Do We Have to Settle Down? Popi Sibiya on Travel, Marriage & Being Choicefully Childfree

<p>What happens when you stop building your life around the milestones you were told you should want  and start asking what you actually want instead?</p><p>Travel creator and digital anthropologist Popi Sibiya has built a life defined by curiosity, adventure and a willingness to take the road less travelled — literally.</p><p>Over drinks at the A2B Café, Popi and I talk about the choices that have shaped the life she lives today: travel, freedom, home, relationships, marriage, being child-free, taking risks and deciding what “enough” looks like when you’re not following the traditional blueprint.</p><p>We get into what she was really searching for when she first started travelling, whether constant movement can ever become another comfort zone, the things she&#39;s learned about herself from seeing the world, and what it means to build a life that actually feels like your own.</p><p>Because maybe there isn’t one right way to do womanhood. Maybe the real adventure is figuring out yours.</p><p>🥂 This episode of According to B is powered by Bernini.</p><p><br></p><p>✰ TIMESTAMPS✰</p><p>01:00- Coming up</p><p>01:18- Intro</p><p>02:44- Bokang introduces Popi to A2B</p><p>03:41- Game: The starter- for the plot</p><p>22:31- The main: The conversation</p><p>23:14- Who Popi was before the content</p><p>25:12- Why Popi chose to teach english in China</p><p>26:20- What prompted Popi to leave China and move back home</p><p>29:48- The moment Popi realised being a travel creator could be a job</p><p>33:22- How Popi decided to monetize her content</p><p>34:50- Popi on comparing her life with other peoples</p><p>37:20- Popi’s perspective on romantic relationships, marriage and kids</p><p>48:03- Popi on whether she believes the man she wants exists</p><p>51:12- Popi on living her dream life</p><p>51:55- The realities of being a travel creator</p><p>53:26- How sustainable The Popi Show is right now</p><p>56:58- Advice for corporate version of Popi</p><p>57:55- Popi’s message for the woman who doesn’t know what the next looks like</p><p>59:48- Dessert:Popi is gifted her Bernini tote bag</p><p>01:01:01-Outro</p><p><br></p><p>✰ SOCIAL MEDIA ✰</p><p>Bokang</p><p>➜ Instagram: @sheisbokang-<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sheisbokang"><u>https://www.instagram.com/sheisbokang</u></a> </p><p>➜ Tik Tok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sheisbokang"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@sheisbokang</u></a> </p><p> </p><p>The B Word</p><p>➜ Instagram: @thebword_za -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebword_za"><u>https://www.instagram.com/thebword_za</u></a> </p><p>➜ Tik Tok: @thebwordza <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thebword_za"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@thebword_za</u></a> </p><p>Guest</p><p>Popi</p><p>➜ Instagram:@popi_sibiya<a href="https://www.instagram.com/#">-</a></p><p>-<a href="https://www.instagram.com/popi_sibiya"><u>https://www.instagram.com/popi_sibiya</u></a></p><p>➜TikTok: @popi_sibiya-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUUFySE1oOEhlbVdPbDNSVjMwYnhhd3xBR3JiS2FsU3lncUVSQVluUko5RnIwMHFKX0QzQWYxcEZRYWg1cTUyZDk5Wmx4WDIwbVl1N2xLSEFoNmVqckl2YndlQjc5STI3VWEyQXFBcW1tcHVSU2FpTkpwdTlrT1B4Mm5E&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40zeexonline&v=ehGD5sL8jEY"> </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popi_sibiya"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@popi_sibiya</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p>✰ LISTEN ON ✰ </p><p>Spotify:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVDU2MFJCVXpJc1NtZ2U5REpuYzNxdnxBR3JiS2FteWpGVHA2OUtkMGozeEpPeVR5UldzLTQzbG90a1N2TS1sTmc4aWJScTl1NEFTcFVlUUJ4eUhJVDd1Q3l3MzVYSjZJenNFdzRhdmVoMnNHb1RERlNNQTdLeUFmMmNX&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F0XnqZ7b..&v=ehGD5sL8jEY"> https://open.spotify.com/show/0XnqZ7b..</a>.</p><p>Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUTFZOHNSMEJNcEMxeU02cEpIcllJMHxBR3JiS2FtbDJnTktSX0plc0hveHpSN2RSNTdiMDY2UXcyaEhhWmVIZEp3dFpvVmxmX1U0RHVGcUZqcXc5akNjS3pYb3dmQmw4bDlNSG0tRm12dUJyREV