We met up with Nasara Katuka to talk about her life as an expat in Malaysia. Nasara–from Kaduna in Nigeria–is a Business Developer in Kuala Lumpur. We also found out just how multi-talented she is. Listen now to find out for yourself!
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Stuff that we talked about:
1:45 – She doesn’t miss church
2:04 – The point where I’m still not sure if she’s Nigerian
2:12 – Introducing Nasara Katuka, from Kaduna State in Nigeria
2:23 – [Facepalm] Ignorance galore
3:50 – She’s a Business Developer
4:04 – Background music from all the families playing at Paradigm Mall in Petaling Jaya
5:10 – What’s your story?
5:38 – SHe studied Business & Management
5:54 – Company closed and everyone had to “find their own way”
7:55 – Nigerian expats in Malaysia and our reluctance to “go back home”
12:02 – What does she do when she isn’t working?
13:53 – Al talks about his video project
14:52 – Nigeria doesn’t have an accent
16:11 – Favourite and least favourite things about being in Malaysia. First on the list? Electricity.
21:00 – How much travelling do you do?
24:05 – We find out that she models as well!
24:47 – She’s done a commercial for Harpic in May 2018 and a music video with DJ Policy’s African Woman in July 2018. She also does photo shoots. Check out Sunday Girls on Instagram
28:00 – Advice to other expats in Malaysia. Have a backup plan
This episode of the Other Expats podcast was produced by rewordink Studios. The soundtracks are courtesy of Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, Tcharekare Kanyembe, Guifrog, and Burkina Electric. Subscribe to the Other Expats podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Overcast, Pocket Casts and Anchor, and sign up for our monthly newsletters otherexpats.com/subscribe. You can also connect with us and let us know how you feel on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or send us an email via hello @ otherexpats.com.
