AudreyStories
115 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsAudrey tells "Bedtime Stories for Adults" in English: set in intriguing countries/places. Parts of the stories are true, the rest is imagination - as all good stories should be. All the stories contain fascinating historical facts about lesser known areas of Guatemala, Cuba, Serbia, South Africa, Bosnia, Mexico, Peru, China, India, Burma and more. These stories make good "Bedtime stories for Adults" who struggle to fall sleep, and are humorous - for easy listening while driving to work. Audrey is a South African Canadian storyteller and writer who has traveled to 41 countries. Some of the stories are in Afrikaans, Audrey's first language.
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Episodes
"Aurora Borealis." Northern Lights. Canada.
April 06, 2024 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB5. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 5. "Aurora Borealis." Teenagers find it hard to immigrate. In this story, Carissa stays with her piano teacher in Canada while her parents urgently go back to South Africa for 6 weeks. "I did not want to immigrate! South Africa did not bother me! I want to go home." I lived in a small town in Canada for the first 4 years after immigrating to Canada from South Africa. Those were hard years, we struggled, our 4 children struggled. I had to leave my one d...
"The Not-so-Secret Suitcase." Cuba.
April 03, 2024 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB"The Not-so-Secret Suitcase". Cuba. Aug 13. 2016. There is a 90th birthday celebration for Fidel Castro in the town of Santa Clara, Cuba. Maricela is having a mini-nervous breakdown. A total stranger — a tourist, called Linette, is on her way to see Maricela, to give her a massive black suitcase. Everybody knows. In Cuba, that is a bad thing. Linette gets onto a bus in the beach/tourist district of Varadero. All the other tourists on the bus are going to the museum of Che Guevara. Not Linett...
"The Heir." Part 6. The End. Panama/Colombia
March 23, 2024 15:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB19. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 19. "The Heir." A Journey. Part 6. The End. Panama/Colombia. This is the final episode of our story. We are at the birthday party of Maximillian II in Cartagena, in Colombia. Karli adjusts to the life of "the rich and famous". We then travel to the cities of Medellin and Bogota, where the adventure travel of Karli and Willrich continues. Support the show
"The Heir." Part 5. Trip to Colombia. PANAMA.
March 16, 2024 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB18. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 18. "The Heir." Part 5. Trip to Colombia. In this episode, Karli and Willrich travel to Colombia. They do not take one of Willrich's private jets. They fly into the town of Cartagena on a commercial aircraft in economy class, and they live in an AirBnB in the "old town". They have a taxi driver called Carlos. He is the second cousin of a friend of Karli's. They have 3 wonderful days of "normal" travel. This is the adventure of a lifetime for Willrich. ...
"The Heir." Part 4. Willrich and Karli. PANAMA.
December 23, 2023 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB17. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 17. "The Heir." Part 4. Willrich and Karli. PANAMA. Why did Willrich (73) decide to give 4 billion dollars worth of "things" (as Karli calls his possessions), to a complete stranger? He was born a billionaire. His grandfather made glue for shoes. Then better glue. He built a fortune. His son and 2 grandsons increased the wealth by making great money-making plans. This is a family business. But -- Willrich never married, has no children and decides that...
"The Heir." Part 3. Karli's Story. PANAMA.
December 11, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB"The Heir." Part 3. Karli's Story. PANAMA. Willrich Otto Schneider picked an heir to his fortune. She is Karli Richter, a woman who tells stories as Podcasts. The German Billionaire is in Panama City. Karli is also here. Willrich organized a Podcasting Conference to lure her to Panama. Eustacio is Willrich's personal banker in Panama, and he is very worried/upset about Willrich's decision to give 4 billion dollars to "The Storyteller". In this episode Eustacio tries to change Willrich's mind...
"The Heir." Part 2. Willrich's Story. PANAMA.
November 24, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB"The Heir." Part 2. Willrich's Story. PANAMA. This is the 2nd part of the story "The Heir." In this part we hear the life-story of a 73-year-old billionaire. He is called Willrich Otto Schneider of Kleber Industries. We are in Panama City. Willrich had decided to give his entire fortune away -- to The Storyteller. Her name is Karli Richter, and she makes Podcasts. The rich man cannot sleep at night, but when he listens to Karli's stories, he falls asleep. So -- he had decided that she would ...
"The Heir." Part 1. Meeting The Storyteller. PANAMA.
October 30, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB14. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. "The Heir." Part 1- Meeting The Storyteller. PANAMA. 73-year-old German Billionaire -- Willrich Otto Schneider -- is in Panama City at a Podcasting Conference. This rich man decides to give his entire fortune to "The Storyteller". He has never met her. He listens to her stories every night, and falls asleep. After 53 years of suffering from insomnia, Willrich decides to retire and to give this woman his entire fortune. This is PART 1 of our humorous story, whe...
"The Symphony of San Sebastian." Mexico.
October 20, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBI travelled on my own to a small village in the mountains of Mexico: San Sebastian del Oeste. I wanted to stay. I had to leave. Therefore—the story of somebody who also wanted to stay, and could. "Katerina liked the name of the town, so she stayed. The road to town had washed away during the rainy season of August and September. She wrote pages and pages of piano music..." Support the show
"Hadim's Secret Tulips." Constantinople. 1518.
October 14, 2023 12:00 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MB6. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 6. "Hadim's Secret Tulips." Constantinople. 1518 (Ottoman Empire time). Hadim is a merchant. He travels the 6000km Silk Road to bring back fine silks, new spices and exotic perfumes. He is in love with Safiya the Beautiful and promises her to bring back something special. Something never seen in the city. The Emperor of the time is Selim the Grim. Support the show
"The Magician of Sarajevo." Bosnia.
October 05, 2023 12:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MB8. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 8. "The Magician of Sarajevo.". Bosnia.They met in a thunderstorm in Sarajevo, Bosnia and fell in love. This was a love such as no other, for she was in his city on a soul-searching pilgrimage: to ask the Latin Bridge some questions about war. By the river Miljacka, she sat down and wept. Lightning struck: a thunderstorm attacked Sarajevo. She ran. To him, for safety and shelter. "You're here," he said when she fell into his magical space. "I've waited...
"Maximilian Smiles." Britain.
September 23, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB12. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 12. "Maximilian Smiles." Britain. Maximilian the Second always smiled and that was a problem. Support the show
"The Orange Bucket." Guatemala.
September 06, 2023 15:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 2. Fun/serious story with a tiny important twist. Do not let the beginning frighten you. I wrote the outline to this story in Guatemala -- because I am a photographer. I took pictures of beautiful churches in small towns in Guatemala. And of the people. I try to tread lightly on the souls of humans. But do I? There was a Teresa begging in front of a yellow church. This is a true story? (Or not?) Support the show
"Kidnapped in Colombia." Cartagena, Colombia. 2020.
August 31, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB13. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 13. "Kidnapped in Colombia." Cartagena. 2020. Carlos kidnapped me in Cartagena in broad daylight. I blame the Marxist guerilla group -- the ELN for this. I was not supposed to be in town on that Saturday, February 15, 2020. But this was the news report that kept me in Cartagena: "The National Liberation Army (ELN) is planning to hold a nationwide armed strike from Friday, February 14, through Monday, February 17. According to an ELN statement, the gro...
"Storks in Serbia." Serbia.
August 07, 2023 23:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBEnglish Fiction 1. "Storks in Serbia". This is my first English Podcast. I speak Afrikaans as a first language and I write in Afrikaans. This story was published in South Africa in the magazine SARIE. I wrote this in Serbia, in the town of Mokrin, when I visited a family in 2010. There are really massive lamp posts in Mokrin, and there are storks on most of them. They sit in nests. I have 4 children. One day, I sat under a stork. I had a chat with this stork to clearly explain that I did not...
"Carmen Lombardi" Music Backtrack
July 17, 2023 00:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBThis version of the story "Carmen Lombardi" has a music and sound effect track added. Bedtime Stories for Adults: set in Italy. Carmen was born invisible. She was child number 5 of 9 children of the famous Lombardi family in Italy. The Lombardi family was genetically superior. Lucky children born into this bloodline, soon showed traits and talents of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Marco Polo, or Dante. Since the 1500's, every generation brought at least one genius. Music clips fr...
"Carmen Lombardi." Italy
June 29, 2023 19:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBBedtime Stories for Adults: set in Italy. Carmen was born invisible. She was child number 5 of 9 children of the famous Lombardi family in Italy. The Lombardi family was genetically superior. Lucky children born into this bloodline, soon showed traits and talents of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Marco Polo, or Dante. Since the 1500's, every generation brought at least one genius. Support the show
"X marks the Spot." Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.
June 23, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutes - 6.85 MB11. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 11. "X marks the Spot." Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. Perdo Maria Boss had a secret. A dream. Much too big, and overly ambitious. He wanted to impress Princess Isabela of Portugal and asked her for money for his project. She said, "No." This priest died with a no, no, no and a no. Yet, "X marked the Spot" for where he wanted his dream to stand. Nobody knows his name in the big story about something rather magnificent. Let me tell you about the dream of Fath...
"The Listener." Ecuador.
June 11, 2023 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBEpisode 4: ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 4. "The Listener." Ecuador. Our story waits in Ecuador, in a tiny town against the western slope of a majestic mountain. Six extraordinary girls live here. There was a terrible cyclone the year of their birth and everybody believed that this storm blew in six special talents. Support the show
"The Brave Bridge." Mostar. Bosnia.
May 27, 2023 12:00 - 8 minutes - 5.89 MB10. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 10. "The Brave Bridge." Mostar. Bosnia. Once upon a time, in 1555 to be exact, there was an architect named Mimar. He was very talented, and a little arrogant. He told his friends that he would build something spectacular one day. His dream came true when Suleiman the Magnificent commissioned him to rebuild the wooden bridge over the Neretva river. Mimar was delighted. He hurried to the river and then … burst out in tears. “It’s 1555, for goodness sa...
"The Chef on the Ship." 1521. Mexico.
May 21, 2023 13:00 - 8 minutes - 5.87 MB9. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 9. "The Chef on the Ship. 1521. Mexico. Our story sails on a ship in the year 1521. Hernán Cortés is 19 and on his way to conquer and command for Spain. On his ship is an important man: the chef Martin. He is also on a quest -- not for a medal, but for spices and herbs. In Mexico, Martin and the local chefs trade recipes and share secrets. The Mexican chef makes the best dish. It contains a delectable spice. Paprika. Martin takes it back to Spain, plan...
ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 15. "The Heir." Part 2. Willrich's Story. PANAMA.
November 11, 2022 01:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB15. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. "The Heir." Part 2. Willrich's Story. PANAMA. This is the 2nd part of the story "The Heir." In this part we hear the life-story of a 73-year-old billionaire. He is called Willrich Otto Schneider of Kleber Industries. We are in Panama City. Willrich had decided to give his entire fortune away -- to The Storyteller. Her name is Karli Richter, and she makes Podcasts. The rich man cannot sleep at night, but when he listens to Karli's stories, he falls asl...
ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 14. "The Heir." Part 1. Meeting The Storyteller. PANAMA.
August 24, 2022 21:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB14. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. "The Heir." Part 1- Meeting The Storyteller. PANAMA. 73-year-old German Billionaire -- Willrich Otto Schneider -- is in Panama City at a Podcasting Conference. This rich man decides to give his entire fortune to "The Storyteller". He has never met her. He listens to her stories every night, and falls asleep. After 53 years of suffering from insomnia, Willrich decides to retire and to give this woman his entire fortune. This is PART 1 of our humorous story, whe...
12. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 12. "Maximilian Smiles." Britain.
June 15, 2022 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB12. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 12. "Maximilian Smiles." Britain. Maximilian the Second always smiled and that was a problem. Support the show
2. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 2. "The Orange Bucket." Guatemala.
April 04, 2022 01:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 2. Fun/serious story with a tiny important twist. Do not let the beginning frighten you. I wrote the outline to this story in Guatemala -- because I am a photographer. I took pictures of beautiful churches in small towns in Guatemala. And of the people. I try to tread lightly on the souls of humans. But do I? There was a Teresa begging in front of a yellow church. This is a true story? (Or not?) Support the show
ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 1. "Storks in Serbia."
March 09, 2022 02:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBEnglish Fiction 1. "Storks in Serbia". This is my first English Podcast. I speak Afrikaans as a first language and I write in Afrikaans. This story was published in South Africa in the magazine SARIE. I wrote this in Serbia, in the town of Mokrin, when I visited a family in 2010. There are really massive lamp posts in Mokrin, and there are storks on most of them. They sit in nests. I have 4 children. One day, I sat under a stork. I had a chat with this stork to clearly explain that I did not...
13. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 13. "Kidnapped in Colombia." Cartagena, Colombia. 2020.
February 21, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB13. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 13. "Kidnapped in Colombia." Cartagena. 2020. Carlos kidnapped me in Cartagena in broad daylight. I blame the Marxist guerilla group -- the ELN for this. I was not supposed to be in town on that Saturday, February 15, 2020. But this was the news report that kept me in Cartagena: "The National Liberation Army (ELN) is planning to hold a nationwide armed strike from Friday, February 14, through Monday, February 17. According to an ELN statement, the gro...
4. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 4. "The Listener." Ecuador.
February 02, 2022 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBEpisode 4: ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 4. "The Listener." Ecuador. Our story waits in Ecuador, in a tiny town against the western slope of a majestic mountain. Six extraordinary girls live here. There was a terrible cyclone the year of their birth and everybody believed that this storm blew in six special talents. Support the show
11. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 11. "X marks the Spot." Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.
January 24, 2022 02:00 - 9 minutes - 6.85 MB11. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 11. "X marks the Spot." Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. Perdo Maria Boss had a secret. A dream. Much too big, and overly ambitious. He wanted to impress Princess Isabela of Portugal and asked her for money for his project. She said, "No." This priest died with a no, no, no and a no. Yet, "X marked the Spot" for where he wanted his dream to stand. Nobody knows his name in the big story about something rather magnificent. Let me tell you about the dream of Fath...
10. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 10. "The Brave Bridge." Mostar. Bosnia.
January 18, 2022 00:00 - 8 minutes - 5.89 MB10. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 10. "The Brave Bridge." Mostar. Bosnia. Once upon a time, in 1555 to be exact, there was an architect named Mimar. He was very talented, and a little arrogant. He told his friends that he would build something spectacular one day. His dream came true when Suleiman the Magnificent commissioned him to rebuild the wooden bridge over the Neretva river. Mimar was delighted. He hurried to the river and then … burst out in tears. “It’s 1555, for goodness sa...
8. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 8. "The Magician of Sarajevo." Bosnia.
January 05, 2022 02:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MB8. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 8. "The Magician of Sarajevo.". Bosnia.They met in a thunderstorm in Sarajevo, Bosnia and fell in love. This was a love such as no other, for she was in his city on a soul-searching pilgrimage: to ask the Latin Bridge some questions about war. By the river Miljacka, she sat down and wept. Lightning struck: a thunderstorm attacked Sarajevo. She ran. To him, for safety and shelter. "You're here," he said when she fell into his magical space. "I've waited...
9. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 9. "The Chef on the Ship." 1521. Mexico.
December 28, 2021 00:00 - 8 minutes - 5.87 MB9. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 9. "The Chef on the Ship. 1521. Mexico. Our story sails on a ship in the year 1521. Hernán Cortés is 19 and on his way to conquer and command for Spain. On his ship is an important man: the chef Martin. He is also on a quest -- not for a medal, but for spices and herbs. In Mexico, Martin and the local chefs trade recipes and share secrets. The Mexican chef makes the best dish. It contains a delectable spice. Paprika. Martin takes it back to Spain, plan...
ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 19. "The Heir." Part 6. The End. Panama/Colombia
December 07, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB19. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 19. "The Heir." A Journey. Part 6. The End. Panama/Colombia. This is the final episode of our story. We are at the birthday party of Maximillian II in Cartagena, in Colombia. Karli adjusts to the life of "the rich and famous". We then travel to the cities of Medellin and Bogota, where the adventure travel of Karli and Willrich continues. Support the show
ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 18. "The Heir." Part 5. Trip to Colombia. PANAMA.
November 27, 2021 19:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB18. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 18. "The Heir." Part 5. Trip to Colombia. In this episode, Karli and Willrich travel to Colombia. They do not take one of Willrich's private jets. They fly into the town of Cartagena on a commercial aircraft in economy class, and they live in an AirBnB in the "old town". They have a taxi driver called Carlos. He is the second cousin of a friend of Karli's. They have 3 wonderful days of "normal" travel. This is the adventure of a lifetime for Willrich. ...
ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 17. "The Heir." Part 4. Willrich and Karli. PANAMA.
November 20, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB17. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 17. "The Heir." Part 4. Willrich and Karli. PANAMA. Why did Willrich (73) decide to give 4 billion dollars worth of "things" (as Karli calls his possessions), to a complete stranger? He was born a billionaire. His grandfather made glue for shoes. Then better glue. He built a fortune. His son and 2 grandsons increased the wealth by making great money-making plans. This is a family business. But -- Willrich never married, has no children and decides that...
ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 16. "The Heir." Part 3. Karli's Story. PANAMA.
November 10, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB16.ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 16. "The Heir." Part 3. Karli's Story. PANAMA. Willrich Otto Schneider picked an heir to his fortune. She is Karli Richter, a woman who tells stories as Podcasts. The German Billionaire is in Panama City. Karli is also here. Willrich organized a Podcasting Conference to lure her to Panama. Eustacio is Willrich's personal banker in Panama, and he is very worried/upset about Willrich's decision to give 4 billion dollars to "The Storyteller". In this episo...
5. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 5. "Aurora Borealis." Northern Lights. Canada.
October 25, 2021 02:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB5. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 5. "Aurora Borealis." Teenagers find it hard to immigrate. In this story, Carissa stays with her piano teacher in Canada while her parents urgently go back to South Africa for 6 weeks. "I did not want to immigrate! South Africa did not bother me! I want to go home." I lived in a small town in Canada for the first 4 years after immigrating to Canada from South Africa. Those were hard years, we struggled, our 4 children struggled. I had to leave my one d...
3. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 3. "The Symphony of San Sebastian." Mexico.
October 23, 2021 01:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBEnglish Bedtime Stories for Adults 3. I travelled on my own to a small village in the mountains of Mexico: San Sebastian del Oeste. I wanted to stay. I had to leave. Therefore—the story of somebody who also wanted to stay, and could. "Katerina liked the name of the town, so she stayed. The road to town had washed away during the rainy season of August and September. She wrote pages and pages of piano music..." Support the show
7. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 7. "The Not-so-Secret Suitcase." Cuba.
October 21, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB7. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 7. "The Not-so-Secret Suitcase". Cuba. Aug 13. 2016. There is a 90th birthday celebration for Fidel Castro in the town of Santa Clara, Cuba. Maricela is having a mini-nervous breakdown. A total stranger — a tourist, called Linette, is on her way to see Maricela, to give her a massive black suitcase. Everybody knows. In Cuba, that is a bad thing. Linette gets onto a bus in the beach/tourist district of Varadero. All the other tourists on the bus are goi...
ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 6. "Hadim's Secret Tulips." Constantinople. 1518.
October 16, 2021 21:00 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MB6. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 6. "Hadim's Secret Tulips." Constantinople. 1518 (Ottoman Empire time). Hadim is a merchant. He travels the 6000km Silk Road to bring back fine silks, new spices and exotic perfumes. He is in love with Safiya the Beautiful and promises her to bring back something special. Something never seen in the city. The Emperor of the time is Selim the Grim. Support the show
7. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 7. "The Not-so-Secret Suitcase". Cuba.
May 04, 2020 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB7. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 7. "The Not-so-Secret Suitcase". Cuba. Aug 13. 2016. There is a 90th birthday celebration for Fidel Castro in the town of Santa Clara, Cuba. Maricela is having a mini-nervous breakdown. A total stranger — a tourist, called Linette, is on her way to see Maricela, to give her a massive black suitcase. Everybody knows. In Cuba, that is a bad thing. Linette gets onto a bus in the beach/tourist district of Varadero. All the other tourists on the bus are goi...
IMMIGRATE TO CANADA. 2. Stay in South Africa until this pandemic is over?
April 10, 2020 20:00 - 9 minutes - 6.39 MBEpisode 2. Immigrate to Canada Part 2. In this Podcast, I give statistics and reasons why you might want to stay in South Africa until this pandemic is under control. Canada's Prime Minister made this announcement: "This may take 18 months. This lock-down is the new normal." Should you immigrate now? Or should you wait for 2 years in South Africa -- where you have a support system, family and friends? Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/AudreyStories)
IMMIGRATE TO CANADA. 1. For South Africans who already have PR status. Move NOW
April 09, 2020 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.23 MBIMMIGRATE TO CANADA. April 9, 2020. Critically important information to South Africans who already qualify to move to Canada. You have to move as soon as possible. NOW. Today, the mandatory "21Day-Lockdown" in South Africa was extended by 2 weeks. There are immigrants in South Africa who have completed the entire immigration process. They have/or had a date to fly to Canada. Those of who qualify you can no longer wait this out. This pandemic-situation is going to continue for a very long tim...
ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 3. "The Symphony of San Sebastian." Mexico.
April 09, 2020 01:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBEnglish Bedtime Stories for Adults 3. I travelled on my own to a small village in the mountains of Mexico: San Sebastian del Oeste. I wanted to stay. I had to leave. Therefore—the story of somebody who also wanted to stay, and could. "Katerina liked the name of the town, so she stayed. The road to town had washed away during the rainy season of August and September. She wrote pages and pages of piano music..." Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/AudreyStories)
ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 2. "The Orange Bucket." Guatemala.
April 01, 2020 01:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 2. Fun/serious story with a tiny important twist. Do not let the beginning frighten you. I wrote the outline to this story in Guatemala -- because I am a photographer. I took pictures of beautiful churches in small towns in Guatemala. And of the people. I try to tread lightly on the souls of humans. But do I? There was a Teresa begging in front of a yellow church. This is a true story? (Or not?) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/AudreyStories)
COVID-19. Maart 30. Vitamine C help niks. Mites en Vals feite oor Covid.
March 30, 2020 19:00 - 11 minutes - 7.84 MB30 Maart 2020. Vitamine C help nie teen verkoues nie, ook nie om jou immuunsisteem sterker te maak nie. Dis al JARE lank (60 jaar?) lank 'n mite. In hierdie tyd van die Covid virus, drink mense botteltjies vol pille om hulle sterker te maak. Allerhande kure word ontdek en verkoop. Wat regtig help is --- om weg te bly van ander mense af (2 meter) en om nie aan oppervalktes te vat nie. (Die virus bly 3 dae lewendig op plastiek en harde oppervlaktes?).
COVID-19. Maart 30. KUUR? Peptied wat werk? Dit lyk so. Nuwe Navorsing.
March 30, 2020 19:00 - 8 minutes - 5.64 MB30 Maart 2020. Kuur? Baie goeie nuus -- dit lyk of daar 'n peptied is wat Covid-19 kan keer om aan ons longe vas te klou. Dit sal ingespuit moet word. Die navorsing kom van MIT af, dis die "Massachusetts Institute of Technology" in die VSA. Hulle het daar met 'n super-spoed rekenaar 'n peptied gebou wat wonderlik werk op rekenaars. Dis nuwe navorsing wys dat ons Covid-19 virus kan toedraai in iets soos kleefplastiek, om dit te keer van vasplak in ons longe en te groei. Op die oomblik word h...
FIKSIE 3. "Teresa se Oranje Emmertjie". Kortverhaal uit Guatemala.
March 30, 2020 14:00 - 14 minutes - 9.94 MBKortverhaal. Vrolike storie oor 'n oranje emmer en 'n besonderse vrou. Daar is die mooiste geel kerk in 'n klein dorpie in Guatemala. Op die trappe sit 'n bedelaar. Ek was een van die fotograwe wat vir Teresa afgeneem het. (Of het ek?) Goeie stories is "effens waar" en "effens verbeelding" van skrywers.........Teresa het 'n oranje emmerjie gehad (of het sy nie?). Support the show
COVID-19. Maart 29, 2020. Pandemie Praatjie? Sug. Ja.
March 30, 2020 01:00 - 11 minutes - 8.25 MB29 Maart 2020. Ek het eers besluit dat ek nie 'n enkele podcast gaan maak oor hierdie Pandemie nie, want daar is al klaar oral te veel nuus. Maar -- dis om soos 'n volstruis my kop in die grond te druk en nie te vertel wat in Kanada aangaan nie. En -- ek moet ook sê dat ek SUKKEL. Dis weird. Dit voel soos 'n aaklige fliek.
COVID-19. Maart 29, 2020. Nuutste nuus: Hoe steek mens aan? Oppervlaktes en Asem?
March 30, 2020 01:00 - 11 minutes - 7.95 MB29 Maart 2020. Hoe lank is die virus lewendig op oppervlaktes? Wat vandag waar is oor hierdie pandemie, word more dalk verkeerd bewys. Ek dink almal pik effens. Ons gorrel, ons maak planne, ons hoor vals nuus. Maar -- in Kanada is daar al hoe meer feite oor HOE mens aansteek. Die virus is BAIE langer lewendig op oppervlaktes soos plastiek. Trek handskoene aan, was jou hande?