Season 3 · Episode 1
Ina Lulaj
Embracing Curiosity: Journey from Albania to Japan
Welcome to the first episode of Season 3 of the RareErth Podcast. Today we are chatting with Ina Lulaj, a writer who left her regular job to follow her dream in Tokyo. We talk about how we met by chance and became good friends. Ina also shares her experiences in India and how it is a place full of surprises and rapid changes. Her journey took her from Albania to studying in Oxford, then living in Boston and Miami, but Japan is what really felt like home. Here she finally followed her lifelong passion for writing.
Core Ideas
- Unexpected friendships and how digital platforms can forge real, meaningful connections across the globe.
- Insights into adapting to international workplaces and the beauty of starting anew in a foreign land.
- The role of mentors and thinkers in catalyzing personal and professional growth.
- Anecdotes of Ina's life in Japan and her passion for the intricacies of its culture.
Resources & References
- Connect: X, Website, Newsletter, Tea Store
- Places: Albania, Tokyo, Japan, Bangalore, India, USA, UK, China, Europe, Italy, Germany, Austria (Vienna), Slovenia, India, Dubai, Miami, Boston, Oxford, Chiba (a prefecture in Japan), San Francisco
- Books: “The Almanack of Naval Ravikant” by Eric Jorgensen, “The Courage to Be Disliked” by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga, “Eating to Extinction” by Dan Saladino
- Music and Podcasts: Joe Rogan podcast
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