Episode 7 - "Do you shed bad energy when you shave your head, what's couchsurfing, and when do romances scream visa scrounger" - An Extraordinary Conversation with The AfroTraveller (Part 1)

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Extraordinary Conversations with askChenai

Chenai Gondo and Vimbai Mkaronda

10 episodes

5 days ago

Two Zimbabwean women. A mic. And the kind of questions you only ask when the formalities are over. Forget polished bios and LinkedIn headlines. Extraordinary Conversations with askChenai is where Zimbabwean origin stories get unpacked and your grandmother’s epic tale finally gets the spotlight. No story is too heavy, no question too cheeky, and no guest too grand to dodge the zombie apocalypse test. It’s a living archive of extraordinary Zimbabwean lives, told with laughter, tears, and zero filters. It’s raw, funny, emotional - and always unforgettable. New episodes every Friday.

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Episode 7 - "Do you shed bad energy when you shave your head, what's couchsurfing, and when do romances scream visa scrounger" - An Extraordinary Conversation with The AfroTraveller (Part 1)

Extraordinary Conversations with askChenai

48 minutes 56 seconds

2 months ago

Episode 7 - "Do you shed bad energy when you shave your head, what's couchsurfing, and when do romances scream visa scrounger" - An Extraordinary Conversation with The AfroTraveller (Part 1)

In Part 1 of this extraordinary conversation, Chenai and Vimbai sit down with The AfroTraveller - cabin crew, digital creator, storyteller, and Zimbabwean mischief-maker to trace the roots of her journey.

This is not a travel blog episode. It’s about identity, heritage, and the joy (and chaos) of moving through the world:

Why shaving her head was about more than style - it was energy, renewal, and power
Becoming The AfroTraveller almost by accident
How couchsurfing in Tanzania changed the way she saw people and places
The strange tale of cannibalism that somehow makes sense when Vimbai tells it
What holiday romances can reveal about passports and privilege, and the bittersweet reality of travel romances that rarely last past immigration

Funny, sharp, and deeply rooted in culture, this is the story behind the persona — the mischief before the miles.

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