Meet Taha Siddiqui,

Pakistani award-winning journalist, he has been living in exile in Paris since 2018, following a kidnapping attempt. Listen to his journey from fleeing Pakistan, to finding exile in France with his family, and building a new life by founding the Dissident Club, a Parisian cultural bar open to all.

His recommendations:

🥩 Eat at a Bouillon in Paris (Bouillon Chartier, Bouillon Julien, Bouillon Pigalle) for traditional food in a lively art deco hall

Have a stroll and picnic along Canal de l'Ourqq

His song Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter

📚Find his book here

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Meet Marc,

Fellow Expat podcaster he has moved his life twice now, in two very different situations. In this episode he shares how he left is native Spain, to settle in Frankfurt, Germany, with only 2 weeks notice 😱, as a job opportunity came up, and then a few years later, this time in a remote job he followed his partner who had an opportunity in Athens.

Now settled in Athens he shares his insights on Greek life: the slow way of life of the city, and the small-town vibes each neighborhood has to offer.

His recommendations in Athens:

☕ Banca café

🍸 Ramon bar

🛹 Latraac skate café

🌯 Lostre Kuisina for Greek cuisine

His song 🎤 from the band Social Waste

Listen to his podcast Expat Experts

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Meet Lucy Jeon,

Korean young woman, expat podcaster and founder of HeyGlobally. Early on, she knew deep down she wanted to live in North America, Korea was just too small and traditional for her. 

In this episode learn how she worked her way over to Canada, where she now feels "comfortable" as she says.

Listen as we explore:

- Culture shock even though you move to a nearby country

- How strangely you can feel less lonely alone abroad then in your home country

- How her expectations prior to moving to a new country changed throughout the years

She shares her recommendations

in Singapore: Atlas, Gin Bar for fancy cocktails🍸

in Toronto: try the apple fritters 🍎 at The Fourth Man in the Fire Pizzeria

Check out the beach area in Toronto

Her expat breakdown song is Big girls don't cry by Fergie

Listen to Lucy's podcast here: https://www.lucyjeon.com/podcast

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Meet Robert Norris,

A conscientious Vietnam war objector and author of The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don't Rise: Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me.

In this episode he shares the stories of his travels around Europe and the world, roadtripping from France to Iran, until he decides to settle in Japan where he moves his way up from a simple teaching job on a student Visa to full-time dean and eventually retired with a pension in a small city close to Fukuoka. 

His recommendations for Japan:

🐟 Log House Alaska  for smoked salmon

🎶 Road  by Takahashi George 

To learn more about Robert and his books, click here 

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Meet Ann Marie,

American expat living in San Miguel de Allende, Ann Marie left on a sabbatical to test living there with her husband, years later they are still there living their dream among the artistic community.

Very she quickly she got involved in the local community helping build houses with Casita Linda  and then launching Mano Amiga to empower women through microloans for their small businesses.

Recently she wrote a novel The broken hummingbird   the story of an american woman moving abroad to fix her marriage and finding her new path.

Tips in San Miguel de Allende:

San Miguel Life: https://www.sanmiguellife.com/blog

Academia Internacional de San Miguel de Allende: https://academiasanmiguel.org/

Atrio Restaurant https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g151932-d13316579-Reviews-Atrio-San_Miguel_de_Allende_Central_Mexico_and_Gulf_Coast.html

No Volveré (Pedro Infante) https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=no+volvere+pedro+infante+video&view=detail&mid=D82AA859D0C4C1F2366FD82AA859D0C4C1F2366F&FORM=VIRE

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Meet the lovers,

In this special episode, we talk about love ❤️  and dating abroad. I interviewed 3 expats Laurie, David and Sangra at a Pitch Dating event in Paris, and they shared their dating stories;

1. Laurie, founder of 💕 Pitch Dating  tells us about this fun concept of meeting new people and what it was like dating Swedes  in London 

2. David tells us about the 👻 scary dating world in Paris with mixed lines and the importance the friend circle plays when it comes to dating a REAL Parisian

3. Sadra shares the differences between dating 🇺🇸 American boys vs 🇫🇷 French boys and how things seem to go a lot faster in France, and a juicy Italian first date gone wrong 

- music by talented Not The King.   -
free download: https://theartistunion.com/tracks/efa832

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Meet Philippe & Anne-Mathilde,

In this episode the french couple shares their surprises, challenges, discoveries and adventures along their first expat adventure in Miami. We explore what each other's expectations with this trip was as well as their own motivations to take the leap.

Both also share their discovery of the latin culture and recommendations:

- 🍸 bar: Botanico gin  in Coconut grove

- 🐟 restaurant Aromas del Peru  for ceviche and https://bullagastrobar.com/Bulla gastrobar  for spanish tapas

- Winwood district upcoming neighborhood

- Key Biscayne beach

🎶 Songs

Welcome to Miami by Will Smith 

Cody Johnson Till you can't 

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Meet Nicole,

An american young woman living in Malaga, Spain for the past few years. In this episode, she shares her love for latin culture and how she improved her spanish and adjusted to the slow-paced life, but also the story behind the local traditional music Verdiales: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1mOsB1AXwo&list=RDQMAFekszLRTH4&start_radio=1

Her recommendations:

La Tranca : bar with old records

El Pimpi : one of the oldest wine bars, now co-owned by Antonio Banderas

Botanical Jardim 

Song: Alba  by Antionio flores

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Meet Mike,

Former expat, he has lived across the globe, and now back in Michigan is CEO of Greenback Expat Tax Services.

In this special episode, he shares his experience abroad and the results of the recent 2023 Expat Trends Survey built by Greenback. The survey, conducted among over 3,200 US expats across 122 countries, provides invaluable insights into the lives and sentiments of the growing expat community.
From revealing that 1 in 5 US expats are seriously considering or planning to renounce their US citizenship due to tax complexities and perceived governmental hostility to exploring the struggles expats face with government regulations, the survey results shed light on the unique challenges faced by US citizens living overseas.
Interested in diving deeper into these insights? We invite you to explore the full results of the 2023 Expat Trends Survey on Greenback's website. This is a must-read for any American living or considering a move abroad. And if you need help with your expat tax situation, remember, Greenback is here to simplify the process and take the stress out of US expat taxes.

Mike also shares his recommendations across the globe 🌏

☕ Coffees in South Korea, pick your theme or animal, name it you will find one to your tast

🍣 Food in Japan, any small convenience store will actually have very fresh and good food for a bargain

🦓 His carte blanche is going on a safari in Africa to feel the magic and go back to childhood

His expat song, or should I say his guilty pleasure is Baby by Justin Bieber  as a reminder of the kids singing and dancing in Tonga.

Need help with your taxes? get help from Greenback Tax Services

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Meet Laurel,

Childrens author now based in Germany for over 10 years, she shares her arrival in the small city of Bonn and how she made her place in this little town by taking part in the things she loves: books and gardening. 

Indeed she joined the library as a volunteer and very quickly became a part of the community, same by joining the shared gardens and growing her vegetables she has been able to share with experiences with both the locals and migrants of the town.

Her recommendations

Bar: 5 Senses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5senses_espressobar/

Restaurant:

Früh am Dom (Cologne): https://www.frueh-am-dom.de/brauhaus.html

Expat song: "Blessed Be Your Name" by Matt Redman 

Beethoven's Für Elise --Bonn is Beethoven's birthplace and the ice cream truck plays the first line over and over.

Carte blanche: Botanischer Garten (Uni Bonn) https://www.botgart.uni-bonn.de/en

For a free copy of Trouble with Parsnips, click here: https://mybookcave.com/direct/trouble-with-parsnips/   (limited offer to 30 days)

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Meet Fred,

TCK and former expat, after traveling the world for work, staying in hotels and short term rentals, he settles back in Paris and enters the real estate industry: this is the premises of Coco. 

In this episode he shares how he founded  Coco Living with the wish of reinventing life in the city of Paris. Coco offers furnished apartment rentals, access to co-working spaces and events to create meaningful connections between internationals. Socialize with like-minded entrepreneurs and creatives in Paris!

Try his favorite places

🥩 Le Dauphin

💃 Bonnie for a  full night out with the best views of Paris

The expat song Puisque tu pars , Jean-Jaques Goldman

If you want to contribute to the podcast, tips against shout outs can be made through Tipee 

Related article https://meet-the-expats.com/expat-tips/10-ways-to-make-friends-abroad/

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Meet Dian,

Dian was a senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where she contributed to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize–winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 🌱

After her early retirement, she decided to live the adventure abroad with her husband as english teachers. Little did they know they would end up in Thailand teaching kindergarten children! 🐥

In this episode, she shares how she approached life abroad at 60, adjusted to an entirely new work environment, to say the least, and navigated her life back in the US a year later, publishing her memoir: Kindergarten at 60  📗

Her recommendations are:

• Adam cafe for refreshing drinks and AC
• Paii restaurant in Bangkok 

🎵 And her mediation song breathing in, breathing out  

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Meet Mariam,

Pakistani, TCK and eternal expat, Mariam has lived in over 10 countries: moving alone, moving with her husband, and later moving as a multicultural family with their three children. Together, with her German-Italian husband, they have found different ways to bring their own cultures into their children's lives, creating traditions and some stability, all while embracing what each country has to bring. Each creating their own Mola as she likes to describe a TCKs identity.

As her expat life evolved, Mariam found new ways to reinvent herself and shifted her career towards writing. In this episode, she shares the story behind her novel The Guilty Can't Say Goodbye, a love letter to Portugal, and the relationships between three expat women with their own secrets, guilt, and hopes for a new life.

Now in Cascais, Portugal her recommendations are

☕ Lusophonica café and radio for the best flat white in town

🐟 Surpresa grill for fresh seafood

Two expat songs 🎤

No roots Alice Merton

This City by Sam Fischer,

Related articles

Growing up as a TCK

Expat parenting tips

More about Mariam here

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Meet Susan,

Irish expat in France for decades, Susan tells us how a love story turned her vacation in Paris into a lifetime in France ❤️ Having spent the different stages of her life abroad, she shares how she went from party Susan to motherhood and how that impacted her social life but also how drinking became a form of self-care. She gives us practical tips to be aware of our drinking habits, especially when abroad in cultures that put drinking at the center of social interactions and how to find both yourself and the tribe that fits you.

Paris recommendations:

- Au petit fer à cheval traditional café restaurant in the center of the Marais

- Le paon qui boit: sober drinks store

Song: Me too  by Megan Trainor

Find Susan at: https://www.sharpsensecoaching.com/ 

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Meet Giulia,

Italian young woman, who after a first experience in India and in Colombia, decided Italy would not be for the rest of her life. So with her husband, they planned their escape together, and landed on the US early this year.

In this episode, Giulia shares how for once in her life she has no plan and is letting herself live and adapt, her culture shocks and how she is growing in this new culture.

Follow her adventures on her Youtube Channel The Unplaned Project  and try her recommendations

- Restaurant Palo for Spanish food

- Groceries: Wholefoods for organic food and Trader Joe for international

Her song sang by her husband Iris  

To contribute to the podcast, Tipee here 

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Meet Gal and Mayan 🍉

Two sisters who grew up in constant change back and forth between Israel and France and embraced this change early on, making it a part of their lifestyle and live by the motto: see everything as an opportunity, make things happen! 💪

After multiple moves throughout their adult life, they are now both settled in Paris, and running Smoozitive together, helping women live their best life abroad.

Recommendations

🍺 Pub Saint Germain  

🍕 Pasta fresco to get a ta ste of Italy 

🍃 île de la Cité for a meditative walk

Song: Look for the good by Jason Mraz 

To learn more about them check out their website  

related article: 25 essential expat questions to ask

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Meet Andrea,

From Northern Ireland, at the early age of 21, without knowing anything about the UAE, she flew off to become an air hostess at Emirates ✈️ from there, she kept on traveling and living in new countries in the UAE, but also in the US with a husband and child this time, in Australia, Japan. She is now recently back in the UK, much closer to home, but perhaps this is the most challenging move. We discover that the challenges can sometimes be things that we don't necessarily think about at first, like just having to drive everywhere can block your independence.

Close to Cambridge, she shares her recommendations:

🍺 The Punter Pub 

🍔 Honest burger  

🧘‍♀️ Banatyne gym for  yoga and bodypump

and her song, Desert Rose  by Sting to dream of the Dubaî deserts

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Meet Mikkel,

He has been travelling the world non stop for 20 years and an expat all over the globe. In this episode he shares 

• how he trasnformed his passion for travel into a business, while moving from country to country 
• how he offers an alternative schooling program both online and in brick and mortar schools, which can be a good solution for expat kids
• his recommendations in Panama City:
  • Salvaje Sushi & steak with a wild show
  • Go for a stroll on Avenida balboa 

Learn more about Mikkel here https://expatmoney.com/about-us , and about the school program here 

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Meet Pauline,

Third Culture Kid and host of this podcast. This week I'm in the 🔥 hot seat and talk through my childhood as a french girl in Ireland and South Africa, how I moved on my own terms later on, surprisingly back to Ireland ☘️, and also my return to France after all those years, my reverse culture shock and of course, the genesis of this podcast 🎙️

I'll share some tips to get through RCS and my favorite spots in Paris

☕ Voie 15 a café  and co-working space on the green belt with lovely terrace away from all cars

🌮 Bazurto for Co lombian tapas and a fun night vibe

🔥 Le Cheval Blanc  for a fancy coffee with a view in a 5 star hotel

🎤 My good vibe song I know there's gonna be good times 

Related article: Moving home as an expat, the story of my repatriation & reverse culture shock

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Meet Stephen,

Who takes us to France, Paris where he has been living for over 10 years. From his experience of moving he shares his tips before a move:

• choosing the best country 

• knowing language will factor in

• making friends can take longer in some countries

• learn if residency or citizenship is the best for you

And his parisian recommendations:

☕ Cafe Pure for a casual parisian café, featured in the romantic movie Before Sunset
🍲 The Hood for fusion food

🌳 La promenade plantée for a stroll in the city

And his song is the opening music and scene to Midnight in Paris  for a stroll in the city

Check out Stephens courses for your dream life abroad here and get an extra free consultation call with him.

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Meet Faiza,

Pakistani serial expat. Despite having moved her family and life several times, this last move to Hong-Kong was by far the most challenging. She explains how the Covid restrictions challenged their arrival and integration into the city. She overcame these and came to love her time in Hong Kong by:

• making a comfortable home
• building strong friendships
• joining local activieiities like playing Majong

Recommendations in Hong Kong

🍸 Argo bar in the  Four Seasons for amazing views

 🌮 Coa  bar and restaurant

🍤 Hutong Sezchua n restaurant

🍲 Punjab Club the only P akistani Michelin Star 

Carte blanche go for a hike in the peak area to get city and sea views

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Meet Vangile,

Who has been living the nomad life for years 🌎 After struggling with money trauma, she now masters her budgets and runs her own business enabling her to travel the world debt free. 

In this episode she explains:

- how her first travels were through cruise work

- how she continues her self care journey when discovering new countries

- the beauty and kindness of the strangers she has met across the world

She shares recommendations in Mexico:

🌮 Vegan tacos at No Mames in La Punta,  Puerto Escondido

🍸 Cocktails overlooking the sea at Almoraduz - https://www.almoraduz.com.mx

🧘‍♀️ Yoga studio Marea for an Asana or Yin class https://www.mareayogastudio.com/

🎤 Thelma & Louise, the Ballad of lucy Jordan 

 Thunder by Ima gine Dragons

Find and contact Vangile through:

www.wealthy-money.com

www.twitter.com/vangilemakwakwa

www.youtube.com/wealthmoney1

wealthy-money.com/spotify

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Meet Fanny,

Power woman, living in Indonesia. 💪

In this episode she shares how, with her husband they made the decision to settle where her career took her, even if that meant more challenges for him to integrate in the remote areas of Cameroun and Indonesia. 

She also opens up about their journey of creating a family and going through the process of medically assisted fertilization as an expat.

Her Indonesian recommendations:

🍹 Omlandia at the  River Deli Hotel 

🍣 Sushi Tei for authen tic Japanese food 

🦧 Bukit Lawang to see Orangutans

And for the song: Loreena Mckennit Caravan Serai  

Find Fanny Butler and her podcast Vis ta meilleure vie here 

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Meet Sibylle Eschapasse,

After living the island life during part of her studies, she moved to New York to start a new life and settle. In this episode she shares

• her arrival to the city by sea, on a cargoship just like immigrants would

• how she made her dream of working at UN a reality

• the changes New York has been through

Expat song: Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys

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Meet Lena,

Who left her life in Moscow to wander the world after a speed dating session. OK, it didn't quite happen like that but... she decided to move to London to start a master and after that realized she needed an international environment and went on to find a job in the Netherlands.

In this episode, we discuss culture and cross-culture communications. Lena explains how she picked up parts of the dutch culture and traditions but also shared her own culture with her close ones there, and how to prepare for culture gaps!

Before moving to a  new country, check the Hofstede insights to know where yo u will have the biggest gaps.

her recommendations for The Hague

- Patagonia beach club for a casual drink https://patagoniabeach.nl/ 

- Millers for foo d

- Go for a walk in the nearby forest to ressource and ground yourself

And her expat song: 🎤

Michael Kiwanuka Love and hate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMZ4QL0orw0 

Reach Lena

IG: https://www.instagram.com/lena.burykh/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080933204446

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenaburykh/

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Meet Jennifer,

Zimbabwean, who to pursue her dance dreams left home at 17, and moved to the UK to study ballet and then travelled across the pond to find her new new home in Canada.

In this episode she shares 

• her motivations to move and travel through dance
• as well as how writing became a form of expression and of grief for the zimbabwean life she left
• some insights from her poems All forgotten now 

As for recommendations in Calgary, Canada:

🍹Betty Lou's Library  for some litterary cocktails

🍕Avatara fro so me vegan pizza

📚Calgary Central Library for a visit 

🎤 Her expat song take you to the wild with Scatterlings of Africa  by Johnny Clegg

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Meet Sambridhi,

A young Nepalese who moved to Colorado to pursue university. After graduating she decided to find a job in the US to continue her life there, little did she know how difficult it would be when you need VISA sponsorship.

In this episode she talks us through:

• Her culture shocks 🤯
• The requirements for international postgrads to stay in the country 🌎
• Her tips in Colorado 🏜️
• Her expat song: Françoise Hardy Comment te dire adieu 🎤

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Meet Christine,

Podcast host of Flourish in Foreign. In this episode, she shares her journey to expat life in Spain, triggered by an intense hike across the country and gives us tips to

• Set your purpose
• Live your expat life with intention
• Learn how to slow down

In Spain for 5 years now, her favorite places are:

🍹Bar: Bugalü Bar - Valencia 

 🌮 Restaurant: Gallo Santo  in Barcelona for Vegan Mexican food

🍦 Amma  - Barcelona for Vegan Gelato

Carte blanche:  Sant Pol de Mar beach close to Barcelona

And her Expat Song: John Mayer "Why Georgia" 

Check out her podcast Flourish in the foreign 

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Meet my friends in Italy 🇮🇹,

Well mainly Nicola, he is italian, from Salerno, and has lived in Milan but now lives in Dublin, with Ann, who is Belgian but has lived in Milan, and Youma, french living in Dublin but just as in love with Italy as I am.

Travelling through Italy for a month I wanted to get different perspectives on the country, in this episode we talk about culture, traditions, the food of course and the work opportunities. 

For some food 🍕recommendations, Ann has your back with Ristorante Sant'Eustorgio 

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Meet Florence,

Serial expat for 25 years, currently living in Dubaï she recently published Expat wife Happy life, a practical book to live your best expat life.

In this episode she helps us explore 

• the questions you need to ask yourself before agreeing to move your life to a new country
• the questions you need to discuss with your partner
• the challenges you can expect

And shares the reason of her book Expat wife, Happy life ! 

Now living in Dubaî here are her hotspots:

• Shimmers  to enjoy great food on the beach
• Nammos  for all the Dubaï bling fun
• Nara  for an exclusive desert experience

And her expat artist is Cesaria Evoria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-5y1wOw6NQ 

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Meet Nifer,

Born in Spain, from a german mother and a british father, Nifer has forever been exposed to multiple cultures which have and continue to shape her unique identity.

True european and eager to move every so often, we discuss:

• learning multiple languages as a child
• adapting and understanding new countires, their cultures and societies
• sense of belonging

Now living in Paris, she shares her favorite Parisian spots

🎷Jazz bar café Laurent 

🍖 Le select  for nice celebration, try the duck

🚽The Sewers museum for a better und erstanding of how Paris became this city

and her expat song is An englishman in New York https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27gTrPPAyk

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Meet Raul,

Who started working remotely waaaay before the panedmic made it "trendy".

In this episode Raul tells us how his very first internship and job were in a remote 1st company 🤯and how then when working in a startup in Chile he navigated back to the digital nomad livestyle: travelling and working is the dream! 🏝️ he now spends 6 months in Spain and 6 months travelling the world.

We cover 

- why he chose this lifestyle with a corporate job

- the must haves when digital nomad

- his love for Colombia! 

and of course his recommendations for Medellin

🌮 Restaurants in Parque Lleras: https://www.medellin.travel/parque-lleras/?lang=en 

💃    El Eslabon Prendido  Salsa bar

💻 Coworking space: co-Work LaTam 

And his nostalgia song 🎤 Cadiz Carnival songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLGJz844otQ

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Meet Karissa,

Small town girl who after her very first french class, made up her mind to move abroad and become a french teacher! Little did she know, when she made her move later on what she was in for. 💍
In this episode Karissa talks us through all her culture shocks, from living abroad in a region where english is not the official language, to cooking 🥑 with college friends. 

From the differences in educational and healthcare systems to mariage and family. She tells us how she grew and shifted her mindset in this new environment.

And of course, her recommendations:

🥚 Brunch: Le Toaster 

🍸 For drinks Le Sparrow Bar 

🍷 BYOB Le Pegase 

And to test your fluency in Quebecois, try her expat song 🎤  Toune d'automne by Les Cowboys fringants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k--T1IbA7l8

Music credits

Not The King - Ice Tea : https://youtu.be/xYI0Rrnk1Jo
Not The King : https://soundcloud.com/coreygagne

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Meet Marcie,

Serial expat and tag along wife, as she tells us how she followed her husband through Asia and Paris with just as many repatriations to LA  as moves. ✈️

She shares how she had to reinvent hersefl and shifted from the music industry to writing ✒️ and the challenges a married couple goes through when relocating.💍

All these experiences, her expat circles experiences, and passion for writing led to Em's awful good fortune, where she explores issues of marriage and compromise, love loss and betrayel.  💔

Recommendations:

🍸Bar in Shanghai Mayita http://mayita-shanghai.com/about-us/ for rooftop margharitas

🥐 Café Chez Pierrot in Paris for a neighborhood café https://www.lesrestos.com/restaurant/fiche/paris/pierrot 

Place des Vosges in Paris for a nice stroll in the Marais

🎤 Song: Should I stay or should I go, The Clash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN1WwnEDWAM 

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Meet Daniella,

Half American, half Swedish, and part Malawi, she is the definition of multi-cultural. In this episode she shares her struggle to understand her identity and the multiple moves she made as a young woman eager to discover the world and what it has to offer.

After a couple of years in the US running after bills, she made the move to Sweeden for a new start in life, enrolled in University, and moved to a few other European countries before settling in France to join her partner in life. They spent a couple of years in Paris suburbs, and then decided on La Rochelle as a compromise to life abroad to settle their roots in a small city by the sea.

Her recommendations for La Rochelle

🍸 Curious bar for interesting cocktails

🍷 Bons vivants for their wine selection

🌶️ Les petits clous restaurant

🍦 Romeo ice cream

🎤 Hurdy Gurdy Man by Donovan

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Meet Heather,

A Scottish woman, who decided to leave the UK to teach in the Middle East. After a few years in Doha, and Dubai she has now cummulated 14 years in the Middle East!

She tells us:

- the differences and various levels of conservatism from emiratee to emiratee 

- the yound kids passion for horse and camel racing 

- and her favorite aspects of the Middle East

And here favorite spots in Dubaï:

🍸 Folly for  drinks with a view

🍱  Marina Social for the food  

🛍️  La Mer beach a rea with cafés and restaurants 

And her home song Caledonia by Frankie Miller for those nostalgia days before coming home for Christmas.

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Meet Linda,

Serial repatriate, and serial expat she has lived in Tokyo, London Abu Dhabi and reptatriated a few times back to Chicago where she is now living. In this episode she tells us what she has learned from her different moves and what changed in her approach to every new move. 

Plus how she has dealt with these multiple repatriations, that she treats as a new task, what is the Reverse Culture Shock and how to deal with it .

And if you are heading to Chicago, check out her recommendations:

🍣Nobu restaurant to feel back in Tokyo, although it is a perivuian fusion style

☕ Café: Floriole  very homemade vibe

🌷Carte Blanche: Alfred Caldwell lilly Pool  for a nice stroll and some meditation space in the middle of the city

And her expat song 🎤 Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7k0a5hYnSI 

Retaled article: how to navigate Reverse Culture Shock

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Meet Kyle,

Who moved to Paris when he was 9, and 20 years later made the move there again, on his terms.

In this episode he tells us 

• how he lived the move as a nine year old 
• how as an adult he decided to join Paris's growing tech scene
• the differences he has noticed in the french startup ecosystem vs San Francisco's Sillicon Valley
• and how to build your network in Paris

Having spent the past 3 years in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, here is his 18th arr. list of recommendations:

🍺Bar: Supercoin http://supercoin.net/super-carte/

🍕Restaurant for #PizzaTuesday Amore Mio https://amoremio-parigi.fr/

⛪Carte Blanche: Sacre Coeur

🎤Ex-Pat Song: Inspector Norse by Todd Terje -- 

And to find out what Kyle is up to in the tech world check out www.startup-roi.com and subscribe to the newsletter here https://startuproi.substack.com/p/coming-soon

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Meet Sondre,

Co-founder of SafetyWing, Sondre studied in Norway and started working as a policy advisor for the government. After getting frustrated with the slow pace of government change, he quit his job, and moved to Berlin to start freelancing and embraced the freedom!

He first founded SuperSide (YC W16), a platform for freelance designers. It was here he discovered the lack of a safety net for online remote workers. SafetyWing was then born with the aim of building a global social safety net.

In this episode we discuss:

• The benefits and challenges of being a digital nomad, 
• Sondre shares his tips to stay organised when freelancing and working remote
• What safetywing provides individuals and companies
• How the pandemic is changing the face of not only work but of cities. Now that companies are moving fully remote long term, who hasn't thought about moving to somewhere new?
• The developing of digital nomads communities and castles 🏰
• What it's like to live in San Francisco, Sillicon Valley! 

Of course he shares his recommendations for San Francisco:

🍺Bar: Church Key for craft beers from all over https://www.theinfatuation.com/san-francisco/reviews/church-key

🍝 Restaurant: Portofino for the white fish soup https://www.yelp.com/biz/portofino-san-francisco

🌉 Carte Blanche: Lands End trail for the beautiful landscape. https://www.alltrails.com/fr/trail/us/california/lands-end-trail

and his Expat song 🎤Make your own kind of music by Cass Elliot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC6b3RMs5Z0

🚨For more information on Safety Wing and a 5% discount, click here, 🚨

SafetyWing is your home country online. They are building a global social safety net for remote workers worldwide: from health insurance and remote retirement to a truly borderless world

Music credits 🎶

Musique proposée par La Musique Libre Not The King - Ice Tea : https://youtu.be/xYI0Rrnk1Jo 

Not The King : https://soundcloud.com/coreygagne

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Meet Ann,

For whom voluntary work has always been a part of her life ♥️ and also a way to go on an adventure and start living abraod 🌎

She tells us:

-how via VSO she went to Nepal fro 3 years, working in education and woman empowerment, helping out in remote schools, 

-and then, with her family moved to France for what was initially 2 years... and has now become 10 years. She is an emigrant as she say! 

- and her tips to learn the language: her favorite way being cooking with a frnech woman 

So if you ever stop by Belfort here are Ann's top recommendations:

- 🥩Restaurant: La fontaine des saveurs 

- ☕Cafés: Mon Café

- 🥐Bakery: Boulangerie François. https://patisserie-l-francois.eatbu.com/?lang=fr

And if you have time to go skiing go to La PLanche des Bellefilles resort 🎿

The exapt 🎤song is Amazing grace : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoJz2SANTyo

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Meet Matt,

This young American with the dream of checking out every single country in the world 🌎 tells us about his solo backpacking experiences throughout Europe and Asia: flowing from ✈️ country to country meeting new people and experiencing unkown cultures. 

With an early passion for travel, he passed his Toefl exam to be able to exlpore the world and is now teaching english in South Korea. He tells us about the differences in curriculum and age, and of course gives us his top recommendations in Busan:

🥓 restaurant: K-Tuna korean BBQ

🍸 bar: HQ for it's views https://www.facebook.com/hq.bar.5/

🏖️ Carte blanche: go to Busan beach

🎤His expat song My Best life by KSHMR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI62sq7U8G0 as he is currently living his best life 

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Meet Thomas,

An englishman who moved to Hamburg twice! 

He first encountered Germany 🇩🇪 watching german  cable TV as a teenager, and from there went off to work in Hamburg a first time.

After a few years back in the 🇬🇧 UK, he started to miss the German rules that initially bugged him and went back to Hamburg, this time relocating with 🎮 InnoGames, Germany’s leading developer and publisher of mobile and online games.

He tells us:

• How he approached his move differently the 2nd time, 
• How learning German helped tremendously to integrate,
• How InnoGames helped him settle in 
• How he now feels home and wants to get involved in local community by having a vote that counts therefore he went on and got his german citizenship, as well as the Irish one (more as a backup for Brexit). 

His recommendations for Hamburg:

🍸 Bar: Sofa bar for a few G&Ts http://zoebar.de/

🍞Restaurant: Lokmam Turkish restaurant with the best flatbread https://lokmam.de/

🚴‍♂️Carte blanche: take a city bike and ride around the city and along the lake.

His expat songs 🎤

• Gloria Gaynor I will survive - getting through the bumpy challenges of any expatriation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZGwHtGBZJU

• Rockeffellar street by Gettia Joani, estoian eurovision song in 2011: the perfect song to beat the streets of Hamburg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxvmdR7oYdQ

🎮InnoGames is Germany’s leading developer and publisher of mobile and online games. The company based in Hamburg is best known for Forge of Empires, Elvenar and Tribal Wars. InnoGames’ complete portfolio encompasses seven live games and several mobile titles in production. Born as a hobby, InnoGames today has a team of 400 employees from more than 30 nations who share the passion of creating unique games that players across the globe enjoy for years.

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Meet Cristina, 

Originally from Malaga in Spain 🇪🇸, she was determined to go abroad to the 🇬🇧 UK in Leeds to finish her studies and improve her english, this despite her family not supporting her in this choice. And so, while still studying and living at her parents, having never left home, she took on a loan to make her move happen and enjoy good conditions there without having the stress of making ends meet.

Looking back, five years later, she tells us how the Leeds accent is one of its own, how she wasn’t expecting to feel homesick nor that she would in the end feel home here in Leeds where, after 2 months back in Spain she decided to move here again, and now teached spanish.

Her top recommendations in the city:

☕ Cafés: Fettle https://fettle.uk/ & IF

🌳 Carte blanche: Roundhay parks & Leeds dock

🎤 And her expat song, Let her go by The Passenger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBumgq5yVrA

To read more about her adventures in Leeds check out her blog: www.mylittleworldoftravelling.com

Music credits 🎶

Musique proposée par La Musique Libre Not The King - Ice Tea : https://youtu.be/xYI0Rrnk1Jo 

Not The King : https://soundcloud.com/coreygagne

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Meet Pamela Druckerman, 

Journalist and bestselling author for "Bringing up Bébé", Pamela moved to Paris in 2004. 

In this episode, she tells us about her initial fears of this snobby and cold city, in some aspects, versus the romantic place fantacised by most americans who see Paris as their escape city. 

We discuss the parenting differences she noticed with the US, from food to sleep and social benefits.

And with "Paris by phone", her debut picture book with Benjamin Chaud, Pamela takes us through this dream of Paris, as Josephine, a little girl travels through the city via her magic phone, and experiences Paris like a real Parisian.

Recommendations to be a real Parisian:

🍳Have a soft boiled egg at Café Charlot in the Marais 3eme arrondissement https://www.theinfatuation.com/paris/reviews/cafe-charlot

🍷 A drink at the clown bar rue Amelot 11eme arrondissement https://www.clown-bar-paris.fr/

🎾 Play tennis in Jardin du Luxembourg

🎤 Josephine's theme song is Stand by your Man by Carla Bruni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJq2YsoSHk0

Website: https://pameladruckerman.com/ 📚 And free courses: https://www.pandemoniumu.com/ 

Music credits 🎶

Musique proposée par La Musique Libre Not The King - Ice Tea : https://youtu.be/xYI0Rrnk1Jo 

Not The King : https://soundcloud.com/coreygagne

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Meet Cinthya,

A french 🇫🇷 young woman currently living in Brighton who went abroad for the first time as an aupair when she was 19 years old. 

In this episode she tells us how to become an Au Pair, the requirements, how to make sure you will be in good hands and the benefits of this type of abroad experience: great when you have little savings and want minimum stress in organising your leave! 

Check out www.aupairworld.com which she used for both her trips in the USA and Australia.

Whe then change scenes completely and fly off to Cambodia where she interned for 6 months in a Hotel in Siem Reap 🇰🇭 (think Angkor temples). This time Cinthya experiences a real 🙈 culture shock, far away from all the westner culture she knows 👀, everything is different and takes adapting, from, the weather and the rythm at work to the food, shopping and just getting around. A trip she does not regret!

The top recommendations in Siem Reap:

🍵 Café: la couleur du thé for a poolside tea with homemade cake 🍰https://www.facebook.com/LaCouleurduTheSiemReap

🍝  Restaurant: My Little Café for delicious noodles

 And carte blanche go get yourself a massage and relax! 💆

Her song 🎤 , that get’s her in the mood to explore the 🌎 world is Ed Sheeran’s famous Galway Girl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87gWaABqGYs

Music credits 🎶

Musique proposée par La Musique Libre Not The King - Ice Tea : https://youtu.be/xYI0Rrnk1Jo 

Not The King : https://soundcloud.com/coreygagne

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Meet Josh and Kalie,

In their 20s they decided to go live abroad together, and then expat life just never stopped. They traveled from country to country, leveling up as English teachers, until it was time to move on to a new project and go back to Europe.

They are now living in Portugal, and have launched Expats Everywhere, helping aspiring expats make the move.

Recommendations:

☕ SO coffee roasters

☕ Negra Café

O Buraco restaurant

Brasau restaurant

FC porto stadium

Covello park

Check out their Youtube channel

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Meet Sarah,

Originally from San Diego, she fell in love in with the UK 🇬🇧 literally and decided to stay after her degree and having met the love of her life. Little did she know the struggle it would be to go from being an american student in the UK to being able to work in the UK.

In this episode she shares 

• How she obtained a working Visa for the UK
• How she socialised, built a strong professional network and ajusted her communication style to fit local culture
• Launched her own business in London
• Her take on Brexit as an American and how she saw a shift of mindset as the months went by

And of course her insider recommendations for London ♥️

• 🍹 Cocktail bar: Tonight Josephine, perfect for you instagramable saturday night https://www.tonightjosephine.co.uk/
• 🥩 Restaurant Shaka Zulu - rainforest type restaurant with exotic food https://www.shaka-zulu.com/
• 🏢 Rooftop Bar: The trafagar St James Rooftop bar for incredible views https://trafalgarstjames.com/the-rooftop

Her expat &  wedding 🎤 song Take That https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iACXwsP56a0

Music credits

Musique proposée par La Musique Libre

Not The King - Ice Tea : https://youtu.be/xYI0Rrnk1Jo

Not The King : https://soundcloud.com/coreygagne

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Meet David,

As the founder of Expat Empire, he is focused on inspiring people to move abroad and showing them how to do it.  In this episode he tells us how his passion for Japan started at a very young age, and how he made his dream of living there, come true. 🌟 

From finding a job, to navigating the unique work culture; from exploring the changing streets of the city to finding the best curry in town David takes us on an in depth tour of Tokyo, and even wrote a book: A passport to working in Japan - https://expatempire.com/books/passport-to-working-in-japan/

His top recomendations being

🍹Bar

Bar Gen Yamamoto: http://genyamamoto.jp/bar_tokyo/English.html , cute little cocktail bar, very small so book in ahead and ask for the bar tenders special

🍱 Restaurant 

CoCoICHI: https://www.ichibanya.co.jp/english/ try out the perfect Japaneese curry 

🍻 Golden Gai is the perfect neighborhood to go bar hopping. A narrow street filled with tiny bars each having their unique vibe

As for his Japan theme song 🎤Utada Hikaru's Passion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT-YtuzNqIY

For more about David's experience abroad check out Expat Empire and the meetups he organises https://expatempire.com/

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Meet Dorit,

Author of Sand and steel: a memoir of longing and fidning home. 

She tells us how she left the US during her college years to find a life she could relate to in Israel. First by serving in the military and then joining a Kibbutz where she founded a family. She tells us all about the community life within a Kibbutz, how they have evolved today and dives into what helped her deal with the reverse culture shock she experienced when she and her family made the difficult decision to move back to the USA and find a completely different set of values.

KIbbutz Recommendations:

Kibbutz Sde Nehemiya or Huliot in the North of Israel

Song: An enlgishman in New York  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27gTrPPAyk

Link to her website: https://www.doritsasson.com/

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Meet Carlos

A bolivian wine 🍇 lover who moved to France to study and work in the wine industry, liked it so much he became a french citizen.

In this episode Carlos takes us to Marseille, in the south of France. He shares his integration process  with the long apéros, the local codes, and how eventually, he decided to apply for french citizenship and make Marseille his new home.

His top recommendations are

🍹 Coktail bar Gaspard https://www.facebook.com/bargaspard/

🐠  Restaurant Ouréa https://www.ourea-restaurant.com/

🍷 Penfolds Winery in Australia  https://www.penfolds.com/

🍷 Winery in France: Domaine des Ardoisieres, for it's Schiste Cuvée http://www.domaine-des-ardoisieres.fr/

And the song by the Rolling Stones You can't always get what you want https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krxU5Y9lCS8

Music credits

Musique proposée par La Musique Libre

Not The King - Ice Tea : https://youtu.be/xYI0Rrnk1Jo

Not The King : https://soundcloud.com/coreygagne

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