In Between Expats

If you’re a female expat and/or an entrepreneur I think you’ll find this particular episode useful. Hailing from Norfolk, Virginia Jennifer Fry is a community manager for Girl Gone International, a platform that helps women who live abroad. At the same time, Jennifer is looking for a co-founder for her new venture that will also help expats, you can see her contact information in the show notes. She tells us how during her university studies she had to make a choice between pursuing neuroscience or seeing the world. She chose the latter and she explains how that choice has led her to live in many countries as well as many US cities, and marrying a Portuguese man.. Listening to Jennifer’s life story I began to think if it’s possible to go home again, meaning if we can pick up in our home city where we left off. The answer is not that clear, but Jennifer’s story is certainly interesting.

Items, places, and people discussed during the interview. Please click on the links for clarification and context.

How to contact Jennifer:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfrypm/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfrypm/)

https://twitter.com/siciliana (https://twitter.com/siciliana)

https://www.instagram.com/jenfyre/ (https://www.instagram.com/jenfyre/)

https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.fry/ (https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.fry/)

Jennifer’s current reading list:

https://designingyour.life/the-book/ (Designing your life)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38390751-the-infinite-game (The Infinite Game)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38820046-21-lessons-for-the-21st-century (Lessons for the 21st century)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50278376-stillness-is-the-key (Stillness is the key)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52879286-humankind (Humankind)

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https://girlgoneinternational.com/ (Girl Gone International)

https://farmup.pt/en/ (Farmup)

https://www.classical-music.com/features/articles/classical-voice-types/ (Classical voice types)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience (Neuroscience)

https://science.gmu.edu/academics/departments-units/neuroscience (George Mason University Neuroscience laboratory)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4836448/ (Serotonin pathways in sea slugs)

https://www.ashoka.org/en (Ashoka)

https://www.valuepenguin.com/small-business/what-is-microloan (Microloans)

Social entrepreneurship is an approach by individuals, groups, start-up companies or entrepreneurs, in which they develop, fund and implement solutions to social, cultural, or environmental issues. This concept may be applied to a wide range of organizations, which vary in size, aims, and beliefs.

https://teflworldwideprague.com/ (TEFL Worldwide Prague)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swxBQ1NCf7A (Opera Classics - Youtube)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Callas (Maria Callas)

https://www.internations.org/ (Internations)

http://cdmxtravel.com/en/ (Mexico City)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condesa (La Condesa - Mexico City)

Mexico City elevation: 2,240 m (7,350 ft)

https://playadelcarmen.com/ (Playa del Carmen)

https://www.airbnb.com/ (Airbnb)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Chesky (Brian Chesky)

https://www.go-oregon.com/portland/gclid:CjwKCAjwg4-EBhBwEiwAzYAlsqBAtYRGN0iXQJO7iu8D0Nvb2rGTecZZbOOFwgzwgH9h9X8ATeNvTBoCWhYQAvD_BwE/# (Portland, Oregon)

https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/ (Miami, Florida)

https://www.austintexas.org/ (Austin, Texas)

https://www.visitportugal.com/en (Portugal)

https://www.visitlisboa.com/en (Lisbon, Portugal)

https://lisbonlisboaportugal.com/Alfama-Lisbon/Alfama-district-lisbon.html (Alfama, Lisbon)

https://www.lagosportugalguide.com/index.html (Lagos, Portugal)

https://www.visitalgarve.pt/en/Default.aspx (Algarve, Portugal)

How does a native of Bordeaux, France build a successful corporate career in Prague? It helps to have two Master's degrees but the path to becoming a VP at SAP took a few prior turns. Nevertheless, he describes how all his work experiences along with rugby and half marathon running have allowed him to become a better leader.

Items, places, and people discussed during the interview. Please click on the links for clarification and context.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunolabedan/ (Bruno Labedan - LinkedIn)

https://www.bordeaux-tourism.co.uk/ (Bordeaux)

https://www.catalunya.com/?language=en (Catalonia)

https://www.barcelonaturisme.com/wv3/en/ (Barcelona)

https://www.girona.cat/turisme/eng/ (Girona)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_football (Rugby)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_marathon (Half Marathon)

https://www.timeout.com/sydney/sport-and-fitness/the-most-scenic-running-routes-in-sydney (Running in Sydney)

https://greatruns.com/location/stockholm-sweden/ (Running in Stockholm)

https://www.iamsterdam.com/en/see-and-do/things-to-do/active/best-spots-for-running (Running in Amsterdam)

https://www.ifp.cz/ (Institut Francais de Prague)

https://www.amazon.com/HHhH-Laurent-Binet/dp/1471315738 (HHH - Laurent Binet)

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Kerry-Patterson/dp/0071771328/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=82020497916anddchild=1andgclid=Cj0KCQjwvYSEBhDjARIsAJMn0lgEiMiqbuHIY00AOMlCHJS6eklz_8UBFITctuZuKvy83A8N6AqwlggaAp5-EALw_wcBandhvadid=394592758734andhvdev=candhvlocphy=9062906andhvnetw=gandhvqmt=eandhvrand=5172514884452983256andhvtargid=kwd-131243222andhydadcr=24492_1811870andkeywords=crucial+conversationsandqid=1619114686andsr=8-1 (Crucial Conversations) Note: the title was incorrectly stated during the interview.

Dr Babu Chalam, an urgent and acute care doctor in the State of Washington. Babu hails from South East Georgia and given the times, the episode can be divided in two parts: his experience as a physician during the pandemic, as well having been fully inoculated against the Covid-19 virus. The second part is his experience as an expat, ranging from early travels to Tamil-speaking India to Heidelberg, Germany to Ostrava and Prague - Czech Republic.

Items, places, and people discussed during the interview. Please click on the links for clarification and context.

https://www.exploregeorgia.org/ (State of Georgia)

https://www.experiencewa.com/ (State of Washington)

https://chennaitourism.travel/ (Chennai)

https://www.india.com/travel/mumbai/ (Mumbai)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language (Tamil language)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html (Covid-19)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/Pfizer-BioNTech.html (Pfizer vaccine)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naproxen (Naproxen)

https://www.medicinenet.com/acetaminophen/article.htm#what_are_the_side_effects_of_acetaminophen (Acetaminophen)

https://www.heidelberg.de/english/Home.html (Heidelberg)

https://www.uga.edu/ (University of Georgia)

https://aiesec.org/ (AIESEC)

https://www.prague.eu/en (Prague)

https://www.ostrava.cz/en/turista (Ostrava)

https://www.dresden.de/en/tourism/tourism.php (Dresden)

https://www.trier-info.de/en (Trier)

https://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en (Stuttgart)

https://zugspitze.de/en (Zugspitze)

https://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-ALCHEMIST-Coelho-Apr-25-2006-Paperback/dp/B00540JYS0/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1andkeywords=the+alchemistandqid=1617737246ands=booksandsr=1-3 ("The Alchemist")

https://www.amazon.com/How-Doctors-Think-Jerome-Groopman/dp/B0029LHWKY ("How doctors think")

https://www.buchenwald.de/en/69/ (Buchenwald)

https://entreexpatriados.captivate.fm (Entre Expatriados) - My podcast in Spanish

Děkuji moc = ‘Thanks a lot’ in Czech

Tschüss = ‘Bye’ in German

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5KVzIlHllMaqfVvqPyovNM (KROQ in the 80s)

Items, places, and people discussed during the interview. Please click on the links for clarification and context.

Fernando Davila, the Peruvian entrepreneur and surfer who became an expat at the young age of 15. He never returned to live in his home country, but has had an interesting life in the U.S. and Czech Republic. He opens up about the cultural differences expats face with local spouses, as well as his company https://evocreative.com/ (EvoCreative) .

https://www.peru.travel/en (Peru)

https://www.peru.travel/en/destinations/lima (Lima)

https://www.godominicanrepublic.com/ (Dominican Republic)

https://www.visitomaha.com/ (Omaha)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett (Warren Buffett)

https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/ (Miami)

https://www.prague.eu/en (Prague)

https://plantpower.cz/ (Plant Power)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumu%27ah (Jumu'ah (Friday prayers))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OtzJtp-EM (Immigrant Song -Led Zeppelin)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxuThNgl3YA (Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em8JuUW-OOE (Always on the run - Lenny Kravitz)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakeboarding (Wakeboarding)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-pipe (Half-Pipe)

https://www.eatperu.com/ceviche-recipe/ (Peruvian Ceviche)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouladen (španělský ptáček (spanish bird) aka Rouladen)

https://www.visitportugal.com/en (Portugal)

https://www.barcelonaturisme.com/wv3/en/ (Barcelona)

http://www.malagaturismo.com/en (Málaga)

https://www.andalucia.org/en/provincia-cadiz (Cádiz)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawlty_Towers (Fawlty Towers)

Emil Jimenez, the New Yorker who lives in Prague and whose daughter inspired him to want to live forever through his latest entrepreneurial adventure.

Items, places, and people discussed during the interview. Please click on the links for clarification and context.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emiljimenez1/ (Emil Jimenez - LinkedIn)

https://passioncomm.com/ (Passion Communications)

http://www.mindbank.ai (Mind Bank AI)

https://www.nycgo.com/ (New York City)

https://www.godominicanrepublic.com/ (Dominican Republic)

https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/ (Miami)

https://www.fiu.edu/ (Florida International University)

https://miamiadschool.com/advertising-school/ (Miami Ad School)

https://www.budapestinfo.hu/ (Budapest)

http://www.leoburnett.cz/en/#what-helps-people-helps-business-helps-people (Leo Burnett)

https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680178/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4ZB19FF21RUBanddchild=1andkeywords=rich+dad+poor+dadandqid=1616440468andsprefix=rich+dad+%2Caps%2C252andsr=8-1 (Rich Dad Poor Dad book)

https://pivovary-staropramen.cz/en/ (Staroprammen beer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_marketing_officer (Chief Marketing Officer)

https://www.lfp.cz/ (Lycee Francais de Prague)

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/ (Natural History Museum - London)

https://www.dailybreadmarketplace.com/ (Daily Bread - Coral Gables)

https://flamingoeverglades.com/ (Everglades)

https://www.godominicanrepublic.com/poi/family/samana/las-terrenas/ (Las Terrenas - Dominican Rep.)

https://www.godominicanrepublic.com/punta-cana/ (Punta Cana - Dominican Rep)

http://english.shanghai.gov.cn/nw46669/index.html (Shanghai)

http://english.beijing.gov.cn/ (Beijing)

https://visitmaldives.com/en (Maldives)

https://www.plose.org/en/winter-plose.html (Plose - Italy)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror (Black Mirror)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martine_Rothblatt (Martine Rothblatt)

https://neuralink.com/ (Neuralink)

Items, places, and people discussed during the interview. Please click on the links for clarification and context.

Douglas Wong is a serial entrepreneur from Long Beach, CA who ended up in the then Czechoslovakia in 1990, after backpacking through Europe. Like many he liked Prague, started out teaching English, got a corporate job, started a family, and eventually founded different companies. Now, he advises many young entrepreneurs and startups who want to leave their mark in the world. Certainly, Douglas describes his road to success as a rollercoaster ride which he kindly discusses in this episode. I look forward to reading his upcoming memoir, and this is one of the two initial episodes of this podcast, and I hope you enjoy it.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-wong-85202128/ (Douglas Wong - LinkedIn)

http://www.blackfire.eu (Blackfire)

https://magic.wizards.com/en (Magic The Gathering)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE_CBPhd2do (President George H. W. Bush in Wenceslas Square, 1990)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DPaJitMcRE (Gene Deitch video)

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Prague-American-During-Communism/dp/8086223094 ("For the Love of Prague" - Gene Deitch)

https://sdgs.un.org/goals (The 17 Goals - Sustainable Development Goals)

https://www.seedstars.com/ (Seedstars)

https://www.visitlongbeach.com/ (Long Beach, CA)

Items, places, and people discussed during the interview. Please click on the links for clarification and context.

The very charismatic American artist, April Popko, has lived and worked from her Prague art studio since 2003. She discusses how after having spent time in Australia and the Netherlands, she was done with expat life. That’s until she met her Czech husband. April left her native Provincetown, MA to live in Prague and through a series of circumstances, she became well known in the Czech art scene. She discusses how her life as an expat and family have influenced her paintings, and how even in difficult situations -such as the ongoing pandemic, her art work attempts to offer positivity to those experiencing it. This is one of the two initial episodes of this podcast, and I hope you enjoy it.

http://www.popkoproductions.com/ (http://www.popkoproductions.com)

https://www.facebook.com/APRILPOPKOART (https://www.facebook.com/APRILPOPKOART)

http://instagram.com/aprilpopko (http://instagram.com/aprilpopko)

https://www.visit-massachusetts.com/state/ (Massachusetts)

http://capecodonline.com/ (Cape Cod)

https://ptowntourism.com/ (Provincetown)

https://www.prague.eu/en (Prague)

https://www.getty.edu/museum/ (Getty Center Los Angeles)

https://museum-essays.getty.edu/paintings/sallan-monet-sunrise/ (Sunrise (Marine) - Claude Monet)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_art (Abstract Art)

https://www.zofin.cz/en/ (Žofín Palace)

https://www.eatingeurope.com/blog/czech-easter/ (Czech Easter)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Mailer (Norman Mailer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Blum_(writer,_born_1967) (Jonathan Blum)

https://www.in-n-out.com/ (In-n-Out Burger)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierogi (Polish Pierogi)

https://becherovka.com/en (Becherovka)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slivovitz (Slivovice)

A brief introduction of what you can expect from In Between Expats.