246: How World Travel Impacts Your Brain with Robin Who

Learn how world travel impacts your brain, boosts creativity, improves problem solving, and opens pathways to empathy. ____________________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest travel gear I'm using, my favorite destinations, discounts for special events, etc.). Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram ____________________________________ EPISODE DESCRIPTION Robin Who joins Matt for an aperitivo. She starts off sharing her experience growing up in multiple places around Italy before moving to Germany at age 12. She talks about developing her passion for language learning and foreign cultures that would eventually lead her to a life of travel. Robin reflects on her experiences in Ireland, India, and gives tips on how to have more immersive experiences in foreign countries where you don’t speak the language. She then explains the psychological impact that travel and language learning have on our brain, and how it can boost creativity, improve problem-solving, expand our world view, and open up pathways to both empathy and self-discovery. Next, Robin talks about founding “Our Connected World” to support people learning languages and learning more about our planet and themselves through travel. Matt and Robin then reflect on the struggles of marginalized groups they have encountered around the world from First Nations in Canada to immigrants in South Africa. And, finally, Robin reflects on how travel has impacted her and what travel means to her today. FULL SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS TO EVERYTHING DISCUSSED AVAILABLE HERE. ____________________________________ See my Top 10 Apps For Digital Nomads See my Top 10 Books For Digital Nomads See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual) Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn  See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use) ____________________________________ ENJOYING THE SHOW? Please Leave a Rating and Review. It really helps the show and I read each one personally.  You Can Buy Me a Coffee. Espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes! :)

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Meet diverse travelers and digital nomads from every continent who share their personal journey to location-independence as well as their reflections on identity, the power dynamics that shape our world, and how we can be more thoughtful, conscious travelers as we move through it.  Hosted by Matt Bowles—your typical Irish-American hip hop DJ turned human rights activist turned location-independent entrepreneur turned minimalist world-traveler and podcaster—these in-depth conversations take place all over the world (often over a bottle of wine, or 2).  Listen in as Matt draws out stories of their most epic adventures, and unpacks the skills, tactics, and strategies they use to build their remote businesses and design their lifestyles. Ranked the #1 Digital Nomad Podcast by Web Work Travel and the Top 1% of all podcasts by Listen Notes, each episode pulls out actionable tips and advice you can implement in your own life each week.  In 2024 The Maverick Show hit the Top 100 on Apple Podcasts and ranked the #1 “Places and Travel” podcast on Apple.