welcome Lina
1:23 How do languages define who we are?
3:24 Identity is ever-changing
4:33 Questioning "Who am I?"
6:50 Feeling like a foreigner in your own country
9:00 Blending into a new culture, finding connections
10:10 Types of identity and vulnerability
12:29 Analogy: transferring thoughts from one language to another
14:28 Multilingual meditation & prayer
20:05 Challenges and change help you grow
21:36 The role languages play in our lives
24:48 Stepping outside comfort zones
Sorry for the abrupt end - technical difficulties! If you enjoyed our chat and want to hear more from us, leave a comment!
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