This week the Monday Podcast was visited by Matthew Wood, a British ex-pat from Oberursel who has been studying Japanology in the UK. This summer he will be moving to Japan to teach English and German. He talked to us about his studies, life in Japan, and his plans for the future.

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This week the Monday Podcast was visited by Kevin Jewell – a so-called Third Culture Kid. His parents are American and Italian, he grew up in – amongst other places – England and Hong Kong. and now he is studying chemistry and German in Canada.

He talked to us about is life and experiences. What was it like growing up in foreign countries? Where does he call home? What are his plans for the future? Listen to the podcast and find out:

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This week we were visited by Dr. Raija Seppälä again to talk about the Eurovision Song Contest, taking place this week in Helsinki. What preparations have been going on? What does she think about the songs? And what’s happening on the VisitFinland website? Listen to the podcast to find out.