Salt, Spice and Heart: the Art of Cross Cultural Relationships

Rika Asaoka (Language and Culture) and Erika von Kaschke (Design for More) have teamed up again to bring you a fun and practical cross cultural relationships workshop that will help you thrive in your cross cultural relationships. Whether you are in a cross-cultural relationship yourself, or your child is, navigating differences can sometimes feel challenging. Salt, Spice and Heart: The Art of Cross-Cultural Relationships will equip you with practical tools to overcome potential pitfalls and build a relationship rooted in mutual understanding and appreciation. It can empower couples to build the future that they have always dreamed of.

This two-hour online offering will be centred around:

• intercultural communication

• creating a new relationship 'brand'

• dealing with disappointment

• creating a plan of action

If you like the fun-filled and practical style of the See Me See You cultural responsiveness training course, then Salt, Spice and Heart is for you.

About the Trainers:

Rika Asaoka is an intercultural diversity consultant and facilitator with more than 30 years of cross-cultural experience. She specialises in diversity and inclusion management, delivering workshops, training, and coaching to over 1,000 participants annually across industries such as energy, engineering, government, education, and not-for-profit.

She is the creator of See Me See You, a program with Multicultural Futures supporting community service providers. Known for her interactive style, Rika equips individuals and organisations with practical skills to strengthen collaboration, communication, and leadership in diverse teams.

Rika is a certified licensee of the Intercultural Readiness Check (IRC), founder of Language and Culture Pty Ltd, and a representative of IRC-Australia/Asia Centre and Japan Intercultural Consulting. She is also a certified Brain-based Coach with the NeuroLeadership Institute.

Erika von Kaschke is an Identity and Placemaking Mentor specialising in intercultural relationships and interfaith dialogue. With over 25 years in marketing, communications, and branding, she helps individuals and communities discover their true selves and create a sense of belonging in Australia.

She is the author of What Does Enough Look Like?, and founder of Design for More. She also co-founded Catch-Ups, a networking group supporting migrants in their settlement journey. Erika has worked internationally with Oxfam America, with the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions at UWA, and alongside Rika Asaoka on the See Me See You cultural responsiveness training.

Her creative and community work includes the Shape of My Tears lament writing workshops at the Mandurah Arts Festival and Ubuntu Vista: Humanity For All, a youth program fostering resilience and hope. She also hosted her own radio program for more than a decade.