The Expat Repat Podcast

Tina Busch is a blogger, translator and English coach at tinabusch.com. Tina and her family lived as expats for 5 years in Chattanooga, Tennessee. When an involuntary transfer sent them back to Germany, she was not happy about it, and in the process of the move, completely lost touch with her sense of self. Tina and I talked about how babies in Europe must lie flat, the process she went through to get back in touch with her higher self and discover her life's purpose, and she shared her best tip for repats. If you like what you hear, please subscribe on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, leave a review, and consider joining our Patreon campaign! Thanks for listening.

In this episode of the Expat Repat Podcast, I talk with Jennifer, a two-time Californian repat trying to find her way in the US after living in Germany and the UK. Jennifer and her husband feel the eternal itch to move abroad, even after life’s twists and turns and aging parents have brought them back home again - twice. Jennifer talks about the major differences in work culture between the US and Europe and she shared a great tip for those about to repatriate to help remember the little parts of your everyday expat life. Please remember to subscribe, rate and leave a review!

Caroline Allen is a writer, speaker and book coach at Art of Storytelling. Caroline spent 10 epic years abroad and found the process of repatriating to be brutal. Her advice for repats, and ability to identify the struggles repats face, is epic in itself. This is a must-listen for anyone who's lived abroad and had a hard time moving back home. If you like what you hear, please subscribe on iTunes, be sure to leave us a review and consider joining our Patreon campaign! Thanks for listening.

In this episode of the Expat Repat Podcast, I speak with Adrielle Stapleton, a relocation consultant and recovering trailing spouse. Adrielle has a Masters in Classics, has spent the last ten years moving for her husband’s job, and in late 2017, landed in Lexington, Kentucky for a whole new round of culture shock in her own country. Adrielle and I talked about gaining cultural fluency wherever you may find yourself, building a professional and social network from scratch, and her “good enough” philosophy that applies to expats and repats alike. Please remember to subscribe and leave us a review!

In this episode, I speak with Brooke Fox, an American who repatriated with her very British husband from London to Indianapolis, Indiana in 2015. Three years later, Brooke is still shocked by re-entry and American life. We talked about navigating schools with a high ability, gifted child; how to adjust expectations ahead of repatriating, and what it's been like for her husband to adjust in the heart of the Midwest.

In this episode I speak with Californian couple, Glenn and Mari, who discuss their repatriation to the US in 2013. Glenn and Mari shared how they hit a glass ceiling in their expat careers, about their adjustment and non-adjustment to life back home, and how it felt to take the plunge and return to expat life when they moved overseas again in late 2017. Glenn and Mari experienced many ups and downs and surprises, and Mari also talked about how overwhelming US junk mail can be! 

In this episode of the Expat Repat Podcast, I talk with Alison Trainer, Opera Singer, University Professor - and Founder of the wildly popular Grumpy Expat closed Facebook Group. Alison was a grumpy expat and decided to leave her expat life behind and split with her Swiss partner when she moved back to the US for a professor position in 2017. Alison and I talked about career and work as an expat woman and mother, international separation with children in the mix, and what makes a happy expat.

In this episode of the Expat Repat Podcast, I speak with Kristin Trummer, a back and forth American Expat Repat with her Swiss husband. We spoke about schooling in another country, the horrors of nostalgia, and shared our best tips for repatriation.