Azania Mosaka on Travel, Identity & Living Abroad
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Azania Mosaka is one of South Africa's most recognised voices - a broadcaster, MC, and public speaker who has graced global stages. But beyond the public life, she is a deeply curious traveller who has lived on multiple continents and sees the world as something to be explored, not just visited.
Azania has lived in London, spent two years in Switzerland, raised her children to explore the African continent before anywhere else.
We talk about what it really feels like to live abroad versus the romanticised version we imagine, raising kids to see Africa first, falling in love with Casablanca over Marrakesh, being a Black woman who sticks out in spaces not built for her, and whether sharing our travels on social media is doing more harm than good.
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Azania has lived in London, spent two years in Switzerland, raised her children to explore the African continent before anywhere else.
We talk about what it really feels like to live abroad versus the romanticised version we imagine, raising kids to see Africa first, falling in love with Casablanca over Marrakesh, being a Black woman who sticks out in spaces not built for her, and whether sharing our travels on social media is doing more harm than good.
Connect with Me:
Follow LeloB on Instagram and TikTok @mslelob/chicatravelpodcast
I would appreciate if you could leave a review of your feedback and Subscribe to the Chica Travel Podcast on YouTube @ChicaTravelPodcast
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction & Welcome
- 01:00 Who is AzAnia Mosaka
- 02:00 How her relationship with travel started
- 04:00 First overseas trip, Paris & London after matric
- 05:00 Three years roughing it in London
- 08:00 Raising kids to explore Africa first
- 11:00 Morocco, Marrakesh vs Casablanca
- 13:00 Feeling out of place as a Black woman in Munich
- 16:00 How she chooses where to travel
- 19:00 Embracing her inner travel nerd
- 20:00 What travel means to her, it's a lifestyle not a reward
- 22:00 Planning vs spontaneity
- 23:00 Two years living in Switzerland
- 25:00 What living abroad teaches you about home
- 30:00 Advice for women who want to live abroad
- 33:00 Where she'd send her younger self
- 36:00 Next destination, Mongolia, Japan or South Korea
- 37:00 The conflict about sharing travels on social media
- 40:00 Wrapping up
