#30 Kristo - South African in Sweden [English]

Talking Orangutans Podcast

Talking Orangutans Podcast #30 with Kristo whom is a South African who has become a Swedish resident after marrying a Swedish lady during is overseas travels. Like most young kids finishing school in the 90's and 2000's, Kristo signed up for the UK's 2-year working holiday and started his life after school with getting away from South Africa. In the process he liked it so much he has been living there for over 12 years - periodically coming home for visits. We share a similar story: Both matriculated in the early 2000s, both disenfranchised with being a South African especially an Afrikaner, both from religious and conservative backgrounds, both in private boys schools, both holding IDs or passports to the EU, both having a foreign wife, both living in a foreign country, both learning a foreign language, both having a family member dying from cancer, and both having a huge like for podcasts like the Joe Rogan Experience. When I noticed the similarities, I had to ask him for a chat. Here it is!!!

INTERVIEW FRAMEWORK: 1) What made you leave RSA for the first time? 2) What made you decide on becoming a foreign national in another country rather than returning to RSA? 3) Experiencing new parts of the world, what did you enjoy initially and what do you enjoy still? 4) What is your South African take on living in Sweden? 5) What is your take as a South African living in Sweden on South Africa? 6) What are the pros and cons of marrying a foreigner? 7) How challenging is it being a dad in today's society vs 30 years ago like our parents? 8) How difficult is it being in another country and finding out a loved one has a terminal illness? How did you approach it? 9) What podcasts do you like? 10) What goals do you have for 2020?

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