Meet the Expats

Meet Fiorenza,

Expat in London for 14 years now, she shares her love for languages and how she is juggling her Italian and french roots while living in London bringing up two kids who are embracing all the cultures and languages they are surrounded with and making them their own.

We dive into education differences in France, Italy and the UK. how Fiorenza has become so attached to vibrant London and of course she shares her recommendations for the city.

Sky garden for food with amazing views

Lockdown Bakehouse bakery for the best croissant

Carte blanche: the parks in London Hampstead Heath

The expat song: Growing up by Run River North https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz4ZOAsjW6g

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Meet Taha Siddiqui,

Pakistani award-winning journalist, he has been living in exile in Paris since 2018, following a kidnapping attempt. Listen to his journey from fleeing Pakistan, to finding exile in France with his family, and building a new life by founding the Dissident Club, a Parisian cultural bar open to all.

His recommendations:

🥩 Eat at a Bouillon in Paris (Bouillon Chartier, Bouillon Julien, Bouillon Pigalle) for traditional food in a lively art deco hall

Have a stroll and picnic along Canal de l'Ourqq

His song Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter

📚Find his book here

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Meet Marc,

Fellow Expat podcaster he has moved his life twice now, in two very different situations. In this episode he shares how he left is native Spain, to settle in Frankfurt, Germany, with only 2 weeks notice 😱, as a job opportunity came up, and then a few years later, this time in a remote job he followed his partner who had an opportunity in Athens.

Now settled in Athens he shares his insights on Greek life: the slow way of life of the city, and the small-town vibes each neighborhood has to offer.

His recommendations in Athens:

☕ Banca café

🍸 Ramon bar

🛹 Latraac skate café

🌯 Lostre Kuisina for Greek cuisine

His song 🎤 from the band Social Waste

Listen to his podcast Expat Experts

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Meet Mariam,

Pakistani, TCK and eternal expat, Mariam has lived in over 10 countries: moving alone, moving with her husband, and later moving as a multicultural family with their three children. Together, with her German-Italian husband, they have found different ways to bring their own cultures into their children's lives, creating traditions and some stability, all while embracing what each country has to bring. Each creating their own Mola as she likes to describe a TCKs identity.

As her expat life evolved, Mariam found new ways to reinvent herself and shifted her career towards writing. In this episode, she shares the story behind her novel The Guilty Can't Say Goodbye, a love letter to Portugal, and the relationships between three expat women with their own secrets, guilt, and hopes for a new life.

Now in Cascais, Portugal her recommendations are

☕ Lusophonica café and radio for the best flat white in town

🐟 Surpresa grill for fresh seafood

Two expat songs 🎤

No roots Alice Merton

This City by Sam Fischer,

Related articles

Growing up as a TCK

Expat parenting tips

More about Mariam here

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Meet Sibylle Eschapasse,

After living the island life during part of her studies, she moved to New York to start a new life and settle. In this episode she shares

• her arrival to the city by sea, on a cargoship just like immigrants would

• how she made her dream of working at UN a reality

• the changes New York has been through

Expat song: Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys

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Meet Daniella,

Half American, half Swedish, and part Malawi, she is the definition of multi-cultural. In this episode she shares her struggle to understand her identity and the multiple moves she made as a young woman eager to discover the world and what it has to offer.

After a couple of years in the US running after bills, she made the move to Sweeden for a new start in life, enrolled in University, and moved to a few other European countries before settling in France to join her partner in life. They spent a couple of years in Paris suburbs, and then decided on La Rochelle as a compromise to life abroad to settle their roots in a small city by the sea.

Her recommendations for La Rochelle

🍸 Curious bar for interesting cocktails

🍷 Bons vivants for their wine selection

🌶️ Les petits clous restaurant

🍦 Romeo ice cream

🎤 Hurdy Gurdy Man by Donovan

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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

Related articles:

25 essential expat questions to ask

How to learn a new language

Take online language classes with Lingoda

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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-blueprint-challenge/

website
https://lgelena.comMy podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foreign-language-roadmap/id1725992122

Recommendations

☕ Mokxa for wonderful coffee

🌳 Take a stroll along the Rhone and Saone

🎤 Song: Mon ami by Serena x Adrea Banuti

To get in touch with Elena:

Website https://lgelena.comMy

Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foreign-language-roadmap/id1725992122

Related articles:

Moving abroad when you don't speak the language

How to learn a new language

Take online language classes with Lingoda

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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 for fondue

• Perle du lac

• Diner Cruise

🇹🇿 Zanzibar

• Tembo House Hotel

• Blue Oyster Inn

Her song by Karolina by Awilo

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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 

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10 proven ways to make friends abroad

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