Welcome to You Are Here, the podcast where we have conversations with people who have

courageously taken the road less traveled. I'm your host Rachel Ree and in each

episode we'll be exploring stories from people who have followed their own path and are living life on their own terms

Know that we're here to meet you where you are and where you'd like to be. This is you are here

Hello This is you are here. Hello friend, today on the pod we have Makita Hutton or Kita for short.

She is an educator, traveler, and author who uprooted her life to teach English in South Korea in 2018.

She has learned to lean into change and was so inspired by her life journey to live internationally

that she now hopes to inspire others to embrace diverse

cultures around the world. She started her own podcast the Sobe Pod where she

shares stories and lessons with fellow travelers and she also wrote and published a book Kim Amani The Girl Made of Magic

about a half-Korean girl who moves to Korea and I will leave the link to

purchase this book if you are interested in the show notes.

I'm always so inspired by people who can live in a completely different culture than they know,

so I do hope that you enjoy this episode.

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are listening. So I first discovered your account. I think when I was in Korea

I was traveling. I've done a little bit of traveling over the past

year but I think because I was there I was getting served some different accounts that

were more relevant to Korea and living in Korea so I know that you stayed and living in Korea. So I know that you stayed and lived in Korea for quite a while but

before we actually get into why you were there, how long you were there and your whole experience,

can you take us back to what your life was like before that?

Sure. Thanks Rachel for having me on first. My name is Kita and before I moved to Korea in

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