Home in a Tea Cup
by Louan CG
The podcast on which we're trying to understand what 'home' means to each individual by interviewing people on their sense of belonging and identity through nationality, languages and culture.
Podcast episodes
Season 1
Max LG - when love takes you in another continent
When Max met the love of his life in Rome, years ago, he didn't hesitate to travel all the way from France to China to get to be with her. Though he didn't know how to speak a word of Mandarin, he settled there for a time before marrying her and coming back to his home country where they are now raising their three children. Closing this first season of Home in a Tea Cup, discover what happens when culture shocks meet international married life... Episode in collaboration with the English Speaking Society of the University of South Brittany. Instagram of the ESS: https://www.instagram.com/ess_ubs/Credits For the music: Wondering by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Hafize S - from Turkiye with love
Growing up in an immigrant family surely is not always as easy as it seems, but is enriching in many aspects. In this episode, Hafize tells us about how she feels speaking different languages and her love for her parents' country, Turkiye. With many digressions, we also discussed the importance of her religion to her, and how she manages to navigate her way through a secular country and society. Episode in collaboration with the English Speaking Society of the University of South Brittany. Instagram of the ESS: https://www.instagram.com/ess_ubs/Credits For the music: Wondering by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Matteo P - an ocean away from home
During his third year of History Bachelor, Matteo had the opportunity to go for one semester in Canada. After having wanted for many years to go and visit the country, the experience ended up making him question what home really was for him, affecting his plans for the future. In this episode, he reflects with us on what this experience brought him and what he learnt from it.Episode in collaboration with the English Speaking Society of the University of South Brittany.Instagram of the ESS: https://www.instagram.com/ess_ubs/Credits for the music: Wondering by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Louan G - between Scotland and France
After spending one semester in Edinburgh as an exchange student, Louan decided to take a real u-turn in all her plans for the future. Interviewed by Amélie B from episode 5, your usual host dived into some stories of the life she had there, the chaotic return in France and her new prospects, as life doesn't always turn out to be what we expected.Episode in collaboration with the English Speaking Society of the University of South Brittany.Instagram of the ESS: https://www.instagram.com/ess_ubs/Credits for the music: Wondering by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Grace O - being an Irish lectrice in France
After graduating from a bachelor in human rights, politics and French, Grace decided to spend a year in France as a lectrice (a university language assistant) to improve her French even further, and to live immersed in the culture. From her love for bakeries to her life back in Ireland, she gives us hints of what it feels like to be Irish in a small city of South Brittany.Episode in collaboration with the English Speaking Society of the University of South Brittany.Instagram of the ESS: https://www.instagram.com/ess_ubs/Credits for the music: Wondering by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/