Education Monsters

#39 Experiencing synesthesia

Matthew lives in Colorado with his family. He has had synesthesia his entire life and shares his personal experience on how the world "feels" in his eyes. Synesthesia is a condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. Some people who used LSD might relate to his experience... 

#38 Les bananes

Caroline a grandi à Paris dans une famille cambodgienne-chinoise. Elle s'est découvert une passion pour l'esthétique-cosmétique après le bac littéraire. En voyageant en Chine, elle fait face à des challenges culturels dans son milieu professionnel. 

#37 Covid-19 en France

Violaine habite au Limousin en France et vit avec ses 3 enfants. Elle vient de se faire vacciner via Doctolib et nous parle de son expérience avec la pandémie. Depuis mars 2020, les français ont du s'adapter à un nouveau mode de vie: confinement, couvre-feu, gestes barrières etc cependant, il reste une partie de la population qui ne croit pas en l'existence de cette pandémie. Beaucoup de français se sentent confus face aux mesures du gouvernement, alors quel serait l'impact de cette confusion sur les choix individuels de se faire vacciner?

#36 What it's like to be vaccinated

Mass vaccination for the Covid-19 virus have started in several countries and people had mixed experiences with the process. In this compilation of short interviews, you'll hear vaccinated people sharing their fears, apprehensions and overall relief. Thanks to all the interviewers: Chieko (Los Angeles, CA), Jesse (Montreal, QC), Eloi (Vancouver, BC), Sarratt (Lowell, MA), Daren (Lincoln, NE), Dean (Boston, MA) and Cole & Laurel (Ann Arbor, MI).

#35 Coloris ta page blanche

Zoé vit à Paris et suit une formation de coaching. Elle a été élevée dans une famille traditionnelle chinoise dont elle transmet les valeurs à ses enfants, tout en leur laissant le choix de l'identité. Sa formation de coaching lui apprend à s'écouter et a promouvoir des valeurs humanitaires. Elle utilise la métaphore de la page blanche pour décrire nos choix dans la vie de tous les jours et donne un message positif peu importe notre situation. 

#34 Greg got his COVID-19 vaccine

Greg now lives in Massachusetts although he chose a traveling lifestyle over working. His travels plans have been disturbed by the pandemic but getting the vaccine was a huge relief. He discusses about his experience of his vaccine shot and how it was the best decision he could make for himself.

#33 Cooking with colours

Prince was born in Congo and quickly moved to London with his family. After an ankle injury during his studies in Sport sciences, he learned to enjoy cooking, which became his passion. He's worked as a cook in a charity for 5 years and is hoping to become a cook in a French speaking country. He published a cook book called Cooking with Colours, available here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K634B7Y/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=educationmo0f-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=b1700644a53fa99b9e5352c691fb3e3f&creativeASIN=B07K634B7Y

#32 Etudier à l'étranger à vos risques et périls

Elijah est québécois et a choisi de faire un échange à Paris en 2015 afin de finir ses études en français avec une spécialisation en traduction. Lors de son année à l'étranger, il est confronté a des obstacles administratives à La Sorbonne Nouvelle mais beaucoup plus choquant, il arrive a un moment historique de la France. C'est cette même année que les attentats de Charlie Hebdo bouleversent le pays. Il observe et décrit l'atmosphère, la montée de peur et d'islamophobie chez les français.

#31 During the pandemic, keep calm and play the piano!

Cole is a professional pianist performer and a piano tutor from Michigan. He graduated with a PhD in piano solo performance. He discusses the ups and downs of being a competitive performer in several continents and how he managed to find balance in teaching music. 
If you're interested in taking lessons with him, check out his website and his YouTube channel!
https://independentpianist.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbLVvc-agTyWl_4U7iIgfqg
http://www.cole-anderson.com

#30 Big Bro, Covid-1984

Mark is from Montréal, QC and as many people, his life and job have been affected by the pandemic. Now, that we have gone through over a year of confinement/curfew/precautionary measures, let's talk about the decisions our government made to "protect" us or, as many people would say "remove our freedoms." Mark and I discuss the strict restrictions in Ontario that have lately been approved to authorize the police to stop and question anyone who is breaking the 24h curfew. Where do we draw the line between public safety and personal freedom?