Deaf travel host Alana Nichols has done it again. Her award-winning travel show Follow Alana has delighted viewers and critics alike. Its new season was just released and looks to be every bit as entertaining.
Exploring Switzerland
In this new season, deaf travel host Nichols promises to show us everything in Switzerland, including a Heidi-like village and pastoral scenes of this beautiful country. Along the way she will interview Swiss tennis professional Roger Federer, hike mountain trails, and even eat at the world’s oldest vegetarian restaurant.
“I’ve always been curious about cultures and lifestyles that are different from my own,” Nichols told FlickDirect. “Guided by my travels to different parts of the world, I’ve seen our universality and it’s broadened my perception of life, a discovery I hope viewers feel when watching this series.
Growing up with hearing loss
Nichols was born with a rare form of deafness called common cavity malformation. Her family, who lives in Taipei, Taiwan, looked for help in America and Europe before finding it in Australia. There, a specialist finally agreed to perform a cochlear implant. It was experimental due to her diagnosis. The surgery had a near-zero chance of success, but it worked. This changed everything for Nichols, she says.
Hearing and ear care are important to Nichols. In fact, she was a speaker at the 2021 World Health Organization Report on Hearing. In her speech, she thanked her mother for being her champion and helping other families with hearing loss in Asia.
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