Meet the Expats
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In Meet the Expats you will hear stories from expats all over the world as they share their motivations, challenges, and unique experiences in the new place they have decided to call home, for a few years, months, or a lifetime. From making new friends, and dating, to kids and looking for a new job, these expats will share how they got through the challenges of moving their lives to a new..
Meet the Expats
3w ago
Meet Josh and Kalie,
In their 20s they decided to go live abroad together, and then expat life just never stopped. They traveled from country to country, leveling up as English teachers, until it was time to move on to a new project and go back to Europe.
They are now living in Portugal, and have launched Expats Everywhere, helping aspiring expats make the move.
Recommendations:
☕ SO coffee roasters
☕ Negra Café
O Buraco restaurant
Brasau restaurant
FC porto stadium
Covello park
Check out their Youtube channel ..read more
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1M ago
Meet Elena,
In her late teens she left Russia for a few months exchange in the US and hated it! But having met the love of her life there, she took it upon herself to go back and go to college there. Fast forward 18 years later she has settled there, overcome all the challenges and now moved to France with her family. This new move came with it's own challenges such as language, culture and of course a new way of life.
On her 5th language now Elena shares her foolproof method to learn and a little more about her upcoming l 5-day free language challenge https://lgelena.com/language-flow-bluepr ..read more
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3M ago
Meet Terry,
Who initially moved abroad to understand her ancestors past, she fell in love with travelling and followed her husband throughout his postings in Africa in the midst of the AIDS pandemic.
In this episode, she shares:
What life in Africa was like in the 90s
How she adapted to the different cultures and made friends
Life with young children abroad
The many adventures and lessons life abroad has taught her
You can find more of her stories in her latest book: Circling Home, What I learned by living elsewhere
Her recommendations:
??in Switzerland
Café du Soleil in Geneva ..read more
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4M ago
Meet Jessica,
Life and career coach, Jessica is an expat living in Dubaï. After several years spent in Spain, in the hospitality industry, she met her now husband and moved to Dubaï together.
In this episode she shares
- the decision process to move to Dubaï with her partner, how this was a joint and timely decision that served both of them
- how to maintain and nurture long distance relationships with loved ones
- how to network in Dubaï
Her recommendations include :
Attiko, restaurant for beautiful views and wonderful food
Her song, by Coldplay x Chainsmokers Something just like this ..read more
Meet the Expats
5M ago
Meet Carlos Baker,
Artist, and author, he shares his atypical life starting with a life changing childhood. We then move on to his struggle with depression and how moving to Germany with his wife and children was the change he needed. With this move came a new lifestyle, as he became a stay at home dad looking after his 4 four children.
In the small town of Minden and surroundings, he recommends:
- Paradiso italian restaurant ?
- Schafers brot bakery for bread rolls ?
And surprisingly his expat song is Sponge Bob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He-LBIyBUz8 ..read more
Meet the Expats
6M ago
Meet Lucy Jeon,
Korean young woman, expat podcaster and founder of HeyGlobally. Early on, she knew deep down she wanted to live in North America, Korea was just too small and traditional for her.
In this episode learn how she worked her way over to Canada, where she now feels "comfortable" as she says.
Listen as we explore:
- Culture shock even though you move to a nearby country
- How strangely you can feel less lonely alone abroad then in your home country
- How her expectations prior to moving to a new country changed throughout the years
She shares her recommendations
in Singapore ..read more
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6M ago
Meet Robert Norris,
A conscientious Vietnam war objector and author of The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don't Rise: Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me.
In this episode he shares the stories of his travels around Europe and the world, roadtripping from France to Iran, until he decides to settle in Japan where he moves his way up from a simple teaching job on a student Visa to full-time dean and eventually retired with a pension in a small city close to Fukuoka.
His recommendations for Japan:
? Log House Alaska for smoked salmon
? Road by Takahashi George
To learn m ..read more
Meet the Expats
8M ago
Meet the lovers,
In this special episode, we talk about love ❤️ and dating abroad. I interviewed 3 expats Laurie, David and Sangra at a Pitch Dating event in Paris, and they shared their dating stories;
1. Laurie, founder of ? Pitch Dating tells us about this fun concept of meeting new people and what it was like dating Swedes in London
2. David tells us about the ? scary dating world in Paris with mixed lines and the importance the friend circle plays when it comes to dating a REAL Parisian
3. Sadra shares the differences between dating ?? American boys vs ?? Fr ..read more
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9M ago
Meet Philippe & Anne-Mathilde,
In this episode the french couple shares their surprises, challenges, discoveries and adventures along their first expat adventure in Miami. We explore what each other's expectations with this trip was as well as their own motivations to take the leap.
Both also share their discovery of the latin culture and recommendations:
- ? bar: Botanico gin in Coconut grove
- ? restaurant Aromas del Peru for ceviche and https://bullagastrobar.com/Bulla gastrobar for spanish tapas
- Winwood district upcoming neighborhood
- Key Biscayne beach
? Songs ..read more
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10M ago
Meet Nicole,
An american young woman living in Malaga, Spain for the past few years. In this episode, she shares her love for latin culture and how she improved her spanish and adjusted to the slow paced life, but also a few the story behind the local traditional music Verdiales: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1mOsB1AXwo&list=RDQMAFekszLRTH4&start_radio=1
Her recommendations:
La Tranca : bar with old records
El Pimpi : one of the oldest wine bars, now co-owned by Antonio Banderas
Botanical Jardim
Song: Alba by Antionio flores ..read more