Alejandro Rubí: Friendship, Self-Discovery, Saying Goodbye, Latin America

In this episode of the podcast, I sit down to talk to Alejandro, a friend with whom I shared three years of my life in Italy.

Alejandro’s great-grandfather moved from Italy to Honduras in the ‘40s. So he decided to move to Italy to find out about his heritage. Fate led him to be randomly sent to the exact same city his great-grandfather came from. His journey started from there.

In our conversation we talk about what led him to move abroad when still a teenager and how that helped him build self-confidence and a sense of connection with the world.

We discuss coping mechanisms for dealing with goodbyes and share strategies for staying in touch with friends who live far away, emphasising the importance of nurturing and prioritising relationships that matter to us.

We also delve deeper into the risks of playing the comparison game when drawing conclusions about one’s life.