Our Teenage Lives
Our Teenage Lives
Our Teenage Lives
Being a teenager is a wild ride, and with it comes various fun and lighthearted to serious experiences. Created for teenagers everywhere to share their stories, welcome to Our Teenage Lives, hosted by two friends in high school and guested by their peers :)
#15 | Networking Tips & Advocating for Societal Issues on Online Platforms
Find Kind Organization's founder, Gabriella, return onto our podcast to give us advice on how she networks for the organization. We also talk about spreading correct information through our social media platforms and how to help educate those unaware of ongoing issues. Issues discussed include BLM, COVID-19, and more.  *this episode was recorded back in September 2020, hence the delay of updates regarding mentioned events
Feb 28, 2021
15 min
#14 | Knowing Your Worth/Tips on Self Love/Being Confident VS Narcissistic
Happy Valentine's Day! Joined by Gabriella, we discuss how hard it is to love yourself and how self love comes from respecting yourself and gaining confidence from within. We also drew a line between being confident in your authentic self and being overly narcissistic to the point that you're putting others down. 
Feb 14, 2021
25 min
#13 | Growing Up Asian American
Along with two guest hosts and six guests, we discussed about how it was like growing up under the influence of multiple cultures and languages. We also shared the various superstitions, celebrations, manners, rules, and habits we have. Why is it hard fitting in sometimes? How do we celebrate Lunar New Year? Can we speak our native languages? 
Jan 31, 2021
23 min
#12 | Taiwan VS America: Schools
Special guest, Karen, who is born and raised in Taiwan, calls us across the globe to discuss the differences between the American and Taiwanese public and private school systems. What are the high school and college entrance exams that most Asian students take? How do the college application processes differ between the two? What subjects/classes do they take? How long do they study for each day?
Jan 17, 2021
25 min
#11 | Recapping 2020/Setting 2021 Resolutions
Happy New Year! Today we have our first deep talk about our thoughts, achievements, regrets, and more about our 2020. We also set realistic emotional, academic, and social goals for ourselves in the new year to come. 
Jan 5, 2021
34 min
#10 | Finals Week/Last Minute Holiday Shopping
Today we had a blast chatting about the deathly finals week, our plans for winter break, and how we accidentally gifted each other the same thing because we both went last minute holiday shopping.
Dec 21, 2020
21 min
#9 | Transferring High Schools/Making New Friends/How We Met
FT. Elaine, Kaylie, Ethan, Matthew, Katie, and Leann, we talk about how it was like for some of us to transfer to different high schools. Why did they transfer? How were their experiences like? Was it hard to make friends and what are some tips on adapting to a new environment? For the second half of the episode, the seven of us crack jokes, catch up, and reminisce on middle school days.
Dec 7, 2020
36 min
#8 | Finding the Time to be Kind
The girls from the Find Kind Organization talk about their inspiration to start an inclusive organization that strives to spread positivity around campus.  Why did we choose to be kind? What were the most memorable experiences we've had with volunteering? 
Nov 23, 2020
22 min
#7 | Election and Birthday Week
Soraya's birthday falls on Election Day this year, and she talks about about how she celebrated her birthday: a few friends' surprise gift makes her cry and she visits a quarantined Downtown Disney.
Nov 9, 2020
16 min
#6 | Virtual School & Sleep Paralysis
With the first quarter of the new virtual school year done, we talk about our struggles on retaining information. Evelyn also talks about her first sleep paralysis experience.
Oct 25, 2020
13 min
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