Meet the Expats

Meet Dian,

Dian was a senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where she contributed to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize–winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 🌱

After her early retirement, she decided to live the adventure abroad with her husband as english teachers. Little did they know they would end up in Thailand teaching kindergarten children! 🐥

In this episode, she shares how she approached life abroad at 60, adjusted to an entirely new work environment, to say the least, and navigated her life back in the US a year later, publishing her memoir: Kindergarten at 60  📗

Her recommendations are:

🎵 And her mediation song breathing in, breathing out  

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Meet Susan,

Irish expat in France for decades, Susan tells us how a love story turned her vacation in Paris into a lifetime in France ❤️ Having spent the different stages of her life abroad, she shares how she went from party Susan to motherhood and how that impacted her social life but also how drinking became a form of self-care. She gives us practical tips to be aware of our drinking habits, especially when abroad in cultures that put drinking at the center of social interactions and how to find both yourself and the tribe that fits you.

Paris recommendations:

- Au petit fer à cheval traditional café restaurant in the center of the Marais

- Le paon qui boit: sober drinks store

Song: Me too  by Megan Trainor

Find Susan at: https://www.sharpsensecoaching.com/ 

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Meet Giulia,

Italian young woman, who after a first experience in India and in Colombia, decided Italy would not be for the rest of her life. So with her husband, they planned their escape together, and landed on the US early this year.

In this episode, Giulia shares how for once in her life she has no plan and is letting herself live and adapt, her culture shocks and how she is growing in this new culture.

Follow her adventures on her Youtube Channel The Unplaned Project  and try her recommendations

- Restaurant Palo for Spanish food

- Groceries: Wholefoods for organic food and Trader Joe for international

Her song sang by her husband Iris  

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Meet Gal and Mayan 🍉

Two sisters who grew up in constant change back and forth between Israel and France and embraced this change early on, making it a part of their lifestyle and live by the motto: see everything as an opportunity, make things happen! 💪

After multiple moves throughout their adult life, they are now both settled in Paris, and running Smoozitive together, helping women live their best life abroad.

Recommendations

🍺 Pub Saint Germain  

🍕 Pasta fresco to get a ta ste of Italy 

🍃 île de la Cité for a meditative walk

Song: Look for the good by Jason Mraz 

To learn more about them check out their website  

related article: 25 essential expat questions to ask

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Meet Andrea,

From Northern Ireland, at the early age of 21, without knowing anything about the UAE, she flew off to become an air hostess at Emirates ✈️ from there, she kept on traveling and living in new countries in the UAE, but also in the US with a husband and child this time, in Australia, Japan. She is now recently back in the UK, much closer to home, but perhaps this is the most challenging move. We discover that the challenges can sometimes be things that we don't necessarily think about at first, like just having to drive everywhere can block your independence.

Close to Cambridge, she shares her recommendations:

🍺 The Punter Pub 

🍔 Honest burger  

🧘‍♀️ Banatyne gym for  yoga and bodypump

and her song, Desert Rose  by Sting to dream of the Dubaî deserts

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Meet Mikkel,

He has been travelling the world non stop for 20 years and an expat all over the globe. In this episode he shares 

Learn more about Mikkel here https://expatmoney.com/about-us , and about the school program here 

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Meet Pauline,

Third Culture Kid and host of this podcast. This week I'm in the 🔥 hot seat and talk through my childhood as a french girl in Ireland and South Africa, how I moved on my own terms later on, surprisingly back to Ireland ☘️, and also my return to France after all those years, my reverse culture shock and of course, the genesis of this podcast 🎙️

I'll share some tips to get through RCS and my favorite spots in Paris

☕ Voie 15 a café  and co-working space on the green belt with lovely terrace away from all cars

🌮 Bazurto for Co lombian tapas and a fun night vibe

🔥 Le Cheval Blanc  for a fancy coffee with a view in a 5 star hotel

🎤 My good vibe song I know there's gonna be good times 

Related article: Moving home as an expat, the story of my repatriation & reverse culture shock

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Meet Stephen,

Who takes us to France, Paris where he has been living for over 10 years. From his experience of moving he shares his tips before a move:

• choosing the best country 

• knowing language will factor in

• making friends can take longer in some countries

• learn if residency or citizenship is the best for you

And his parisian recommendations:

☕ Cafe Pure for a casual parisian café, featured in the romantic movie Before Sunset
🍲 The Hood for fusion food

🌳 La promenade plantée for a stroll in the city

And his song is the opening music and scene to Midnight in Paris  for a stroll in the city

Check out Stephens courses for your dream life abroad here and get an extra free consultation call with him.

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Meet Faiza,

Pakistani serial expat. Despite having moved her family and life several times, this last move to Hong-Kong was by far the most challenging. She explains how the Covid restrictions challenged their arrival and integration into the city. She overcame these and came to love her time in Hong Kong by:

Recommendations in Hong Kong

🍸 Argo bar in the  Four Seasons for amazing views

 🌮 Coa  bar and restaurant

🍤 Hutong Sezchua n restaurant

🍲 Punjab Club the only P akistani Michelin Star 

Carte blanche go for a hike in the peak area to get city and sea views

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Meet Vangile,

Who has been living the nomad life for years 🌎 After struggling with money trauma, she now masters her budgets and runs her own business enabling her to travel the world debt free. 

In this episode she explains:

- how her first travels were through cruise work

- how she continues her self care journey when discovering new countries

- the beauty and kindness of the strangers she has met across the world

She shares recommendations in Mexico:

🌮 Vegan tacos at No Mames in La Punta,  Puerto Escondido

🍸 Cocktails overlooking the sea at Almoraduz - https://www.almoraduz.com.mx">https://www.almoraduz.com.mx

🧘‍♀️ Yoga studio Marea for an Asana or Yin class https://www.mareayogastudio.com">https://www.mareayogastudio.com/

🎤 Thelma & Louise, the Ballad of lucy Jordan 

 Thunder by Ima gine Dragons

Find and contact Vangile through:

www.wealthy-money.com

www.twitter.com/vangilemakwakwa

www.youtube.com/wealthmoney1

wealthy-money.com/spotify

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