<description>&lt;p&gt;With nearly 30 years as an international civil servant working with the UN, Yewande Odia has been in all the hotspots - Somalia, Haiti, Goma, Tchad and yes, even New York (the original hotspot)!  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In this episode, we discuss:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;UN or bust - how to get your foot through the door;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Trevor Noah, Chris Rock and the attraction of the educated comic;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Theatre arts, school band, UN? Not the most obvious of career paths;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dangerous situations and intense friendships - the correlation;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Korean dramas, Old school R &amp;amp; B and the turgid book that doesn&amp;apos;t bear finishing;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The bucket list - and yes, even Yewande who has done it all and seen it all still has things to tick off.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yewande finds a joke, a pun that needs some thinking about but that, surely, is the point. This episode will get you thinking about resilience, perseverance and the changing nature of friendships as we grow older.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Links Mentioned:&lt;br/&gt;Barack Obama - &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Promised_Land'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Promised Land&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;D&amp;apos; Angelo- &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://gospelcentric.net/free-download-ty-bello-the-morning-song-book-album-tybellotweets/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxVNOnPyvIU'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;How Does it Feel?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Robin Thicke - &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DdCoNbbRvQ'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lost Without You&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_QJ0jLKWFo'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Her Private Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt; - the movie&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sponsored by &lt;a href='https://www.bananaislandschool.com/'&gt;https://www.bananaislandschool.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Banana Island Living’s &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.instagram.com/bananaislandliving'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instagram&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Banana Island Living&amp;apos;s&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/banana_living?s=08'&gt;&lt;b&gt; Twitter&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;See More of &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.bananaislandliving.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Banana Island Living&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Banana Island Living&amp;apos;s YouTube channel&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Banana Island Living

The Intrepid Diplomat Episode

DEC 21, 202332 MIN
Banana Island Living Podcasts

The Intrepid Diplomat Episode

DEC 21, 202332 MIN

Description

With nearly 30 years as an international civil servant working with the UN, Yewande Odia has been in all the hotspots - Somalia, Haiti, Goma, Tchad and yes, even New York (the original hotspot)!  

In this episode, we discuss:

  • UN or bust - how to get your foot through the door;
  • Trevor Noah, Chris Rock and the attraction of the educated comic;
  • Theatre arts, school band, UN? Not the most obvious of career paths;
  • Dangerous situations and intense friendships - the correlation;
  • Korean dramas, Old school R & B and the turgid book that doesn't bear finishing;
  • The bucket list - and yes, even Yewande who has done it all and seen it all still has things to tick off.

Yewande finds a joke, a pun that needs some thinking about but that, surely, is the point. This episode will get you thinking about resilience, perseverance and the changing nature of friendships as we grow older.


Links Mentioned:
Barack Obama - A Promised Land
D' Angelo-  How Does it Feel?
Robin Thicke - Lost Without You
Her Private Life - the movie

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