Thank You For Having Me

Today I'm talking to someone I'd safely call an Expat Expert. Originally from the United States, David McNeill has been living abroad permanently since 2014. First in Tokyo for 2 years, Berlin for 3 years, and Porto, Portugal since 2019. In total, he has traveled to nearly 60 countries so far and now runs the expat consultancy service and hosts the podcast, Expat Empire

Quincy Pham may be only 29, but she has a lot of life and travel under her belt! Born and raised in Washington she’s lived in the UK and travelled to places like Montenegro, Czech Republic, Hungary, Morocco, Belgium, Slovakia, Brazil, South Africa, Malta, Hong Kong, Monaco and Portugal (to literally just name a few from her list!) Today she is calling Sydney, Australia home and is here to chat about life as a self-employed piano teacher and piano accompanist.

Born and raised in Australia on an isolated 5500 acre farm, Hadley White has gone from NSW country boy to Director of Digital Health at ResMed in San Francisco. Today we're chatting all things #expatlife and what it was like to fall in love in lockdown.

Born in Canada and raised in the US, Dana Filek-Gibson went to college in Boston before buying a one way ticket to Vietnam in 2010 where she immersed herself in the culture, cuisine and tourism. The result: three guidebooks and a very impressive career in journalism and freelance writing. Now living back in Canada, Dana is here today to chat expat life, moving home and what it's like to slip back into work.

Sabrina Rogers Anderson was my first guest on Season 2! We have the pleasure of chatting in October 2020, but shortly after we recorded she got some pretty life-changing news...

Today I'm chatting with California girl turned Bondi business woman, Gina Hartshorn! As the Founder and CEO of Bondi Beach Holiday Homes, she's here to talk about what it's like to approach nearly two decades as an expat in Australia as well as the positive outcomes of the Covid-19 recession.

Since I’m feeling the Valentine’s Day spirit this year, I want to share this extra cute Ausmerican love story! A fellow Florida girl, Rae Knopik, went on a study abroad trip to Italy and fell in love… with an Australian. Today she calls Australia’s capital home and is here to chat about the logistics of #expatlife and how founding the Canberra Gals Network helped her find her community.

Today’s episode is all about how Spanish-Brit, Francisco Del Rincon, found himself going from studying law in Madrid to devouring history books so he could give guided tours of London to working five days a week in a blood donation clinic for covid patients.

Today I’m joined with global food innovation expert and AgThentic Founder & CEO, Sarah Nolet. Born and raised in Silicon Valley, we’re chatting about how she went from the US to Australia by way of South America. (We’re also talking about how she’s managed to co-found Tenacious Ventures, Farmers2Founders and host her own podcast: AgTech… So What? all while squeezing in copious beach volleyball sessions on Manly Beach!

Ever wondered what it would be like to hop freight trains on the Trans-Siberian Railway? Well, Theo Mayers can tell you what it’s all about. Born & raised in the UK, today’s episode will chronicle how Theo made a life as a ski-bum/chef/rally car driver/ backpacker/ designer in Europe, Mongolia, North Africa, Australia, & the US (to name a few of the places…) before settling down with his American wife and kiddos in Toronto, Ontario, Canada!