On this episode of This a Podcast, Mek talks with Anguesomo about moving around as a kid, going through some pretty rough times, loving music, and so much more. In two and a half hours, you’ll hear about:

- spending her first few years in several African countries and getting the better of a racist bully in South Africa
- her time in Switzerland and the Congo and the process for learning a new language
- the difference between Castilian Spanish speakers and Spanish speakers from Latin America
- writing her first song at six years old (and getting treated to a short serenade on the show!)
- the danger of playing the comparison game and appreciating where you’re at now
- the business side of music and entertainment, “practice makes better,” and how her songwriting has changed over the years
- a turning point that found her homeless and suicidal only a year ago and how she dug herself out of that situation
- how a concert with Mek and his buddies led to the creation of this podcast
- Anguesomo being real and honest AF about how she deals with the stuff she goes through
- communication expectations between friends and romantic partners and different ways of dealing with anger
- social media daily check routines and having a love/hate relationship with or addiction to it
- her surprising (or not) view of the U.S. before and after she moved here and her favorite subjects in school
- microscopic writing and other school cheating tactics and a viral clip that encapsulates the African parents who live to brag about their kids
- Anguesomo interviewing Mek for a few minutes about taking on family business obligations
- the fictional book character she relates to, her definition of what success really is, and healing through song as her superpower
- her billboard message to the world she wished she’d been told while growing up
- introvert power and the encounter with a librarian that led Mek to discover his own, and more.

Bio

Anguesomo, (a.k.a. Ana Maria) is a singer, songwriter, and producer who comes from the country of Equatorial Guinea, the only Spanish-speaking nation in Africa. She also speaks French and teaches dancing. You can follow her on Instagram @Anguesomx, as well as on Facebook and Soundcloud.

Links

ItsNation TV - itsnation.tv/

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi - www.goodreads.com/book/show/9516.Persepolis

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain - www.goodreads.com/book/show/8520610-quiet