The Internet Movie Database listing of co-host Barbara Mamabolo's movie and television credits
It's a series about how teenagers live in different parts of the
world, learning about their cities and what they eat, drink and see. It's
also about what they do and why they do it. Where they go and why they
like it. It's about what they love, what they fear, and if any of it is different
from what you know. Joe visits and explores these cities of the world,
side by side with the young people who live in them.
CITIES
INFORMATION
ATHENS, GREECE
POPULATION: 3 700 000
CURRENCY: Euro
CO-HOST: Christina Sampatakaki
MAIN INTEREST: Athletics 400m
JOE MOMENT: "We were on our way to shoot on the Greek Islands, missed our stop after what felt like a sixty second de-boarding, and ended up staying overnight on a small island
called Ikaria, which is closer to Turkey than Greece. I can laugh now, but I wasn't then. Straight up slapstick."
MADRID, SPAIN
POPULATION: 3 200 000
CURRENCY: Euro
CO-HOST: Rosa Martinez Paton
MAIN INTEREST: Flamenco Dancing
JOE MOMENT: "The final shot of the first season was a song I ad-libbed with some kids in a city square, which ended up in the credits. Rosa says bye,
walks away, and our producer, Erin
Faith-Young, started to cry 'cause it was over. She's the sweetest, and dealt with a LOT on that European leg."
ROME, ITALY
POPULATION: 2 700 000
CURRENCY: Euro
CO-HOST: Lucilla Spagnuolo
MAIN INTEREST: Fashion Design
JOE MOMENT: "I went to a corner store near my hotel for a pastry and drink. I pick up what I think is orange soda but after a couple of sips realize it's alcohol. I freak and look around
waiting to get busted 'cause it's illegal to drink booze in public at home. In Rome however ... all good."
SHANGHAI, CHINA
POPULATION: 18 000 000
CURRENCY: Chinese Yuan
CO-HOST: Tianran Zheng
MAIN INTEREST: Photography, Dance
JOE MOMENT: "I get off the plane in Shanghai and expect the absolute worst at customs, maybe even some communist soldiers with AK-47s and bad attitudes. It ends up being the
easiest process of all the cities, and I felt really ignorant for expecting old world hassles upon touchdown."
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
POPULATION: 4 200 000
CURRENCY: Australian Dollar
CO-HOST: Jessi Miley-Dyer
MAIN INTEREST: Surfing
JOE MOMENT: "The day we arrived in Sydney was designated a day off. I've got lots of family in the city so I spent the day surprising my younger cousins by showing up at their schools to pick
them up. The family had a big barbeque for me, which was awesome after travelling for two days straight."
LINKS
BARBARA MAMABOLO VISITED
Costa Rica, London, Lucerne, Mexico City, Munich, New York,
