Episode Synopsis "Episode 3 // Home Is Shanghai While Family Is in Chicago"

Daisy Bugarin, a current student at the New York University Shanghai campus, shares with us her transformative journey to leave her family in Chicago to study in China. Bugarin made a wild decision to learn Mandarin the moment she landed in Shanghai. She now calls Shanghai home, though her family is back in Chicago. Bugarin's journey to build a sense of belonging in a completely different culture can inspire so many others who aspire to immerse themselves on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Her dream to strengthen the relationships between the two cultures is also commendable because in her words, "I want to make others feel at home as well." 

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• Episode 11 // Home Is a Dynamic Space That I Explore Globally
• Episode 10 // Home Is Built With My Own Values and Decisions
• Episode 9 // Home In the Workplace Filled With Curiosity, Vulnerability, and Empathy
• Episode 8 // Home Lives in My Childhood Memories and My Cultural Identities
• Episode 7 // Home Exists in My Healing Journey of Helping Others
• Episode 6 // Home Lives in My Teaching Career and World Travels
• Episode 5 // Home Is a Van and More While I Solo Travel
• Episode 4 // Home Lives in Me
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• Episode 2 // Home Is Where the Heart Is
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