The Expat Pod

The Expat Pod

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  • E033 - Leaving Turkey to study abroad with Meleknur Alevcan

    Title: The Expat Pod: Meleknur Alevcan

    Subtitle: Leaving Turkey to study abroad

    Episode Number: 33

    Release Date: [12/02/2024]

    Duration: [00:38:56]

    Welcome to The Expat Pod, the podcast where we explore the ins and outs of living abroad, embracing new cultures, and navigating life as an expat. I'm your host, James Doran, and today, we're diving into the life of Meleknur Alevcan who has spent a lot of time as a student living abroad in Russia, Sweden and the United States of America. Before settling into a professional life in Sweden.


    Melek has such depth of knowledge and passion for mental health and has shared with us her views on dealing with mental health issues we may all face when living away from home.

    Connect with Us:

    • Website: https://www.tallmantravels.co.uk/the-expat-pod 

    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089327439022 

    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.expat.pod/ 

    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatPod

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-expat-pod/ 

      • 00:00 Intro

      01:28 Getting There

      10:33 Being There

      30:33 Review

      Subscribe, Rate, and Review:

      If you enjoyed this episode of The Expat Pod, please subscribe, rate, and leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners like you and continue to deliver valuable content on life as an expat.

      39 min
    • Quick Fire Questions - Victoria Hutton

      Welcome to another instalment of the Quick Fire Questions derivative of the podcast. In this shorter format, I ask my quest a handful of questions to which they share a quick answer in order to hopefully inspire some future expats to follow in their footsteps or at the very least be entertained by some of the great answers! 

      Quick Fire Questions: Victoria Hatton Chats About leaving Russia to live in the UK having spent 10 years here and surviving the threat of deportation she has achieved so many amazing things, with one of the best outlooks on life I've come across

      Living Abroad Lightning Round:

      00:00. What is your favourite place you've lived?

      01:01. What is your favourite international food?

      01:43. What is your favourite international tradition?

      03:12. What is your favourite thing about living abroad?

      04:25. What is your best homesickness remedy? 

      05:32. What is the hardest thing about living abroad?

      07:37. What is the best phrase you've learnt whilst living abroad?

      09:18. What is the best way to make friends abroad? 

      11:55. What is the best thing to do in your new city?

      12:58. What is your best expat life hack?

      Connect with Us:

      • Website: https://www.tallmantravels.co.uk/the-expat-pod 

      • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089327439022 

      • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.expat.pod/ 

      • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatPod

      • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-expat-pod/

        • Subscribe to our podcast!

        Share your favourite expat stories on social media using #QuickFireAbroad

        15 min
      • E032 - A Near Miss with Deportation... with Victoria Hutton

        Title: The Expat Pod: Victoria Hutton

        Subtitle: A Near Miss with Deportation

        Episode Number: 32

        Release Date: [05/02/2024]

        Duration: [01:06:19]

        Welcome to The Expat Pod, the podcast where we explore the ins and outs of living abroad, embracing new cultures, and navigating life as an expat. I'm your host, James Doran, and today, we're diving into the story of Victoria Huttons journey from Russia to the UK, where she navigates language, visas, work, the risk of deportation and so much more.

        Victoria has so much experience working in software and marketing and shares a lot of her insights of UK life.

        Connect with Us:

        • Website: ⁠https://www.tallmantravels.co.uk/the-expat-pod⁠ 

        • Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089327439022⁠ 

        • Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.expat.pod/⁠ 

        • Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/ExpatPod⁠

        • LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-expat-pod/⁠ 

          • 00:00 Intro

          01:07 Getting There

          23:35 Being There

          51:29 Review

          Subscribe, Rate, and Review:

          If you enjoyed this episode of The Expat Pod, please subscribe, rate, and leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners like you and continue to deliver valuable content on life as an expat.

          1 hr 7 min
        • Quick Fire Questions - With Morgan Rockwell

          Welcome to another instalment of the Quick Fire Questions derivative of the podcast. In this shorter format, I ask my quest a handful of questions to which they share a quick answer in order to hopefully inspire some future expats to follow in their footsteps or at the very least be entertained by some of the great answers! 

          QFQ: Morgan Rockwell Chats About moving to Portugal from the United States and Living Life Globally

          Living Abroad Lightning Round:

          00:00. What is your favourite place you've lived?

          00:59. What is your favourite international food?

          01:46. What is your favourite international tradition?

          02:40. What is your favourite thing about living abroad?

          03:25. What is your best homesickness remedy? 

          04:34. What is the hardest thing about living abroad?

          05:15. What is the best phrase you're learnt whilst living abroad?

          06:57. What is the best way to make friends abroad? 

          08:09. What is the best thing to do in your new city?

          08:48. What is your best expat life hack?


          Connect with Us:

          • Website: https://www.tallmantravels.co.uk/the-expat-pod 

          • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089327439022 

          • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.expat.pod/ 

          • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatPod

          • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-expat-pod/

            • Subscribe to our podcast!

            Share your favourite expat stories on social media using #QuickFireAbroad

            10 min
          • E031 - Making the most of a tough start to expat life with Morgan Rockwell

            Title: The Expat Pod: Morgan Rockwell

            Subtitle: Making the most of a tough start to expat life

            Episode Number: 31

            Release Date: [29/01/2024]

            Duration: [01:01:25]

            Welcome to The Expat Pod, the podcast where we explore the ins and outs of living abroad, embracing new cultures, and navigating life as an expat. I'm your host, James Doran, and today, we're diving into navigating the world of alternative medicine and how to check the recognition of qualifications abroad. Plus the topic of having children abroad, marriage and divorce all in your second language.

            Connect with Us:

            • Website: https://www.tallmantravels.co.uk/the-expat-pod 
            • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089327439022 
            • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.expat.pod/ 
            • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatPod
            • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-expat-pod/ 

              • 00:00 Intro

              01:10 Getting There
              14:56 Being There
              50:57 Review

              Subscribe, Rate, and Review:

              If you enjoyed this episode of The Expat Pod, please subscribe, rate, and leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners like you and continue to deliver valuable content on life as an expat.

              1 hr 2 min
            • Quick Fire Questions: WIth Aoife O'Brien

              Quick Fire Questions: Aoife O'Brien Chats About her experiences of living abroad

              Living Abroad Lightning Round:

              00:33 What is your favourite place you've lived?

              01:01 What is your favourite international food?

              01:37. What is your favourite international tradition?

              02:52 What is your favourite thing about living abroad?

              04:47 What is your best homesickness remedy? 

              06:04 What is the hardest thing about living abroad?

              07:34 What is the best phrase you've learnt whilst living abroad?

              08:47 What is the best way to make friends abroad? 

              10:00 What is the best thing to do in your new city?

              10:44 What is your best expat life hack?


              Connect with Us:

              • Website: https://www.tallmantravels.co.uk/the-expat-pod 

              • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089327439022 

              • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.expat.pod/ 

              • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatPod

              • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-expat-pod/

                • Subscribe to our podcast!

                Share your favourite expat stories on social media using #QuickFireAbroad

                13 min
              • E030 - An Irish Expat Exploring the world with Aoife O'Brien

                Title: The Expat Pod: Aoife O'Brien

                Subtitle: An Irish Expat Exploring the world

                Episode Number: 30

                Release Date: [22/01/2024]

                Duration: [01:12:35]

                Welcome to The Expat Pod, the podcast where we explore the ins and outs of living abroad, embracing new cultures, and navigating life as an expat. I'm your host, James Doran, and today, we're diving into….

                Connect with Us:

                • Website: https://www.tallmantravels.co.uk/the-expat-pod 

                • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089327439022 

                • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.expat.pod/ 

                • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatPod

                • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-expat-pod/ 


                  • 00:00 Intro

                  03:46 Getting There

                  32:08 Being There

                  57:55Review


                  Subscribe, Rate, and Review:

                  If you enjoyed this episode of The Expat Pod, please subscribe, rate, and leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners like you and continue to deliver valuable content on life as an expat.


                  Links to Aoife's Socials:

                  https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien

                  https://www.instagram.com/happieratwork.ie 

                  https://www.twitter.com/happieratworkHQ 

                  https://www.youtube.com/@happieratworkhq

                  1 hr 13 min
                • Quick Fire Questions - a German Nomad Wiebke

                  Welcome to another instalment of the Quick Fire Questions derivative of the podcast. In this shorter format, I ask my quest a handful of questions to which they share a quick answer in order to hopefully inspire some future expats to follow in their footsteps or at the very least be entertained by some of the great answers! 

                  This week I am joined by Wiebke who is a German living in Chile. 

                  Come join us to hear her take on the matters at hand


                  Living Abroad Lightning Round:

                  00:00. What is your favourite place you've lived?

                  01:00. What is your favourite international food?

                  02:00. What is your favourite international tradition?

                  03:00. What is your favourite thing about living abroad?

                  04:00. What is your best homesickness remedy? 

                  05:00. What is the hardest thing about living abroad?

                  06:00. What is the best phrase you've learnt whilst living abroad?

                  07:00. What is the best way to make friends abroad? 

                  08:00. What is the best thing to do in your new city?

                  09:00. What is your best expat life hack?

                  About Wiebke :

                  Wiebke used to work in the German police force before taking the plunge to support her life and dream living in a jungle in Costa Rica... guess what she achieved it.

                  Connect with Us:

                  • Website: https://www.tallmantravels.co.uk/the-expat-pod 

                  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089327439022 

                  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.expat.pod/ 

                  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatPod

                  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-expat-pod/

                    • Subscribe to our podcast!

                    Share your favourite expat stories on social media using #QuickFireAbroad

                    12 min
                  • E029 - Part 3 - Leaving the German system for a nomadic lifestyle

                    Title: The Expat Pod: Wiebke Uhlendorf

                    Subtitle: Leaving the German system to be a Nomad
                    Episode Number: 29
                    Release Date: [15/01/2024]
                    Duration: [00:40:31]
                    Welcome to The Expat Pod, the podcast where we explore the ins and outs of living abroad, embracing new cultures, and navigating life as an expat. I'm your host, James Doran, and today, we're diving into the story of Wiebke and how she left Germany and the systems there in order to pursue a dream of living in the jungle. This episode we discuss her review of living abroad so far sharing some incredible tips and tricks for all to use going forward.
                    Connect with Us:
                    Website: ⁠https://www.tallmantravels.co.uk/the-expat-pod⁠ 
                    Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089327439022⁠ 
                    Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.expat.pod/⁠ 
                    Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/ExpatPod⁠
                    LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-expat-pod/⁠ 
                    Subscribe, Rate, and Review:
                    If you enjoyed this episode of The Expat Pod, please subscribe, rate, and leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners like you and continue to deliver valuable content on life as an expat.

                    15 min
                  • E029 -Part 2 - Leaving the German system for a nomadic lifestyle

                    Title: The Expat Pod: Wiebke Uhlendorf

                    Subtitle: Leaving the German system to be a Nomad
                    Episode Number: 29
                    Release Date: [15/01/2024]
                    Duration: [00:40:31]
                    Welcome to The Expat Pod, the podcast where we explore the ins and outs of living abroad, embracing new cultures, and navigating life as an expat. I'm your host, James Doran, and today, we're diving into the story of Wiebke and how she left Germany and the systems there in order to pursue a dream of living in the jungle. This episode shows all about what it was like to live in each of these places!
                    Connect with Us:
                    Website: ⁠https://www.tallmantravels.co.uk/the-expat-pod⁠ 
                    Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089327439022⁠ 
                    Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.expat.pod/⁠ 
                    Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/ExpatPod⁠
                    LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-expat-pod/⁠ 
                    Subscribe, Rate, and Review:
                    If you enjoyed this episode of The Expat Pod, please subscribe, rate, and leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners like you and continue to deliver valuable content on life as an expat.

                    38 min

                  About The Expat Pod

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                  Welcome to "The Expat Pod!" Hosted by James Doran, our podcast explores the ins and outs of expat life, featuring stories, interviews, and tips for living abroad. Subscribe for new episodes every week and join our global community of expats and travellers.