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Babes, how did you get here
🌍 Real people. Real journeys. Real lives lived elsewhere. Hosted by April Jackson — BBC presenter, entrepreneur, and former Miss Universe Jamaica — Babes, How Did You Get Here? is a high-quality podcast spotlighting the inspiring stories of everyday people who left everything behind to build a life in a new country. 🎙️ In each episode, April dives into authentic, emotional conversations with global nomads, immigrants, and dream-chasers — from a Russian woman thriving in Jamaica to a former US…
Episodes
- Babes, how did you get here
Digital Nomad Reality Check: Lies, Loneliness, Car Crashes & the Truth About 'Living the Dream'
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Janelle Brown: From UK to Thailand – A Two-Week Holiday That Turned Into Seven Months in Phuket What happens when a British…
- Babes, how did you get here
18, She Chose Rural Cambodia Over College & Never Looked Back
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Why I Chose Cambodia Over College: A Story of Language, Loneliness & Learning to Belong What happens when an 18-year-old from…
- Babes, how did you get here
What it is like to be a Jamaican in South Africa
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Marlon Cotterell: From Jamaican Model to South African Reggae Frontman – Fashion Week, Prison, and Finding Home in Cape Town…
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The REALITY of Being a Jamaican Foreigner in South Africa: Privilege, Prejudice & Finding Home
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Marlon Cotterell: From Jamaican Model to South African Reggae Frontman – Fashion Week, Prison, and Finding Home in Cape Town…
- Babes, how did you get here
From Dubai to Kingston: How I Found My Home in Jamaica's Warmth & Simplicity
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Farnoosh: From Iran to Jamaica – A Nurse Who Found Home in the Kids She Never Thought She'd Have What happens when an…
- Babes, how did you get here
Military Desertion, 8-Hour Interrogations & Sleeping Rough: My Path from Ghana to Cambodia
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Kofi: From Ghanaian Military Nurse to Street Photographer in Cambodia – A Story of Survival, Love, and Reinvention What happens…
- Babes, how did you get here
Why Jamaicans Are Built Different: Confidence Secret REVEALED! #shorts
Growing up Jamaican gave her a unique confidence. She reflects on how that upbringing helps her navigate predominantly white spaces, unlike what she imagines…
- Babes, how did you get here
Abandoned at 12, Sent to Afghanistan… and Ended Up a World-Record Scuba Diver in Phuket
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Barrington: From US Marine to Executive Chef to Guinness World Record Holder What happens when a former US Marine, executive…
- Babes, how did you get here
The Truth About Moving to Jamaica: A Russian Dancer's Story of Love, Loss & Starting Over
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Karina: From Moscow Dance Floors to Kingston Streets – Finding Home After Dancehall Broke Her Heart What happens when a Russian…
- Babes, how did you get here
[DELETED ON YOUTUBE] The Truth About Moving to Jamaica: A Russian Dancer's Story of Love, Loss & Starting Over
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Karina: From Moscow Dance Floors to Kingston Streets – Finding Home After Dancehall Broke Her Heart What happens when a Russian…
- Babes, how did you get here
Beyond the Borders: My Escape From a Double Life to a New Self
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Saiora: From Kazakhstan to Cambodia – Dancing Her Way to Freedom What happens when a Kazakh dancer realizes that following her…
- Babes, how did you get here
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Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Katie: From UK Makeup Artist to Male Prison Worker to Solo Fitness Entrepreneur in Thailand What happens when a 21-year-old…
- Babes, how did you get here
I Was Told to Look Unattractive at Work: From Prison to Finding My Paradise in Phuket
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Katie: From UK Makeup Artist to Male Prison Worker to Solo Fitness Entrepreneur in Thailand What happens when a 21-year-old…
- Babes, how did you get here
Headhunted to Jamaica: How a Random Call Changed My Life & Made Me Stay 7 Years
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Lana: From Beirut to Dubai to Kingston – Building Home Wherever She Lands What happens when a Lebanese tax professional gets a…
- Babes, how did you get here
Raising a Trans Daughter in a Muslim Country: How My Family Chose Love Over Fear
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Paz Fourcard: Redefining Solo Motherhood & Finding Love in Bali What happens when a 22-year-old Filipino beauty industry star…
- Babes, how did you get here
[DELETED ON YOUTUBE] 22, Pregnant & Scared: How My Dad Saved Me When I Thought My Life Was Over
Babes, How Did You Get Here? | Paz Forecard: Redefining Solo Motherhood & Finding Love in Bali What happens when a 22-year-old Filipino beauty industry star…
- Babes, how did you get here
Bajan by Birth, Jamaican by Heart: How I Found Love, Community & My Calling in Kingston
18, In Love & Never Looking Back: My 22-Year Journey from Bajan/Hindu Student to Jamaican Mom Hindu, Bajan & Jamaican by Heart: Raising My Daughters Between…
- Babes, how did you get here
Indian Girls Don't Do This: How I Went from Scared & Shy to Thriving Solo in Thailand
What happens when a shy Indian girl who hated standing out, never traveled alone, and was expected to “settle down by 30”… ends up building a thriving online…
- Babes, how did you get here
Google Said Jamaica Was Dangerous, LinkedIn Said Otherwise: My Year in Kingston
What happens when a Korean girl who dreamed of being Oprah lands in Kingston, speaking zero patois, knowing nothing about Jamaica except what Google told her —…
- Babes, how did you get here
Dad Was Detroit's Biggest Drug Dealer, Now I'm a Digital Nomad: My Journey from Prison to Freedom
What happens when a kid from Detroit's roughest streets trades corporate Australia for Bangkok freedom, loses friends to violence, builds a six-figure…
- Babes, how did you get here
Six-Foot-Six, Blonde & British: How I Became Jamaica's Most Unlikely Police Reform Hero
📚 For more details on my parenting method: https://april-s-site-fcfd.thinkific.com What happens when a London cop rises through the ranks at Scotland Yard…
- Babes, how did you get here
Fighting for My Rights in Cambodia: Why I'll Never Cry at Immigration Again
📚 For more details on my parenting method: https://april-s-site-fcfd.thinkific.com What happens when a Trinidadian producer trades Caribbean sunshine for…
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Why Maddie Refuses to Return Home: The Truth About Expat Life in Thailand
Navigating Life Abroad: From Tourist Tips to Finding Home in Thailand In this episode, our host discusses with Maddie Hart, known as Yagi in Thai Online, about…
- Babes, how did you get here
From UK to Phuket Janelle Brown on Soft Life, Digital Nomad Dreams & Living Beyond the Algorithm
What happens when a two-week Christmas vacation in Thailand turns into a seven-month soft life you never planned to leave? 🇹🇭✨ In this raw and honest episode…
- Babes, how did you get here
Pregnant, No English, New Country: How Jamaica Became Home for 18 Years
What happens when a Dominican lawyer trades courtrooms for Caribbean vibes, lands in Jamaica pregnant, speaking zero English, and builds a whole new life from…
- Babes, how did you get here
Grandma's Ghost Told Me to Leave… So I Moved to Cambodia and Started a Hair Empire
From Virginia to Cambodia: How Fear, ADHD & a Ghost Message Built a Raw Hair Empire What happens when a small-town American with ADHD, no degree, and a dream…
- Babes, how did you get here
From 9–5 Drone to Bangkok Fitness King: @Darrenliufitness No-BS Journey
If you want to start join the parenting course: https://april-s-site-fcfd.thinkific.com 📖 Description Think all fried food is bad for you? Or that seed oils…
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Adopted at 12, Sent to Afghanistan… and Ended Up a World-Record Scuba Diver in Phuket
What happens when a kid who never quite felt at home is adopted, sent to war, burns out in the kitchen as an executive chef… and then decides to break a…
- Babes, how did you get here
Deported, Broke, Alone: How Jamaica Became My Everything
From Montreal's Michelin Dreams to Kingston's Reality: A Chef's Raw Journey of Sacrifice, Survival & Starting Over In this powerful episode of 'Babes, How Did…
- Babes, how did you get here
Are You Japanese Enough? Harsh Truth behind the scenes
From Japan to Cambodia: Beauty, Identity & Finding Home Through Pageantry. In this captivating episode of 'Babes, How Did You Get Here?', April sits down with…
- Babes, how did you get here
From Drunk Flight to Bangkok to Full-Time Creator | Keis' Wild Journey
If you to join April's motherhood community: https://april-s-site-fcfd.thinkific.com/products/courses/ai-placeholder Keis_One Youtube Channel…
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Black in Thailand: Smiles, Stereotypes… and the Ugly Truth
🌏 What does it really mean to be Black in Thailand? In this powerful episode of ‘How Did You Get Here?’, Kikombe shares the reality of being an African expat…