Is This What New Feels Like?
Episode 1
May 7th, 2020
Have you ever been new?
The new kid in class, the new guy at work, the new mom or dad in life.
New can be exciting. It’s fresh. It’s the start of something. So many possibilities…
But then again so much uncertainty. So many adjustments and unknowns.
I guess it’s a bit of both sides when your new. A balance one could say.
But when does it end? How long do I need to be around, what stuff do I need to prove to not be new.
Well, even after 2 years Mira Taferner is still feeling new.
She is german born and raised but currently working through the new in Brooklyn, New York with her American husband.
Despite living and travelling abroad, Mira can’t quite shake the newness of this move even 2 years later. Listen to Meghan and Mira talk through the uncomfortable of new to get to the joys of being different. We hope this conversation helps you reflect on your own experience because we’ve all felt new at some point.
Listener Comments
“The theme of new and different really rings true to me. I’ve never expected to feel German. I’m content with being on the outside. Just like you talked about in the episode I’ve missed out on too many cultural experiences that I would have had growing up here. I didn’t go to school here and I don’t watch German TV. I don’t think you can catch up on that. Looking forward to hearing more stories and perspectives of colliding cultures.” British in Germany
“So many things rang true with me particularly for my time in London. I also never stopped feeling new or I guess different!” – Expat married to a Brit
“I’ve been in Germany for over 12 years now, and in certain contexts I feel very comfortable and that I’ve arrived, but in other areas I still feel very new even after all this time. At the moment a lot of these areas have to do with being a parent of young children – so this would be new to me even if I was back in the US where I grew up. But being in a foreign country puts a new layer of “newness” to every new experience – your kids starting daycare, preschool, going to the pediatrician, etc. After a while I start feeling settled with each new experience, but it does take some time…and then the next new experience is just around the corner!” – Lenore Bartko
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