Tatiana was a Russian student I taught in my time at an English language centre who was kind enough to come on the podcast and chat with me. This Podpage link allows the downloading for any device, any platform - here Timestamps below: 3:29 - Intro to Krasnodar  8:09 - Back To Russia 11:14 - How Do The Sanctions Affect Your Finances 14:31 - Why Did You Come To HK? 15:24 - Why Come To HK To Learn English? 16:41 - Is There A Russian Community Here? 19:36 - Differences In Food Culture 23:26 - Life Changed: How? 25:56 - Environment Shapes Lifestyle 27:31 - How Has Hong Kong Helped You With Sp ..read more

I’m on this episode I speak with author/podcaster Alan McGill based in the US. Alan wrote and narrated ‘A Cry in the Moon’s Night’ audio drama. It’s a fantasy story Alan has written and self-published along with producing the podcast version of the same story. The story was listed on Podbean’s Top 10 in Fiction Drama in 2021. This episode by the way was recorded on New Year’s day for myself and in the ultimate hour of 2021 for Alan. I don’t usually release podcasts so long after they are recorded, but my schedule because of covid as been just one factor in its delay. Together we talk abou ..read more

Show Notes I’m on location in this episode, and I sit down outside in a country park not far from where I live to soak in some of the atmosphere of the nature. My guest is a phillipine domestic worker and YouTuber living in Hong Kong.  We discuss some of her domestic work here, English as a third language and her YouTube channel. Show Links www.jonathanjk.com Twitter - Hello From Hong Kong Twitter - JonathanJK ..read more

In this episode I sit down with Anne from the Phillippines the day before she is due to leave Hong Kong and go back home after 8 years living here. YouTube version: https://youtu.be/tnTy8bjU_NU Anne’s YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/channel/UClfVUHKzIyjT98vT4TGRdJw We discuss: 4:40 Anne is leaving HK, been here for 8 years, we talk about the restrictions, limitations with a domestic worker visa.  8:30 Typical working hours discussion, how limited it is.  11:40 Can't claim residency. What happens if you have a child here? 14:40 Where have you visited in HK?  First year ..read more

We catch up with John and listen to his interview with Christian who is running an Indiegogo campaign and gets into detail about what the experience is like ..read more

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A mini series digging deep into the lives of those who live in a village on the border with China in Hong Kong ..read more

This episode marks the beginning of a new mini series exploring what life is like on the border with China through the eyes of the villagers living there. This episode is the full version containing the least amount of editing, (just to remove some errors or unwanted coughs and stutters) and is in both English and Cantonese for those who are bilingual and will understand the full context. Please note there are chapters available in this episode also. Timestamps 13:25 - Beginning of Interview 15:08 - Role As Chairman 16:21 - How Did The Chairman Position Come To Be? 17:15 - Duties in Detail 18 ..read more

Thoughts from Maggie (Government Worker) Show Notes Each guest gets to make a statement and is then asked 5 questions: 1. How do you feel about what’s happening or whats happened in Hong Kong? 2. Which one incident has given you a lot to think about, have the protests affected you? 3. What does the future hold? 4. Do you want to stay or leave Hong Kong, when would you leave, where would you go if you left? 5. If there's one thing you could change, what would it be? If you would like to be a guest on the show and you're in Hong Kong, please contact me with the Hello From Hong Kong twitter accou ..read more