Podcast In conversation with… Nasara Katuka 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! https://anchor.fm/other-expats/episodes/In-conversation-with—-Nasara-Katuka-e2hfem Stuff that we talked about: 1:45 – She doesn’t miss church 2:04 […] Written by Other Expats 5 November 20185 November 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Podcast In conversation with… Tatiana Shulgina Welcome to Season 2 of the Other Expats podcast! We met up with Russian expat, Tatiana Shulgina, who teaches English in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to get us started. Tatiana (Tanya) also just recently completed her book, A Dream too Far: Educating Refugees in Malaysia, to create awareness about the plight of refugees in the country. […] Written by Other Expats 8 October 20185 November 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Podcast Aminu Akhabue – Come for the study, development and knowledge then go home Written by Other Expats 3 June 201817 September 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs Finding and renting property for expats in Malaysia There are many different avenues for finding and renting a property for expats in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur and Selangor to be specific) and we’ll be looking at some of them and highlighting some great advice. The good news is that you can do most of your home search online. However, I’ve found that some homeowners […] Written by Other Expats 21 May 201824 May 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Podcast Kristen Noelle – Building communities This episode of the Other Expats podcast features freedom chaser, digital nomad, and founder of LITT Nomads, Kristen Noelle. If living and working on the go in Southeast Asia is your thing, you’ll definitely want to hear what she has to say and check out LITT Nomads. Living in Malaysia I’ve learnt that it is […] Written by Other Expats 1 April 201817 September 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Podcast Roth Mikoungui – If they can do it, so can I In February, we met up with Roth Mikoungui, a support engineer from Congo, in Nu Sentral. It took us a while to find a quiet-ish place to record and we finally settled at The Gravy Factory, which had an open-air area with a great view and was relatively quiet. Being on the fifth floor and […] Written by Other Expats 24 March 201817 September 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Contribution For black women – merely existing and refusing to bow down is enough Dear black woman, Like you, I am painfully aware of the high price tag of black womanhood. In a world heavily hijacking our looks (see here, or here) while hating us, we’re often bound to fall prey to self-esteem issues which then become a daily struggle. As a dark skinned woman, I was either completely excluded from the […] Written by Other Expats 6 March 20186 March 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Podcast Olajide Adejumo – Between basketball and media studies While he may not technically be an expat yet, Olajide (Ben) Adejumo, a student of HELP university on a sports (basketball) scholarship from Nigeria, shares and experiences a lot of what expats do. In this episode of the Other Expats podcast, Ben talks about similarities and differences between living in Malaysia and the motherland, making […] Written by Other Expats 2 March 201817 September 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Opinion Being Nigerian in Malaysia sucks and some reasons why I totally love it I love that I’m African. If that wasn’t good enough, I’m Nigerian. And black. But there are some things that are just not so great about being a black African man from Nigeria living in a foreign country. Some of these things will jump up and attack me anywhere in the world (even at home) […] Written by Chukwudi Barrah 12 February 201820 February 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Podcast Emmanuel Olalere from Geekception – Enjoying the inflight entertainment “People are going to have a different perception of me and you, and I might as well own it…I cannot change people’s perception overnight but I can show them that I’m willing to work hard, dedicate a lot of time to this endeavour.” – Emmanuel Olalere And work (very) hard, he does. Emmanuel runs Geekception, […] Written by Other Expats 31 January 201831 January 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
