Big and White: Life as a Foreigner in Nepal

by Big and White Productions, Expats living in Nepal
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You don't need to sell all your stuff and jump on an airplane to find out what it's like to live or travel as a foreigner in Asia! Join the oddly and aptly named Big and White, two expat ladies who have already taken the plunge, as they chat about the joys and sorrows of moving to a new culture and sticking out like a sore thumb. Whether it's discussing the finer points of driving in Kathmandu traffic, chatting about stomach parasites, or reminiscing about the time they accidentally asked for placenta instead of salt, you're guaranteed to learn something.

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Recent Episodes
  • The Last One!
    Aug 6, 2021 – 01:14:04
  • The Penultimate Ep: How living overseas prepares you for, well everything
    Jul 8, 2021 – 54:23
  • Crazy Places We've Slept
    May 7, 2021 – 50:55
  • How to Deal: Re-Entry (part 2)
    Apr 7, 2021 – 49:26
  • Not Normal is Normal: Re-Entry (part 1)
    Feb 19, 2021 – 58:08
  • Transitions - Looking back and looking ahead
    Jan 20, 2021 – 01:02:15
  • Story Time (with Moon!)
    Jan 8, 2021 – 01:03:31
  • If you did that in America
    Dec 8, 2020 – 01:00:54
  • Language & Identity + Big Announcement
    Nov 25, 2020 – 43:50
  • Misconceptions About Living Overseas
    Oct 8, 2020 – 59:36
  • How COVID life is like Culture Shock
    Sep 10, 2020 – 01:08:28
  • Building Community Overseas
    Aug 26, 2020 – 01:04:42
  • Biting off more than I can chew, with Ujjwal Rai!
    Aug 5, 2020 – 01:04:26
  • Unexpected Book Club
    Jul 9, 2020 – 42:54
  • Online Shopping in Nepal (and Ethical Shopping!)
    Jun 26, 2020 – 01:04:21
  • Growth and Fixed Mindset Overseas
    May 29, 2020 – 01:04:44
  • Relearning Your Own Language (with Macaw)
    May 9, 2020 – 01:06:50
  • COVID and Shortages in Nepal (Part 2)
    Apr 18, 2020 – 45:07
  • COVID and Shortages in Nepal (Part 1)
    Apr 8, 2020 – 54:41
  • Kura Gareko: Anything but (you know what)
    Mar 27, 2020 – 01:26:44
  • Even More Gooder
    Mar 11, 2020 – 01:00:20
  • AMA: Bonus Thank You Episode!
    Mar 6, 2020 – 01:17:31
  • Arrival in Nepal
    Mar 4, 2020 – 01:03:00
  • Banana Bread with Provolone (with Seagull)
    Feb 12, 2020 – 58:42
  • International Travel: Tips and Tricks
    Jan 30, 2020 – 01:05:18
  • A Day in the (Expat) Life
    Jan 17, 2020 – 01:08:33
  • Relearning Things as a Foreigner
    Jan 1, 2020 – 57:40
  • Am Millenial, Will Travel
    Dec 20, 2019 – 48:55
  • Web's most searched: Nepal
    Nov 28, 2019 – 33:00
  • You might be an expat in Nepal if...
    Oct 18, 2019 – 54:40
  • Expats at "Home"
    Oct 6, 2019 – 50:22
  • Kura Gareko (Just a Chat)
    Sep 19, 2019 – 50:15
  • Foreigners in... England?
    Aug 28, 2019 – 41:23
  • All the Single Expats
    Aug 16, 2019 – 51:09
  • Weather in Kathmandu
    Jul 11, 2019 – 46:10
  • Reverse Culture Shock
    Jun 26, 2019 – 54:26
  • Technology in Nepal
    Jun 13, 2019 – 45:28
  • Language or Dialect?
    May 29, 2019 – 48:56
  • What Didn't Change
    May 15, 2019 – 55:42
  • Coming Home (with Moon!)
    May 2, 2019 – 50:45
  • Tips for Trekking in Nepal
    Apr 18, 2019 – 01:03:16
  • Planes, (no) Trains, and Automobiles: Tips for Traveling in Nepal
    Apr 3, 2019 – 49:02
  • Architecture in Nepal (with guest host Indy!)
    Mar 22, 2019 – 55:37
  • Culture "Shock"
    Mar 6, 2019 – 55:11
  • More Tales of the Village
    Feb 28, 2019 – 46:14
  • 73ish Questions (Bonus Ep!)
    Feb 21, 2019 – 31:32
  • Surprising Things About Nepal
    Feb 13, 2019 – 50:49
  • I wanna give you a big hug! (with Maple)
    Feb 8, 2019 – 44:35
  • What's In Your Suitcase?
    Jan 30, 2019 – 52:19
  • Foreigners in Cambodia
    Jan 24, 2019 – 54:20
Recent Reviews
  • Awrtbr
    You guys are great! Sad to hear it’s over :(
    Dear Big and White! This review has been a long time coming… I just listened to your second to last episode and decided it’s time to leave you guys the review I’ve been meaning to for like a long time. My name is Alex, I’m American and I live in NC. I started learning Nepali 3 years ago and dreamed of going to Nepal. I discovered your guys podcast some point during the process, and got to learn so much about Nepal, the culture, and all the while being entertained by two down to earth chill people! As I planned my nepal trip, I continued to live through you guys with your podcast and learn about cool things I should do upon arrival. I even thought maybe we’d meet up in Kathmandu over some chiya or something! Finally I got to nepal in 2020 right before the pandemic! I spent 4 months in Pokhra and Kathmandu… but most of it was in isolation. After returning home, I’ve missed Nepal quite a bit, but have enjoyed continuing to live through your guys’s podcast. Thanks so much for your work over the years! Although we haven’t ever met, I’ve spent like 70 hours-ish with yall, so I kinda feel like we’re on a timi basis. So I’ll say malai timiharuko yaad aaunecha, you’ll be missed!
  • kchristinec
    Fun and informative
    As someone who hopes to live abroad in the near future I’ve really enjoyed listening and learning about Big and White’s experiences! Fun, upbeat and interesting.
  • DaalBhaat
    Made me roll my eyes
    Native Nepali in US who thought it would be interesting to listen. I could barely get through the Kathmandu one. The tone was super condescending. OMG these funny little Nepalese, they use funny words in their newspapers that WE would NEVER use and omg it's so... "interesting".. and "fun..". **rolls eyes**. People at Bhat Bhateni are "always staring at you like deer in the headlights, like can you move." Okay then. Tone deaf white people thinking that only their way of life is "normal" and using condescending tone to describe the place they are visiting, but WAIT, it's okay because they describe everything as "fun" or "interesting."
  • K R x
    Like chatting with your pals
    Enjoyable podcast to sit back and listen to two relaxed women discuss the job they love in a country half a world away from where they grew up. Each episode has a theme ranging from culture shock or long travel days to language learning or how living abroad is or is not as they expected it to be. They both have calm energies but are still engaging and very genuine. Love them!
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