the introvert’s guide to taking a ride on the wild side
Welcome to the introvert’s guide to taking a ride on the wild side , a podcast where every Wednesday, Berry College alum Olivia Gilmore breaks down one (or more!) stories from her life that range from getting flagged by customs agents who thought she carried pornographic disks, to a cat being murdered right in front of her while petsitting, or navigating finals a week after chest surgery, breaking her shoulder, or getting run over by a truck. Learn why her 20 orientation students gave her the award for the “best crazy stories to tell” as she goes over how to navigate several awkward scenarios, like what to do if your car ever stalls in the middle of the highway, you accidentally show a sex ed video during a presentation, a guy falls asleep on your lap during your red eye flight, your manager says you have the perfect body to be a hooter’s girl, you get hit by a car on the way to an exam, you end up drunk on the wrong train in a foreign country, or you get proposed to in the Australian Outback by a creepy tourist. Whatever the week’s story brings, you’re sure to laugh and cry right along with her. She hopes your biggest takeaway is that no matter what life throws at you, you’re never alone (because she’s definitely experienced something similar). Olivia is an honors Animal Science major who is currently in the process of applying to veterinary school for next year. When she’s not in the middle of getting caught in a tornado, getting HPV from a chicken scratch, or banned from the uber app, you can find Olivia working on deer fertility research, as a vet tech for an animal ob/gyn clinic, reading one of her many theology/sci-fi books, running her crochet shop on etsy, or traveling somewhere cool (probably internationally.) WARNING: some stories contain descriptions of racism, sexual assault, sexuality, animal abuse, graphic scenes, or graphic descriptions of animal reproduction. There will always be a posted warning before any episode containing anything suggestive, so feel free to skip that week if it’s not your thing. Additionally, all names of other people involved in these stories have been changed to protect their identities. Thank you for listening & enjoy :) *this podcast is not affiliated with anything official pertaining to Berry College, it’s administration, faculty, programs or media.
Episodes
today's the day that olivia got accepted into vet school!! she goes over her academic journey, including everything from assisting in a dog's birth at 9 years old to making acetaminophen in her australian chemistry lab to fighting through second semester physics, it has been quite the journey this whole time! she is so thankful to be where she's at right now! this episode is a reminder to keep pushing through the hard times no matt...
today, we're celebrating the ten year anniversary of the wackiest moments that would go on to foreshadow much more insanity down the line in olivia's life. from her creepy neighbors who told her as an 11 year old to not drink too much out of the liquor cabinet to getting lost on the chattahoochee river for several hours, and being forced to sleep on a redneck chain bed with her parents, she's got quite the ordeal to relive. plus, t...
happy 2 year anniversary to sydney, australia! in honor of this momentous week and seeing her former roommate again this weekend, olivia reminisces on her favorite trip to date. she goes over what it was like to travel abroad with her roommate for the first time, choosing to be more adventurous via skydiving, surfing in the rain, and wearing birkenstocks accidentally while hiking in a rainforest filled with venomous creatures. she ...
welcome to the introvert's guide to the college rollercoaster ride, I'm so happy you're here! if you're here for some cringe entertainment you've come to the right place! start listening to find out why my class voted me as the one with the best crazy stories to tell, what I've learned from having the worst luck ever, or how I've coped with getting run over, being called a hooter's girl, finals in the hospital, and surviving an int...
welcome to one crazy week! olivia explains how she's experienced both sides of the strange man vs. the bear debate by breaking out a couple of stories concerning creepy men and bears visiting her campsite. she then goes on to discuss how accidentally uploading the wrong document got her permanently banned from the uber app, as well as all of the ins and outs of applying to vet school! this is the perfect episode for those who are a...
today, olivia breaks down some of her favorite (or at least memorable) moments from her childhood. from getting left at church by her parents, being pushed off the playground by her best friend, and her dance teacher thinking she was special needs, to giving her brother a black eye or attending a warrior cats party, she has quite a few interesting tales to tell. she concludes this episode by talking about her nerves over vet school...
today, we get started with olivia's first real crazy story from high school! she takes us back to her junior year, when she got mono two weeks before covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. olivia goes over how missing class can actually be worse than attending in the long run and what to do when your teacher insinuates that you're a slut in front of the entire class. she goes over how to handle people overspeculating on your life...
happy back to school week! today on the introvert's guide to the college rollercoaster ride, olivia discusses her first thoughts on the academic side of college, meeting professors, how her nerves actually forced her to talk in class, the necessity of finding a way to calm yourself down when feeling overwhelmed, the importance of establishing ways to cope with stress, advice on how to not overdo it as well as how to make the most o...
welcome to the introvert's guide to the college rollercoaster ride! today, we kick off the podcast by giving a little bit of background through discussing olivia's college application process, her weird essay topics that should have been a dealbreaker, why she only applied to berry, what twilight has to do with her acceptance letter, first impressions, being the first person accepted to berry from her class, admissions events (and ...
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