Episode 16 (China) | Borja | Expat | Spain
Release Date: 11/10/2015
Episode 34 (Korea) | Yulia | Student | Russia
ESL Unscripted | A Travel Podcast for non-native English speakers around the world | Real World. Real English. No Script.
Yulia joins us in episode 34 to chat about her journey to Korea from Russia. Find out how she survived the first year living in the countryside with the locals, the scary proposition of doing your Master's degree and Ph.D in a third language, and her dreams for sharing knowledge with the world. This will be another solid listening challenge as, despite speaking English as a second language, she blasts through so many ideas as fast as I could keep up. I hope she'll be a great inspiration to you! If you have questions for Yulia, or about the language used in episode 34, please visit to...
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Slang Break Part 2 | Episode 33
ESL Unscripted | A Travel Podcast for non-native English speakers around the world | Real World. Real English. No Script.
This new style of Slang Break is all about the language coming straight from Todd in Episode 33. ESL Unscripted has always been as much about language learning as it has been about hearing great stories. ...
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Slang Break Part 1 | Episode 33
ESL Unscripted | A Travel Podcast for non-native English speakers around the world | Real World. Real English. No Script.
This new style of Slang Break is all about the language coming straight from Todd in Episode 33. ESL Unscripted has always been as much about language learning as it has been about hearing great stories. ...
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Episode 33 (USA) | Todd | Traveler | USA
ESL Unscripted | A Travel Podcast for non-native English speakers around the world | Real World. Real English. No Script.
Episode 33 is a pretty unique traveler episode. In this chat with Todd, we talk about the world of cruise ship life. Fifteen years ago, both Todd and I worked on cruise ships, a multi-cultural adventure unlike any other. From adjusting to the first few days on board to special cruises and drinking in the crew bar, we cover a lot. When it comes to speaking English and having an unforgettable travel experience, cruise ships offer something difficult to find anywhere else. ...
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Episode 32 (Vietnam) | David | Traveler | England
ESL Unscripted | A Travel Podcast for non-native English speakers around the world | Real World. Real English. No Script.
David Holmes (Episode 22), the world-touring bicyclist who has ridden through 40+ countries on his bike, returns in episode 32 for a long-awaited question and answer session. Using both questions you submitted via e-mail and my own, we finally get to sit down with this fascinating traveler and talk about his journeys and beginning as a cyclist. For more information on this show, including the original interview questions, please visit and find episode 32 with David.
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Episode 31 (Thailand) | James | Expat | England
ESL Unscripted | A Travel Podcast for non-native English speakers around the world | Real World. Real English. No Script.
This episode 31 takes us to Thailand for the first time! James has been living in Bangkok for about 5 weeks now and shares with us his initial impressions of the city as well as the numerous groups he’s joined to help him get started on the right foot (successfully!). He also joins us for our first British version of Slang Break as well as some British Swear Share! James is also a teacher so we dig into his favorite activities in the classroom as well as the challenges and pleasures of teaching children. It’s a fun chat with lots of good information. For more on this and all other...
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Episode 30 (India) | Alex | Expat | Canada
ESL Unscripted | A Travel Podcast for non-native English speakers around the world | Real World. Real English. No Script.
Episode 30 takes us to Mumbai, India for the first time. Alex joins us to talk about what it's like to live in such an unpredictable and diverse city. We also chat a little bit about English in India and Alex's recommendations for studying English. For more information on this episode, please head to www.eslunscripted.com and find episode 30 with Alex.
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Episode 29 | Matt | Random | USA
ESL Unscripted | A Travel Podcast for non-native English speakers around the world | Real World. Real English. No Script.
Episode 29 is a Random chat with Matt, an expat from the USA who's been living in Busan, South Korea for the past nine years. Along with our random chat, we also discuss his initial decision to live and work abroad as well as a few tips for succeeding in your English interviews. For more details on this show, visit www.eslunscripted.com and find Episode 29 with Matt.
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Episode 28 (Korea) | Songhee | Student | Korea
ESL Unscripted | A Travel Podcast for non-native English speakers around the world | Real World. Real English. No Script.
Episode 28 is a chat with Songhee, a Korean girl who lived, studied, and worked in Australia for a year. In this episode, we briefly discuss her experience abroad as well as her current job as an English Teacher.
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Episode 27 (Korea) | Jade | Local | Korea
ESL Unscripted | A Travel Podcast for non-native English speakers around the world | Real World. Real English. No Script.
ESL Unscripted is bigger and better in 2016! Happy New Year! ...
info_outlineEpisode 16 welcomes Borja to ESL Unscripted. Borja is an international student from Madrid, Spain. He is currently studying Business Administration as a one-semester exchange student at the University of Macau in Macau, China.
In our chat with Borja, we discuss his move to China, the kindness of the Chinese people, and how studying abroad will bring him numerous benefits when he goes on the job hunt back in Spain. We also talk about learning Chinese and English and how four months of speaking mostly English (not Spanish!) have helped make traveling the world so much easier. Borja’s very detailed accounts (stories) of his experiences abroad are excellent listening practice and his Spanish accent is a challenge for your ears!
Welcome, Borja! Enjoy the show. :)