Hear stories from The Amazing Race Canada, Interviewing Nomads Around the World, and Snowboarding at Night in Quebec. Ebonie Finley joins Matt from Montreal and starts off talking about her mother’s experience immigrating to Canada from the Bahamas. She then reflects on her experience growing up and navigating her mixed identity as a Quebecer-Bahamian in Canada. Ebonie shares personal stories about her work in the modeling industry and her participation in The Amazing Race Canada. She then talks about traveling the world to film her series “Nomad Generation” and reflects on the people she met and the impact of the project. Ebonie also talks about her snowboarding experience and identity, and her choice to film “Night Riders” as the first ever snowboarding film shot entirely at night in the backcountry of Quebec.
Episode #312: Snowboarding at Night in the Back Country of Quebec and Traveling the World to Film “Nomad Generation” with Ebonie Finley
Episode Summary
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About the Guest
Ebonie Finley
Ebonie Finley is a film maker, snowboarder, world traveler, and works remotely as the Sponsorship Manager for SafetyWing—which offers travel medical insurance for digital nomads that covers you for extended travel all over the world while outside your home country. She is also the founder of Nomad Productions and the director and producer of the documentary short film Night Riders– the first ever snowboard movie shot entirely in the dark, in the backcountry side of Quebec. She is also the creator of “Nomad Generation”, a travel series that has generated over 3 million views. Originally from Montreal, Canada, Ebonie has been a full time digital nomad herself since 2017.
What You'll Learn
- What it’s Like to Participate in The Amazing Race Canada
- Lessons and Reflections from Interviewing Digital Nomads Around the World
- Stories from Shooting the First Ever Snowboarding Film at Night in the Backcountry of Quebec
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WATCH EBONIE’S DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM NIGHT RIDERS
WATCH EBONIE’S SERIES NOMAD GENERATION
COMPANY MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
HIGHLIGHTED PLACES IN CANADA IN THIS EPISODE
TV SHOWS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
LOCATIONS WHERE THE INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE
- Matt: Asheville, North Carolina
- Ebonie: Montreal, Canada
OTHER PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Andros Mangrove Cay
- Bahamas
- Cambodia
- Nicaragua
- Quebec
- Repentigny
- Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
- Vancouver
- Vietnam
- Whistler
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Time Stamped Show Notes
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[1:04] Introducing Ebonie Finley
[2:34] Tips for Visiting Montreal and Quebec
[6:44] Ebonie’s Mom’s Journey from the Bahamas
[8:30] Growing up in as a Quebecer-Bahamian in Canada
[10:08] Spending Time in the Bahamas and Navigating Her Mixed Identity
[11:36] Explaining the Quebecer vs. Canadian Identity
[13:36] How Ebonie’s Interest in World Travel Developed
[14:48] Experience in the Modeling Industry
[18:34] Academic and Career Trajectory
[21:18] Participating in “The Amazing Race Canada”
[24:47] Filming Her Travel Series “Nomad Generation”
[30:56] Lessons and Reflections from Filming “Nomad Generation”
[35:48] Snowboarding Experiences and Identity
[40:16] Shooting Her Short Film “Night Riders” in the Backcountry of Quebec
