Title: The Expat Pod: Peter Banigo Subtitle: Moving to the UK & Turkey from Nigeria Episode Number: 40 Release Date: [22/04/2024] Duration: [00:49:07] Welcome to The Expat Pod, the podcast where we explore the ins and outs of living abroad, embracing new cultures, and navigating life as an expat. I'm your host, James Doran, and today, we're diving into the life of Peter Banigo who is a Nigerian entrepreneur who moved to the UK to pursue a Master's in Coventry whilst keeping his online business growing in his home country. After graduating Peter spent some time living in Istanbul before mov ..read more

Welcome to another instalment of the Quick Fire Questions derivative of the podcast. In this shorter format, I ask my guest a handful of questions to which they share a quick answer to hopefully inspire some future expats to follow in their footsteps or at the very least be entertained by some of the great answers!  Living Abroad Lightning Round: 00:00 Intro 00:48. What is your favourite place you've lived? 01:49. What is your favourite international food? 02:46. What is your favourite international tradition? 03:27. What is your favourite thing about living abroad? 04:20. What is your b ..read more

Welcome to another instalment of the Quick Fire Questions derivative of the podcast. In this shorter format, I ask my quest a handful of questions to which they share a quick answer to hopefully inspire some future expats to follow in their footsteps or at the very least be entertained by some of the great answers!  Living Abroad Lightning Round: 00:00 Intro 00:35. What is your favourite place you've lived? 01:24. What is your favourite international food? 02:16. What is your favourite international tradition? 03:24. What is your favourite thing about living abroad? 04:13. What is your b ..read more

Hello and Welcome to The Expat Pod! For those who may have noticed there has been a short break in posting new episodes... don't worry this is just so I can have a little break from posting as I've moved back from Sweden to the UK and needed to sort my life out a little. I am looking to post some new full episodes again in October when I've had time to edit and schedule some more and focus on promoting the podcast. Anyway I hope you enjoy this little update, and please go back through the back catalogue of older episodes if you'd wish to catch up on some great interviews. As always please ..read more

Title: The Expat Pod: Kate Seabra Subtitle: Leaving Portugal for the UK University Experience Episode Number: 015 Release Date: 30/07/2023 Duration: [00:50:46] Welcome to The Expat Pod, the podcast where we explore the ins and outs of living abroad, embracing new cultures, and navigating life as an expat. I'm your host, James Doran, and today, I am joined by the incredible Kate who is originally from Portugal but with a Kiwi father who moved to the UK to study and didn't look back. We talk about her time in Oxford, London and Kent, how she found making friends and the culture shock between bot ..read more

Title: The Expat Pod: Andre Fich Subtitle: Moving from Brazil to Europe Episode Number: 011 Release Date: 02/07/2023 Duration: [00:37:46] Welcome to The Expat Pod, the podcast where we explore the ins and outs of living abroad, embracing new cultures, and navigating life as an expat. I'm your host, James Doran, and today, we're diving into the many travel adventures of Andre, from moving to the UK for a year of cultural exchange in Liverpool, to what it is like to work in the US, and finally exploring the opportunities of an MBA abroad, with some great advice on how to follow in his footsteps ..read more

Welcome to another instalment of the Quick Fire Questions derivative of the podcast. In this shorter format, I ask my guests a handful of questions to which they share a quick answer in order to hopefully inspire some future expats to follow in their footsteps or at the very least be entertained by some of the great answers!  Quick Fire Questions: Steve Cowgill a British expat living in Muscat, Oman. Steve started his professional career in Manchester, England, before being given the option to explore life working abroad. He chose to look at the Middle East as his new home on an initial ..read more

Title: The Expat Pod: Rajeev Jain Subtitle: Leaving India in Lockdown Episode Number: 008 Release Date: [11/06/2023] Duration: [00:48:59] Welcome to The Expat Pod, the podcast where we explore the ins and outs of living abroad, embracing new cultures, and navigating life as an expat. I'm your host, James Doran, and today, we're diving into moving from India to Sweden for a job in IKEA. Resources Mentioned: Linkedin Jobs: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/ Arbetsmiljöverket: https://www.av.se/en/ Rajeev Jain: https://www.instagram.com/jaipurite_in_sweden/ Connect with Us: Website: https ..read more

Welcome to another instalment of the Quick Fire Questions derivative of the podcast. In this shorter format, I ask my quest a handful of questions to which they share a quick answer in order to hopefully inspire some future expats to follow in their footsteps or at the very least be entertained by some of the great answers!  Quick Fire Questions: Meleknur Alevcan is an incredible traveller living in Russia, Sweden, the USA and her home country of Turkey. Melek is also an incredibly successful psycologist who is able to share her incredible insights into dealing with emotional issues whil ..read more

Title: The Expat Pod: Javier Bernalte Subtitle: Spain - Germany - Sweden Episode Number: 004 Release Date: [14/05/2023] Duration: [00:46:54] Welcome to The Expat Pod, the podcast where we explore the ins and outs of living abroad, embracing new cultures, and navigating life as an expat. I'm your host, James Doran, and today, we're diving into why I’m embarking on this journey. Connect with Us: Website: https://www.tallmantravels.co.uk/the-expat-pod  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089327439022  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.expat.pod/  Twitter: ht ..read more