Alex and Holly sit down with Wellington Phoenix defender Ellie Walker for an exclusive chat about her remarkable journey to Aotearoa.

From growing up in Portland, Oregon and playing college football at the University of Portland, to quitting her corporate job at HP and boarding a plane to Portugal with two weeks' notice, Ellie's path to professional football is not your typical story.

We talk about three very different football cultures, the challenges of communicating as a defender when you don't speak the language, and what it's actually like to uproot your life and move to the other side of the world on gut feeling alone.

We also get into life in Wellington - the coffee, the people, the wind, and a very honest review of some of New Zealand's most beloved foods.

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