(Re)Discovering Your Passion Abroad 카지노 게임 컬렉션� Diving into the Local Arts and Culture Scene

A move abroad offers a multitude of opportunities to find or rediscover your passion, be it to embark on new adventures or cope with all the challenges that a move abroad can bring. We asked our members to tell us their story and this is Seraphina Anderson카지노 게임 컬렉션�s story of how she started to share her passion for the city of Penang, and all that it has to offer, with other 카지노게임사이트 members.

I was born in Asia and spent my formative years in Europe. I worked in the Middle East and the antipodes for fifteen years and returned to Europe only to realize that it was cold and lonely for a single professional female. I decided to return to Asia and look for my Shangri-la 카지노 게임 컬렉션� mindful of the fact that I might never find it.

After two years of constant travel, and without any real forward planning, I ended up in George Town, Penang, never expecting to find an 카지노게임사이트 chapter on a small island in the Andaman Sea 카지노 게임 컬렉션� coincidentally, the place of my birth and a place where I had absolutely no family ties.

Penang is the second largest conurbation in Malaysia with a population of 700k. Like myself, the average 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Penangite카지노 게임 컬렉션� speaks three languages or more. It is probably the only Muslim city in the world where four cultures and religions (Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist) live, worship, and communicate in harmony. In 2008, George Town was awarded UNESCO Heritage Status.

At the time, Penang had a budding art and culture scene yet 카지노게임사이트 lacked an Art & Culture Consul! Being new to the art scene, I was hesitant to volunteer but had strong feelings about the positive effects of multi-culturalism in Penang. Thankfully, I was supported and encouraged by Elena in Munich and soon began to indulge in my love of food and writing 카지노 게임 컬렉션� something I didn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t have time for when working full-time.

Locals talk endlessly about the wide variety of dishes from different regions of China and Malaysia. This reflects Penang카지노 게임 컬렉션�s very strong food culture. Among travelers, it is considered the food capital of south east Asia 카지노 게임 컬렉션� yet, few Europeans know what to order due to the many regions of China which are represented in Penang. For this reason, I regularly invite members, who don카지노 게임 컬렉션�t have the advantage of my Asian background and palette, to discover of the delights of Penang카지노 게임 컬렉션�s food culture.

I live close to the UNESCSO Heritage Area and spend a great deal of time writing and researching the history of Penang and its relationship to the mother country, China, and posting snippets of history on the wall (irony unintended).

카지노게임사이트 is only one of many societies in our bustling city hub. I was keen to join the German Society and Alliance Française when I arrived, thus creating an important link to European cultures through the 카지노게임사이트 website. I also post open days, film nights, breakfast mornings, and dinner evenings in order to attract locals who speak European languages.

Undoubtedly, 카지노게임사이트 was a catalyst in my decision to remain here long-term and the team continues to support my efforts as Penang카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Art & Culture Consul. This tiny multicultural, polyglot city is well-suited to my international background and enables me, as a Consul, to bridge the gap between local and international cultures through my writing and research.

Get to Know Seraphina

What is your favorite aspect of the passion you shared with us? Has it changed your life in any big way?

The biggest change for me is being able to get out of bed thinking, 카지노 게임 컬렉션�I카지노 게임 컬렉션�m very glad to be in Penang at this moment in my life; and while I may not be here forever, the food is great and the ride is fun!카지노 게임 컬렉션� Despite all the languages I speak and all the countries I카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve lived in or visited, this is where I can positively participate in my community. 

My favourite aspect of pursuing my passions is that I now enjoy life with more intensity. We ought to be taught to pursue the things that make our hearts sing from an early age rather than create a 카지노 게임 컬렉션�bucket list카지노 게임 컬렉션�.

Tell us how your passion allowed you to make new friends or meet anyone you normally wouldn’t have? Why did you join 카지노게임사이트?

I joined 카지노게임사이트 primarily because I often work overseas and don카지노 게임 컬렉션�t always like going out alone in a foreign country for security reasons. As a member of 카지노게임사이트, I travel overseas with far more confidence because I know I have a safe place to meet others and I’ll be welcomed as an international member by people I would never have the chance to meet, were it not for active Consuls and Ambassadors.

As a solo traveler, it’s quite difficult to make friends overseas. 카지노게임사이트 Penang offered me an 카지노 게임 컬렉션�instant community카지노 게임 컬렉션� of well-travelled people as well as an 카지노 게임 컬렉션�instant support group카지노 게임 컬렉션�. Many members here have worked in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Such shared experiences have enhanced my sense of belonging to a 카지노 게임 컬렉션�community카지노 게임 컬렉션� and helped me to settle down in my new country/city far more quickly than normal. It made me realize early on, “I카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve really made the right decision to move abroad and change my life!”

Has 카지노게임사이트 helped you pursue any of your passions?

It has been fun learning to enjoy food again! When I was very young, I did some photographic modeling, which made it difficult to have a consistently healthy appetite. I카지노 게임 컬렉션�m now a restaurant-level writer and have attended Italian and Indian cooking courses as well as French baking classes.

I카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve always liked ballet, opera and classical music. Indeed, during a recent discussion about classical music, I was inspired to rekindle another passion 카지노 게임 컬렉션� Latin dancing 카지노 게임 컬렉션� something I did for four years when I was young. I카지노 게임 컬렉션�m now seriously considering a trip to South America to learn Spanish, the Argentinian Tango, and how to enjoy good quality beef. I카지노 게임 컬렉션�m confident that 카지노게임사이트 has a community where I카지노 게임 컬렉션�m intending to go and, if so, my trip has just moved from my bucket list to my 카지노 게임 컬렉션�to do카지노 게임 컬렉션� list!

Why do you think it카지노 게임 컬렉션�s important for people to have a passion?

It카지노 게임 컬렉션�s simple: People with a passion are interesting and good to be around. It doesn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t matter what that passion is.

As a workaholic in my previous life, it took me a long time to realize that the last thing I카지노 게임 컬렉션�d say on my death bed wouldn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t be, 카지노 게임 컬렉션�I wish I카지노 게임 컬렉션�d spent more time in the office카지노 게임 컬렉션�. I began to come across people who said they had never had time to explore the country they lived in or its culture. So, when I started to feel the same, I stopped and thought, 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Don카지노 게임 컬렉션�t waste your life 카지노 게임 컬렉션� get out there!카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Some of my community members have told me that they appreciate Penang far more as a result of my events, recommendations, tips, and quips. They even read my summary history lessons posted on the wall. I think it makes them realize that there’s more to know, do, and see than they think.

Are you curious about how other members (re)discovered their passion abroad? These are the other finalists of our story contest:

• (Re)Discovering Your Passion Abroad 카지노 게임 컬렉션� Down in the Shrubs
• (Re)Discovering Your Passion Abroad 카지노 게임 컬렉션� One Brushstroke at a Time
• (Re)Discovering Your Passion Abroad 카지노 게임 컬렉션� Party Hard, Paddle Harder
• (Re)Discovering Your Passion Abroad 카지노 게임 컬렉션� Writing Your Way Out