Penley Perspective

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By: Josh and Dana Penley

Living life with the Penleys

Episode #66- Last Day of School
#66
05/28/2025

Last day of school with kids and we discuss our year and what we have been doing since our last vacation.


Episode #65- Azerbaijan and Georgia
#65
04/17/2025

This one includes a lot of what we learned about these two cool countries.


Episode #64- Outdoor Rock Climbing in Ras Al Khaimah
#64
03/24/2025

First time for Dana climbing outdoors!


Episode #63- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
#63
03/08/2025

Reflecting on the last couple of months and our trip to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. We have now been to all of the GCC countries.


Episode #62- India Part 2
#62
01/08/2025

Back in Kuwait, we reflect on the rest of our trip.


Episode #61- India Part 1
#61
01/08/2025

Listen to what our first experiences were in India and what we did.


Episode #60- Doha Qatar
#60
12/11/2024

Listen for a life update and how our trip to Doha was.


Episode #59- We Went to Egypt
#59
11/09/2024

Listen to what we thought about Egypt.


Episode #58- Back in Kuwait
#58
09/07/2024

We made it back for our second year in Kuwait. Listen to hear our thoughts about our first two weeks of school and our plans for the year.


Episode #57- Ankara, Lake Tuz, Sile- On our way back to Istanbul
#57
08/21/2024

This is our last episode in Turkey. Back to the real world.


Episode #56-Cappadocia: The Land of Hot Air Balloons
#56
08/20/2024

This is a podcast about one of our favorite spots in this world. Give it a listen so you to can fall in love with Cappadocia.


Episode #55- Turkey: Pamukkale, Antalya, Konya
#55
08/17/2024

We continue our trip throughout Turkey. Listen about these 3 cool cities.


Episode #54- Bursa, Cesme, Ephesus
#54
08/05/2024

We reflect on our road trip that goes through these 3 cities.


Episode #53- Istanbul, Turkey
#53
08/05/2024

We made it to Turkey and explored Istanbul. Listen to learn about our adventure in this amazing city.


Episode #52- Our Trip to America- Summer #2
#52
07/25/2024

After finishing another year abroad, we got to spend another summer in America! Listen to what we have done. We are off to Turkey soon so our Turkey section will come soon!


Episode #51- One Year Reflection of Kuwait
#51
06/12/2024

We talk about the school year, the country of Kuwait, our travels this year, and how we started a travel blog.


Episode #50- Kathmandu, Nepal
#50
04/13/2024

Listen as we talk about our most recent trip to Nepal.


Episode #49- Thailand and a New Travel Blog
#3
04/06/2024

Listen to hear about our recent trip to Thailand and our thoughts about Bangkok and Phuket. Also we started a Travel Blog also called Penley Perspective!


Episode #48- Abu Dhabi, Oman, Bahrain
#48
01/07/2024

Open up Instagram and get ready to listen and follow along!


Episode #47- Thoughts about Life
#47
12/19/2023

This one is about what we have been doing since Dubai. It is also looking forward to our trip to Oman. But the in between is just us having a conversation about lots of different things.


Episode #46- Dubai!
#46
11/26/2023

What have we been up to in Kuwait since last time? Also we traveled!!!! Dubai was amazing!


Episode #45- 1.5 Months Update
#45
10/02/2023

Reflection on a month in a half in to Kuwait.


Episode #44- 1st Day of School
#44
09/03/2023

Our reflections after our first day with students and being in Kuwait after two weeks.


Episode #43- First Two Days in Kuwait
#46
08/19/2023

What is it like to land in a country to teach internationally? Listen to hear about our experience landing in Kuwait and doing our first two days.


Episode #42- Last Day Before Kuwait
#42
08/16/2023

What we did after the cabin in the woods. Also our feelings about Kuwait, Mall of America, and rock climbing gyms.


Episode #41- A Minnesota Lake Experience
#41
08/01/2023

From Bourbonnais, Illinois to Casselton, North Dakota to Walker, Minnesota. And the stories that ensued.


Episode #40- Full Cup Warm Heart
#40
07/12/2023

We made it back to America and currently enjoying the summer!!


Episode #39- Winding Down China
#39
06/04/2023

Happy 12 years!! We are leaving China soon. Listen to find out what we have been up to and our plans for the summer.


Episode #38- Travel, Travel, Travel
#38
05/06/2023

We have traveled so much since the last podcast. Luoyang, Xian, Tianjin, Taipei, and Datong treated us well!


Episode #37 - Party in the USA
#37
02/02/2023

We went back to the USA for winter break. 


Episode #36- Back to Lockdowns
#36
12/02/2022

We haven't done one of these this school year yet... here we go! 


Episode #35- Xishuangbanna, Puer, and Kunming
#35
08/08/2022

Part 5 of summer travel- made it to the end


Episode #34- The Tea Tour
#34
07/26/2022

Part 4 of summer travel


Episode #33- Yunnan (Dali, Lijiang, Shang-la)
#33
07/20/2022

Part 3 of summer travel


Episode #32- Yangshuo
#32
07/08/2022

Part 2 of summer travel


Episode #31- We got to travel!
#31
06/30/2022

Part 1 of summer travel


Episode #30- End of Year
#30
06/20/2022

Update before hopefully travel for the summer.


Episode #29- Foreshadowing
#29
05/10/2022

It has been a while since we last recorded, but we have done a lot since last time! 


Episode #28- Post- Christmas Pre- Spring Festival
#28
01/16/2022

Welcome to 2022, the year nothing really has changed... how was my Christmas. What is life like in Beijing? Listen to find out more! 


Episode #27- 3 Months In
#27
11/07/2021

What has China been like so far??