Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Almost Local
| Titre | Date | Durée | |
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| EP 33 — Maria & Nikki - Embracing Change: Reflections on Life Abroad and Coming Home | 31 Jul 2026 | 00:41:06 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 32 — Finding Home in the Smallest Habits | 16 Jul 2026 | 00:07:10 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 31 — Does Moving Abroad Change Who You Are? | 08 Jul 2026 | 00:10:16 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 30 — From Canada, to the USA, Switzerland, and The Netherlands; Andrea's story. | 24 Jun 2026 | 00:37:34 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 29 — Culture Shock in New Zealand: Honest Truths About Kiwi Life | 10 Jun 2026 | 00:09:56 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 28 — Maria and Heike, from Germany to New Zealand - Belonging Across Borders | 15 May 2026 | 00:20:02 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 27 — April Abroad: Reflections from Auckland, New Zealand | 06 May 2026 | 00:05:09 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 26 — Maria & Yanina, Lessons on Identity, Home & Belonging | 01 Apr 2026 | 00:56:44 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 25 — What Happens When International Women in Auckland Sit Around a Table | 13 Mar 2026 | 00:09:16 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 24 — Two Suitcases: What We Leave & What We Carry | 27 Feb 2026 | 00:12:36 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 23 — Maria & Sandra: Expat reflections from Dubai | 07 Feb 2026 | 00:47:17 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 22 — New Year Resolutions When Living Abroad | 22 Jan 2026 | 00:11:17 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 21 — End of the Year Reflections on life abroad with Maria | 18 Dec 2025 | 00:09:33 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 20 — Returning to New Zealand: A Year Reflections | 12 Dec 2025 | 00:13:24 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 19 — Navigating Holiday Guilt: Embracing Life Between Two Worlds | 05 Dec 2025 | 00:10:25 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 18 — From Colombia to Sydney: Finding Home Again (and Again) | 28 Nov 2025 | 00:15:46 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 17 — Why Community Matters Abroad. | 21 Nov 2025 | 00:11:37 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 16 — Maria & Andrea: Embracing the Almost Local Journey. | 14 Nov 2025 | 00:17:39 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 15 — Four Months of Belonging | 07 Nov 2025 | 00:07:48 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 14 — Time Zone Tales with Maria | 31 Oct 2025 | 00:03:59 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 13 — The Six Stages of Moving Abroad | 24 Oct 2025 | 00:07:39 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 12 — Home Is Here: An Expat’s Journey | 17 Oct 2025 | 00:47:02 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 11 — No Ikea, No Problem: Home Inheritance | 10 Oct 2025 | 00:04:54 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 10 — Navigating Life Abroad — 3 Lessons from Ines | 03 Oct 2025 | 00:20:54 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 9 — #3 Lessons on Transitions (and Tsunamis!) | 26 Sep 2025 | 00:05:44 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 8 — Home, Heart, and Life Abroad: Karina’s Story | 19 Sep 2025 | 00:42:47 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 7 — A Love Letter to Biking (Not Just About the Bike) | 12 Sep 2025 | 00:06:17 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 6 — Coming Home to New Zealand | 05 Sep 2025 | 00:04:56 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 5 — Three Moves, One Story Still Writing | 29 Aug 2025 | 00:04:34 | |
A Journey of Three Moves: Finding Home Again In this episode of Almost Local, host Maria broadcasts from Auckland, New Zealand, sharing her journey of moving between countries. From her birthplace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to New Zealand, then to the Netherlands, and back to New Zealand again, Maria reflects on how these moves have shaped her and her family. She discusses the challenges of fitting into a new environment, dealing with personal loss, and rediscovering oneself. Maria also invites listeners to join the Almost Local community for more stories and support in navigating life abroad. 🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 4 — Coming Home: A New Edge of Place | 22 Aug 2025 | 00:04:56 | |
🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 3 — Almost Local - My little "expat" workbook | 05 May 2025 | 00:09:47 | |
Join Maria as she introduces Almost Local Episode #3, featuring her delightful "expat" workbook! 🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 2 — Navigating Life Abroad | 19 Apr 2025 | 00:10:47 | |
In this solo episode, Maria unpacks five of the biggest dilemmas many expats face—identity, belonging, purpose, relationships, and the elusive idea of "home." Drawing from her journey and countless conversations with others living abroad, she invites you to reflect on what it means to build a life between cultures. 🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||
| EP 1 — Intro with Maria | 19 Apr 2025 | 00:06:19 | |
Welcome to Almost Local! In this kickoff episode, Maria shares the story behind the podcast, what inspired her to start it, and what you can expect in the episodes to come. From cultural shifts to personal growth, this is a space for honest conversations about the messy, beautiful reality of life abroad. 🎒 Download here the free Little Expat Workbook — a gentle guide to navigating life abroad with more clarity, reflection, and confidence. 🌍 Join the Almost Local | Women Living Abroad Facebook Community — a free space for honest conversations, shared experiences, and connection between women navigating life abroad. 🎙️ Want to share your story? 💌 🌍 Join the Almost Local community Receive Maria’s reflections in your inbox, join our monthly online and in-person Gatherings & Coffee Circles, and navigate life abroad together with a community of women who truly get it. 🎧 If this episode resonated with you, sharing it or leaving a review genuinely helps more women living abroad discover these conversations. | |||