Happy 2022, everyone! How did you spend the beginning of your year? I spent mine being on the road for two weeks, exploring New Zealand's South Island. It's a privilege to be able to travel at this period in time; I only wish for 2022 to be kinder to us all and to give us the opportunity to explore again.The last time I posted here was 22 October. Since then, I have released four episodes and concluded The Greener Side's Season 1. Whew! Episodes are:12. Canada's Provincial... more

Woohoo, The Greener Side is now on its 11th episode! I must admit, it's hard work to research + produce a podcast by your lonesome. Good thing it's a super enjoyable project!Since we last posted here, we've uploaded two episodes:USA on an F1 (student) visa with Christopher Cruz - listen hereDo you want to study in the United States? The Greener Side and guest Chris Cruz give you a rundown of USA's F1 visa!Episode guide:* 00:00 - 04:40: We introduce Chris Cruz and learn about... more

Hallo, Landsleute! Since we last posted, we have released two episodes on The Greener Side. As our title indicates, one is about Singapore's work visa and the other about Germany's work visa. May I just say that it's so fun to interview people with whom I go way back! Our two interviewees - Nikko Pascua and Dee Paje, respectively - are people whom I have known since I was a wee lass. Our interview feels like less of an interview and more of a catch-up session. Of course, they... more

Konnichiwa, minna-san! We dropped episode 7 last Tuesday and it features The Land of The Rising Sun. Listen here: The Greener Side episode 7In this episode, we speak with Ram Tan, who has lived in Japan since 2018 under a work visa. If you want to live and work in Japan and eventually become a Japanese citizen, then this episode is for you!Episode guide:00:00 - 03:00 - We introduce Ram, our Tokyo-based interviewee 03:00 - 09:20 - Find out more about Japan's work visa: its process,... more

Magandang araw, mga kababayan! Today we drop our latest episode and it's all about The Land of Rabbits - Spain! Listen here: The Greener Side episode 6This episode delves into Spain's 'autónomo', also known as its self-employed or freelancer visa, as well as the European Union's Schengen visa. If you want to live and work in Spain or anywhere in the EU, this episode is for you! Episode guide:00:00 - 03:30 - We introduce Irene Falco, our Barcelona-based... more