Jobelle Erika - The Amazing Race #035
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In this episode, we speak with Jobelle Erika, an oral health therapist at Goulburn Valley Orthodontics and Mother to two girls.
\\nListen in as Jobelle shares her amazing, multifaceted journey, from transitioning from the Philippines to Australia as a teenager, to encouraging her mother to start a popular food truck, to living her childhood dream of becoming a contestant on The Amazing Race.
\\nKey Highlights
\\n\\u25cf [01:40] An introduction to Jobelle Erika
\\n\\u25cf [02:29] Transitioning from the Philippines to Australia at age 16
\\n\\u25cf [04:38] Jobelle\\u2019s love for Taekwondo
\\n\\u25cf [07:36] Why Jobelle\\u2019s family decided to move to Australia
\\n\\u25cf [10:45] Studying oral health therapy at university and why Jobelle want to become a dental hygienist
\\n\\u25cf [13:49] Jobelle\\u2019s words of encouragement to those with dentophobia
\\n\\u25cf [14:36] Jobelle\\u2019s life as a mother and experience with postnatal depression
\\n\\u25cf [19:56] How Jobelle\\u2019s family\\u2019s famous food truck, Nanna Marce, came to be
\\n\\u25cf [25:03] Jobelle and her father\\u2019s experience on The Amazing Race Australia 5
\\n\\u25cf [34:14] Jobelle summarizes her time on The Amazing Race and her remaining dreams
\\n\\u25cf [37:00] Jobelle\\u2019s goals moving forward
\\n\\u25cf [37:56] The three things that Jobelle was thankful for before going to bed last night
\\n\\u25cf [39:35] Jobelle\\u2019s future goals
\\n\\u25cf [40:29] Who locally inspires Jobelle?
\\nPowerful Quotes by Jobelle
\\n\\u25cf The most important [characteristic of a great dental hygienist] would be empathy. A lot of people come to the dentist with dentophobia; so, you\\u2019ve got to love people. You have to be in tune with how they\\u2019re feeling. The clinical skills you can learn. Theory you can learn. But, caring for people has got to be within you from the beginning.
\\n\\u25cf We would never want to harm any patient. We are here to look after you and your teeth\\u2014and you as a whole person as well.
\\n\\u25cf I would like for my children to see that just because you become a family person doesn\\u2019t mean you stop striving and working for your dreams.
\\n\\u25cf If there was something that I took away from the Race, it was that every day I was on that Race, I felt alive because I was fulfilling a dream. But, I realized that it doesn\\u2019t always have to be big dreams. It can be waking up every morning and feeling thankful or going for a walk and appreciating the life that I have and the people around me as well. Contentment is something that I hope for now\\u2014to appreciate everything I have and never take anything for granted.
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