Meet the Expats

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

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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: Atlas, Gin Bar for fancy cocktails🍸

in Toronto: try the apple fritters 🍎 at The Fourth Man in the Fire Pizzeria

Check out the beach area in Toronto

Her expat breakdown song is Big girls don't cry by Fergie

Listen to Lucy's podcast here: https://www.lucyjeon.com/podcast

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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 more about Robert and his books, click here 

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Meet Ann Marie,

American expat living in San Miguel de Allende, Ann Marie left on a sabbatical to test living there with her husband, years later they are still there living their dream among the artistic community.

Very she quickly she got involved in the local community helping build houses with Casita Linda  and then launching Mano Amiga to empower women through microloans for their small businesses.

Recently she wrote a novel The broken hummingbird   the story of an american woman moving abroad to fix her marriage and finding her new path.

Tips in San Miguel de Allende:

San Miguel Life: https://www.sanmiguellife.com/blog

Academia Internacional de San Miguel de Allende: https://academiasanmiguel.org/

Atrio Restaurant https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g151932-d13316579-Reviews-Atrio-San_Miguel_de_Allende_Central_Mexico_and_Gulf_Coast.html

No Volveré (Pedro Infante) https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=no+volvere+pedro+infante+video&view=detail&mid=D82AA859D0C4C1F2366FD82AA859D0C4C1F2366F&FORM=VIRE

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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 🇫🇷 French boys and how things seem to go a lot faster in France, and a juicy Italian first date gone wrong 

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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

Welcome to Miami by Will Smith 

Cody Johnson Till you can't 

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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 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

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Meet Mike,

Former expat, he has lived across the globe, and now back in Michigan is CEO of Greenback Expat Tax Services.

In this special episode, he shares his experience abroad and the results of the recent 2023 Expat Trends Survey built by Greenback. The survey, conducted among over 3,200 US expats across 122 countries, provides invaluable insights into the lives and sentiments of the growing expat community.
From revealing that 1 in 5 US expats are seriously considering or planning to renounce their US citizenship due to tax complexities and perceived governmental hostility to exploring the struggles expats face with government regulations, the survey results shed light on the unique challenges faced by US citizens living overseas.
Interested in diving deeper into these insights? We invite you to explore the full results of the 2023 Expat Trends Survey on Greenback's website. This is a must-read for any American living or considering a move abroad. And if you need help with your expat tax situation, remember, Greenback is here to simplify the process and take the stress out of US expat taxes.

Mike also shares his recommendations across the globe 🌏

☕ Coffees in South Korea, pick your theme or animal, name it you will find one to your tast

🍣 Food in Japan, any small convenience store will actually have very fresh and good food for a bargain

🦓 His carte blanche is going on a safari in Africa to feel the magic and go back to childhood

His expat song, or should I say his guilty pleasure is Baby by Justin Bieber  as a reminder of the kids singing and dancing in Tonga.

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Meet Laurel,

Childrens author now based in Germany for over 10 years, she shares her arrival in the small city of Bonn and how she made her place in this little town by taking part in the things she loves: books and gardening. 

Indeed she joined the library as a volunteer and very quickly became a part of the community, same by joining the shared gardens and growing her vegetables she has been able to share with experiences with both the locals and migrants of the town.

Her recommendations

Bar: 5 Senses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5senses_espressobar/

Restaurant:

Früh am Dom (Cologne): https://www.frueh-am-dom.de/brauhaus.html

Expat song: "Blessed Be Your Name" by Matt Redman 

Beethoven's Für Elise --Bonn is Beethoven's birthplace and the ice cream truck plays the first line over and over.

Carte blanche: Botanischer Garten (Uni Bonn) https://www.botgart.uni-bonn.de/en

For a free copy of Trouble with Parsnips, click here: https://mybookcave.com/direct/trouble-with-parsnips/   (limited offer to 30 days)

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Meet Fred,

TCK and former expat, after traveling the world for work, staying in hotels and short term rentals, he settles back in Paris and enters the real estate industry: this is the premises of Coco. 

In this episode he shares how he founded  Coco Living with the wish of reinventing life in the city of Paris. Coco offers furnished apartment rentals, access to co-working spaces and events to create meaningful connections between internationals. Socialize with like-minded entrepreneurs and creatives in Paris!

Try his favorite places

🥩 Le Dauphin

💃 Bonnie for a  full night out with the best views of Paris

The expat song Puisque tu pars , Jean-Jaques Goldman

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Related article https://meet-the-expats.com/expat-tips/10-ways-to-make-friends-abroad/

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