It all started back in 2015 when I was researching a book and found it so hard to get intimate perspectives for other countries. I decided to search out and interview people from around the world to make a massive database for writers who really want to nail cultures from other countries or even inspire worlds that are more unusual. Now over the course of five years, I’ve created a database of 84 countries! That’s almost half of the world’s countries! That’s crazy! And it’s all thanks to the over one hundred amazing people who agreed to be interviewed from across the planet! I thought this deserved a spotlight so here are all of these interviews in one easy place.
Peruse! Enjoy! Be inspired!
And thank you for reading and contributing!
North America
Canada
Costa Rica
The Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Mexico
Mexico (Part 2!)
Panama
Puerto Rico (Territory)
Trinidad and Tobago
United States (Alaska)
United States (Hawaii)
United States (Midwest)
United States (New England)
United States (West Coast)
United States (Southeast)
United States (Southeast) 2
Total: 9
South America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Chile
Ecuador
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Total: 9
Europe
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia (Coming soon!)
Czech Republic
England
Estonia (Coming soon!)
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Ireland
Latvia
Luxembourg
Malta
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Scotland
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
Sweden
Ukraine
Wales
Total: 31
Asia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brunei
China
India
Indonesia
Israel
Iraq
Japan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mongolia
Pakistan
Palestine
The Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Total: 25
Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Kenya
Liberia
Morocco
Mozambique
Nigeria
South Africa
Total: 8
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Total: 3
Grand Total: 85
I didn’t realize how many you’ve done. That’s really cool!
I don’t know if you wanted Maryland for your list, but if you ever do, I’d be happy to help 🙂
Thank you!
This is amazing, Tori! I haven’t used them to research my stories yet, but I will definitely be coming back to them when I need to! I love reading about other countries and always enjoy when you post a new one!
Yay! I’m so glad!
I absolutely ADORE this project. I love your passion for helping us writers represent other countries well. And I have learned SO MUCH from these posts!
Thank you for taking the time to tackle such a massive project. It’s amazing!
Aw, thank you! I hope to keep it going! Maybe I’ll even get interviews from every country!