My Expat Journey

For today’s episode of My Expat Journey, I invited my newfound friend Elisabeth Viljoen, a Public Relations Manager of Toastmasters. 

It will be a quite inspirational session as she’s going to share how the simple intentions of improving her English speaking skills, growing her network, and integrating with people from different cultures have opened many opportunities for growth and development and how Toastmasters is an integral part of it all. 

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Find out more about me and my goal at melisacohen.com.

For the seventh episode of My Expat Journey, we’ll continue to talk about how speaking a foreign language pushed me out of my comfort zone and be the best version of my ‘communicating’ self. 

And what it’s beautiful irony taught me about loving my mother tongue more, accepting my unique accent, and breaking free from my own self-inflicted fears. 

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Find out more about me and my goal at melisacohen.com

For today's holiday episode of My Expat Journey, we're going to talk about one of the common challenges of many expats — learning a new language! 

Join me as I recall my unforgettable experience about learning a language that's entirely different on my own, how I overcome it with flying colors, and how it helped me commute between two cultures. 

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Find out more about me and my goal at melisacohen.com.

Happy New Year everyone! Bonne et heureuse année !

For today's holiday episode of My Expat Journey, I invited my friend Sonja Beckerhoff, a developmental coach who's currently living in Australia. 

It's going to be a heartwarming session as we’ll talk about celebrating Christmas far from family, practicing gratitude, mindfulness, acceptance, and making the holiday still merry and meaningful despite this year's adversity. 

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Find out more about me and my goal at melisacohen.com.

For today’s episode of My Expat Journey, I invited my good friend, Else Carden-Lapierre, a painting conservator based in Auckland. We’re going to talk about how she kept her European roots and traditions alive, 20,000 kilometers away from home. Come and join us!

Find out more about me and my goal at melisacohen.com.

In this new episode of My Expat Journey, I’m going to introduce myself, up close and personal, the challenges and learnings, and how my aspiration to see what’s outside the world, go on an adventure, practice a new language, and experience a new culture paved the way to my expat life journey. Find out more about me and my goal at melisacohen.com.

Today I speak to Stephen Martin who moved overseas at a young age. I wanted him to share his perspective. 

Many parents struggle to understand what children go through in the move and how to help them. 

Enjoy!