This year, we hosted our first real Thanksgiving in Finland — and it made me realize how holidays hit completely differently when you live abroad. In today’s episode, I’m talking about what it feels like to rebuild traditions from scratch, the emotional whiplash of being far from home during the holidays, and how adulthood shows up in the smallest moments… like trying to buy canned pumpkin in a country that doesn’t even celebrate Thanksgiving.

If you’re navigating holidays in your late 20s, figuring out who you are while building a life far away from where you started — this one’s for you.

(Music Prod. credit to Matt Monroe)
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