One Year of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast
And how I'm going to celebrate!
On April 19th, 2022, I published the first full episode of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I was nervous and excited and honestly didn't know what to expect. The first episode was with my cousin Carla. Growing up, she went back and forth between living here in the United States and in the Dominican Republic, so I wanted her to talk about the differences between the school systems between the two countries.
At the beginning of the episode, you can hear us go back and forth asking, "Can you hear me? Okay….how about now?" for a few minutes, and she asked me if I would edit that out, and I said yes. However, while I was editing the episode, I laughed so much that I thought it would be great to leave it for two reasons:
It was great content, I laughed, and I loved it. So many people told me they laughed too and that it was great that I kept it.
I wanted to use it to motivate others to go for what they want even if they don't know what they are doing – we learn as we go along.
It's been a whole year of recording, editing, publishing, and promoting episodes. Yes, I do it all on my own, but I absolutely love it! I've loved the connections I've made, the guests I've had on, the stories I've listened to, and the cultures I've learned about.
Since publishing the podcast, it has gotten over 3,000 downloads – that may not seem a lot, but it's a lot to me because this is a topic that not everyone is interested in or passionate about – so I am grateful for every single download.
It's been listened to in over 80 countries! This is the craziest part for me! I definitely did not expect it to be worldwide.
New episodes are published every other Tuesday (twice a month) – so tomorrow, there is a new episode. You can sign up for the newsletter to have the episodes sent to your inbox or subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, Amazon Music, iHeart Media, or Castbox.
To celebrate the podcast's first anniversary, I am giving away a $50 Amazon gift certificate on Instagram. So, follow me there to learn the rules to be entered. The giveaway starts on Wednesday, April 19th.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the podcast by listening, sharing, leaving a review, subscribing, or simply "liking" my posts when I share. All that helps the podcast more than you know.
I am grateful for this project that God placed in my heart, I'm not sure why He chose me, but I'm faithful and following His lead.
With Love, Heidy