Accra-based chef, Kuda Makoni shares his adjustment to the U.S. after arriving from his native Zimbabwe as a young person on the cusp of adulthood. He shares his personal journey of trying to find the right spaces to fit and how his eventual journey into the culinary world just changed everything.

In this episode, actress Georgia Goodman  discusses her early years growing up mixed race in Asia & Africa and managing the situations where people did not know how to categorize her. She also shares how her internationalism has helped her career and why she thinks the UK film industry is becoming more inclusive.

This week’s revisit episode is with Parisian based, Kevi Donat, the face behind, Le Paris Noir, which delivers a glimpse of Paris through its Black History tours. In this clip, he discusses the concept of “noir” in a French context. 

Take a listen, then revisit episode Season 1, Episode 12 to hear the full episode. Also don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review and share this podcast.

This week's revisited episode is with educator and DEI facilitative leader Dr. Darnell Fine. In this clip,  we discuss the aftermath of George Floyd in an international context, and what antiblackness really means.  If you missed the, visited Season 1 and give it a listen.

This week, we're taking a quick look back with two of our favorite guests Netherlands based chefs and entrepreneurs, Noah Tucker & Tony Joseph. In this clip, they share where and how they find the unlikely inspiration for the brands they’ve built. If you missed the original episode, feel free to go back and give it a listen.

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

We’re taking a break as we gearing up for Season 4 so over the next few weeks, we are revisiting some of our past episodes. In this look back, LaTonya Whitaker, co-owner of Soul Food House in Japan, hilariously recounts her early memories of first arriving in the country and the creative way her mom snuck in a beloved food item. If you missed the original episode, feel free to go back and give it a listen.

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

We’re taking a break as we gearing up for Season 4 so over the next few weeks, we are revisiting some of our past episodes. In this look back, Audra shares how a trip through the African continent provided some inspiration for her brand, Beam Bold. If you missed the original episode, feel free to go back and give it a listen.

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

In his original episode, JK Hobson shared how he went from being a guitarist in a hardcore, death metal band to becoming a Fulbright Scholar in Vietnam. In this unaired content from his interview, he shares the mental peace he found abroad.

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

In her original episode, Vangile Makwakwa shared her personal story in how she went from dealing with both debt and depression to building a brand that helps women take control of their finances. In this bonus episode, you’ll hear more about how she manages her multiple income streams while living a highly nomadic life.

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

In this episode, AIELOC founder, educator & consultant, Kevin Simpson shares his early years in Flint, Michigan and how his career interests took a detour in college. You will hear about a coveted and unlikely internship in Washington, DC laid the groundwork and skills for the advocacy work he does now. And he’ll also share why he is out to disrupt and dismantle the systems that gatekeep.

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

In this bonus episode, we’re airing previously unaired content from our interview with journalist and author Lori Tharps. Lori discusses how the art of storytelling changes depending on the medium being used. She also highlights why she created My American Melting Pot, which focuses on race and real life and My Bloody Hell, which focuses on the journey of menopause. 

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

In this episode, entrepreneur and author, South African Vangile Makwakwa (wealthy-money.com) discusses how financial debt put her on the path to build the multiple income streams and projects she has active today. She shares how she has to prioritize mental wellness after dealing with depression. She also discusses why she believes in the power of Black women investing as part of their communities, especially on the African continent.

TW: This episode discusses mental health, depression and suicide ideation.

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

In this episode, we explore the life of therapist Anna Linde, a Brazilian adoptee who was raised in Sweden. Anna shares her experience of the struggle to understand her identity as a person of color and recounts what happened when she finally met her biological family. She also discusses her year of travel while worldschooling her children. 

In this episode, foreign language advocate Jameelah Muhammad discusses the privilege of being multilingual and the unexpected ways it has opened doors. She talks about raising her children in cross-cultural spaces and why felt it was important that they could speak more than one language. She also discusses how the power of language can impact and change the expat experience. You can follow Jameelah at 2languages2cool.com

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

This week, the Global Chatter Podcast did a podcast swap! This week, the Global Chatter podcast shares an episode from Flourish in the Foreign. Business strategist & consultant, Christine Job is the host of the show that is dedicated to discussing Black women living and thriving abroad with a special emphasis on wellness.

In this episode, you will her conversation with licensed social worker and organizational strategist Kelley Bonner, who shares her insights on how living abroad can be a pathway to improve mental wellness.

In this episode, Amel Derragui, founder of the successful Tandem Nomads, dives deep into her global backstory which starts as the child of an Algerian diplomat. She discusses the impact of those early experiences and how they have influenced her modern expat story. She gets personal about how marriage (and the accompanying change in life status) would lead to her career pivot that would ultimately encourage others living life on the move.

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

In this episode, Dr. Londi Cox highlights her career pathway of leaving a job she loved to finding opportunities that allowed her to work in mental health in international settings. She discusses some of the common challenges she sees amongst expat and traveler clients. Londi also shares what she thinks make her relatable to those she serves. 

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

Entrepreneur, coach and licensed therapist, Alicia Partee, discusses how her professional career experiences strengthened her cross-cultural understanding and acumen. She discusses the culture shock of moving from Los Angeles to Norway and digs deep into why she built Authentigrate to help others prepare for integrating in their new locations.

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

This week, the Global Chatter Podcast did a podcast swap! You’ll get to hear this episode from Geopats, hosted by Stephanie Fuccio. Stephanie interviews Chelsea Chi who shares her experiences being raised by an American father and a German immigrant mom. Chelsea really dives into the difference between her mother’s immigrant experience and her own, expat one. 

To learn more about Geopats, you can visit: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopats.

EQ Community founder Marcus Sawyerr focuses on helping multicultural professionals thrive. He discusses why diversity, equity and inclusion strategies require nuance and what he's doing to help companies identify the talent they need. He also shares why finding opportunities looks different in the U.S. compared to his native Great Britain.

To learn more visit about The Black Expat, visit theblackexpat.com.

After working in higher ed for over 10 years, Dr. Yvette Martinez- Vu transitioned out of academia into full-time entrepreneurship and expat life in Portugal. She discusses her upbringing as a first-generation, Mexican-American and how it impacted the lens she navigated the world. She dives into the hurdles that many immigrant families face as they chase their part of the American Dream. We discuss what is driving much of the exodus from higher education for those in academia and why leaving was the right choice for her family.

To learn more about the Black Expat, visit theblackexpat.com.

In this episode, Juanita Ingram, the award winning attorney, author and producer of the hit The Expats: the International Ingrams joins the podcast to share her story of determination and grit. She opens up about her decision to step back from a highly successful law career to become a trailing partner and stay at home mother for the first time in a foreign country. She candidly discusses the identity crisis and depression that followed and how she was able to move forward. Juanita also shares why her tv show is absolutely needed and the rocky path it took to getting it launched.

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit www.theblackexpat.com.

In this episode, UAE based Dr. Tiffany Smith shares her unlikely path to an international career. She gets real about what happens when the honeymoon period wears off and what she decided to do next. Tiffany also unpacks why frustration led to the creation of her podcast, Abroad in Education, and doors it has opened to help understand Black educator experiences abroad.

To learn more about The Black Expat, visit theblackexpat.com.

In this episode, Yasmine Sadri discusses her highly mobile childhood growing up between Belgium and the U.S. She shares how her work with marginalized populations was partly inspired by her family’s own immigrant movement story. Yasmine also discusses how she's currently using her voice to speak on behalf of those who don’t have the platform or the freedom to do so.

Rebroadcast: Psychotherapist Dr. Sherrá Watkins shares her story of unlikely story of becoming an expat including how she was able to find the right opportunity and move to St. Maarten in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sherrá also provides some insight on how to adjust to some of the common challenges international students face including homesickness, anxiety and loneliness.

Change strategist and transformation coach, Solonia Teodros discusses what it meant to be Ethiopian-Taiwanese-American in the 1990s and how she dealt with being the different kid, especially in Asia. She also discusses why job-hopping isn’t always necessarily bad and how those experiences can be used to leverage the next one. She also shares her candid thoughts on the reality of trying to actually raise a mixed heritage global citizen and the challenge of trying to balance cultural representation.

Garvin Reid is a career coach, photographer, and college administrator currently living in the UAE. He provides career advice to talented students at NYU Abu Dhabi and helps them land jobs and internships throughout the world. He is also a photographer and content creator with Black Lovers Abroad, a travel blog he launched with his wife to showcase – just that – a Black couple travel internationally. In this episode, Garvin shares how being laid off during an economic downturn changed the trajectory of his personal and professional life.

In this episode, creator and producer Whitney Marin shares how studying abroad experiences in France and India solidified her goal to continue her dreams in the film industry abroad. She discusses her experiences as an au pair that got her in the country and the eventual transition into the art industry. She also dives deep into nuances of storytelling in her adopted home and her motivation for launching the bilingual video/podcast series current, that tackles the global state of affairs from Millennial perspectives. 

In this episode, professional athlete and fashion entrepreneur Chris Squires walks us through the journey he’s been through in order to build both his baseball career and his growing brand, Luvet. He describes the perseverance of pursuing both pathways and how living in Austria has given him the opportunity to stay tethered to both. He also underscores the importance of having a plan for what comes next when life can change at any minute.

If there’s anything Lori Tharps knows how to do – it’s how to capture a story. The journalist and author of books Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America and Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain discusses personal observations on culture, Blackness and the messaging she received growing up. She shares the intentional lessons on identity she passed on to her multicultural children as well as voices of the uncomfortable conversations that have to happen in interracial marriages. Lori also discusses why moving to Spain during a pandemic was the right thing to do. You can find Lori at loriltharps.com.

Professional basketball player Jori Davis shares her story of being an athlete overseas, which has included playing for leagues in more than 6 countries. She also highlights the challenges young athletes have when they are making the transition from a college career to professional career. She also discusses why she launched Wevolv, to combat the imbalance between the athlete and commercial side of the industry.

Whether it’s for a better quality of life or seeking to stretch their retirement income, more Americans are increasingly retiring abroad. 

And Baby Boomer Joyce Barr is no exception. In this episode, this expat coach and business owner of Blast! Tours & Coaching shares how she built and established a successful career in the U.S. before relocating to Panama to launch the next stage of her life. In addition to her personal anecdotes, you’ll also hear how she guides future retiree expats on how to write the next chapter of their lives abroad.

Like many future expats, Chinique Gordon and her family wanted to move abroad but had financial debt to deal with. So they decided to go after it and cleared £20,000 of debt in 2 years.

In this episode, Chinique describes how she and her husband knew it was time to leave the UK and the plan they formulated to do so. She highlights financial strategies they used to get out of debt, even with a growing family. Chi also shares some tips on how her family has maintained income as digital nomads through their various online businesses, including FroFamilyTravels .

In this episode, JK Hobson tells his story of going from a guitarist in a death metal band to comedian in Saigon, Vietnam. He offers his thoughts on identity, colorism and acceptance. He also describes his early love for rock, metal and punk and the ways music dominated his life for a good long while. He shares how his comedy translates within an incredibly diverse context. To learn more, visit theblackexpat.com.

Global Marketing & Communications expert Doni Aldinevshares her memories from her vibrant, highly mobile third culture kid childhood. She also discusses why she built Culturs and why her work especially focuses on the spaces that exist even in cross-cultural contexts.

Kentia McLemore knows careers. She is a Career Strategy Coach & HR expert, who uses her experience to provide career advice for female professionals at all levels with her brand, Targeted Fit. In this episode, Kentia discusses how the American Dream isn’t always what it seems and the changes that she and her husband made when they decided it wasn't enough. She also chats about her identity as a biracial woman and the occasionally humorous cultural assumptions that she has faced. To learn more, visit theblackexpat.com.

Global migration scholar, Dr. Nafeesah Allen has over 15 years of experience working in government communications and team-building roles on four continents. In this episode, Nafeesah shares her story of growing up in New Jersey and how her natural curiosity has defined both her professional training and choices. You’ll hear why she created the Black History Bookshelf, which focuses on Black global history. She also unpacks how she and her husband navigate cross-cultural dynamics within their own family structure. To learn more, visit theblackexpat.com.

Rebroadcast from 2021: International higher educational professional, Nunana Nyomi discusses the need to confront the lack of diversity that often shows up in what should be assumed across cultural spaces. He also shares his childhood upbringing on three continents and how it has impacted how engages his work. To learn more, visit theblackexpat.com.

Detroit native Adrienne Waller is an educational administrator whose career has taken her around the world including Qatar, China, Kuwait and Cayman Islands. She also is the owner of Worldwide Educator, LLC, an education consulting company focused on empowering educators to own their instructional genius while activating students.  

In this episode, Adrienne shares the moment she knew she had to make some changes in her own life, that included moving abroad. She discusses her experiences of managing a layoff from her international job, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and how she chose to pivot when her dream job disappeared. She also demonstrates how the challenges have made her a better coach for her education clients. 

Anjelica Malone is a Certified Professional Midwife, Clinical Herbalist, and Certified Lactation Educator Counselor. This former third culture kid (TCK), is currently raising two bilingual TCKs with her husband Brett. Her global upbringing has deeply influenced her philosophy on family, work, and parenting. Her passion for birthwork began in 2010 while serving as a mentor in New York to pregnant refugee women. 

In this episode, you will certainly how her mobile childhood prepared for a mobile adult life. Anjelica shares the differences she’s noticed living in Europe, the U.S. and U.S. territories. You’ll hear why she and her family now call Puerto Rico home and the work that she’s doing with her business, Sol Midwifery and Wellness , a homebirth, lactation, and botanical medicine practice.

For the past few years, Flourish in the Foreign host Christine Job has been building a life and her business from Spain, and she’s got quite the story to tell. In this episode, you will hear how this lawyer-trained entrepreneur had a few life changing events that sent on a course to Europe. She also discusses why wellness is the hallmark of the work she does. She also drops some gems on why it's more important to listen to your purpose and not the haters.

To learn more, visit theglobalchatter.com.

In this episode, Nigerian native Tamkara Adun talks about her professional and personal reinvention. She explains why she built Odunife and its foundational focus to affirm African history, culture and languages. She discusses the key role Nigerian expat communities have played in helping her family adjust, especially, early in their expat journey. And she and Amanda Bates channel their inner foodies talking about West African cuisines and the similarities across the region. To stay connected, visit theglobalchatter.com.

In this episode, Chicago native and university professor Vernon Lindsay shares how a trip to Africa planted the early seeds of a future overseas life. He recounts how an unexpected family tragedy hastened the decision to follow that dream. And he describes the challenges as well as the benefits to leaving your home for the unknown. 

In this episode, Karla Fraser will share how her early cross-cultural years set her up for the incredibly vibrant international experiences she’s had as an adult. With moves that include the UAE, Singapore, Niger and Afghanistan, she describes her career journey and highlights the steps she took to go international. Karla also addresses some of the challenges with this career and why she built her brand, RoseApple Global.  

It's not everyday someone goes from a career in a banking to pursuing to a Ph.D in archaeology, but that's exactly what finance blogger Crista W. has done. The former third culture kid describes how her childhood in the Bahamas shaped both her career and life choices. Currently based in Sweden, she discusses her Latina identity, money and how being hearing impaired hasn't stopped any of her goals.

To stay connected, visit theglobalchatter.com.

Researcher and programme manager Motsabi Rooper discusses growing up mixed-race in a predominantly White family in the UK. She also shares her journey of working in the foreign service and her eventual decision to leave. She also highlights why she is centering her work on supporting parents raising children of color in mixed families or those who have gone through transracial adoption.

Estelle Hughes is a fierce, strong voice for inclusivity and cultural relevance within educational spaces. She is the visionary behind the African Learning International, a nonprofit focused on expanding professional development opportunities for African educators.

In this episode, Estelle shares her own experiences of attending international schools in the Republic of Congo as a Cameroonian and how those experiences would impact her as an international educator. She also offers her candid thoughts on what it means to be an African expat traveling on a less than privileged passport and the real impact it can have on both life and professional choices. And she gives a glimpse of life with a South African husband and their third culture kids that they have been raising abroad in Switzerland.

To stay connected, visit theglobalchatter.com.

We made it to the end of 2021 but we've got one more episode before signing off for the year. The Global Chatter podcast editor, Stephanie Fuccio takes over and puts host Amanda Bates in the proverbial hot seat. In this episode, they cover how podcasting has changed the way Amanda approach's storytelling, what's coming up in 2022 and why Prague has a longstanding travel bucket list spot (amongst other things). To learn more, visit theblackexpat.com.

In this episode, psychologist and expat Dr. Neeta Ramkumar discusses what it means to belong -- both when you do and don’t look like the local communities you’re moving in and out of. With her Indian-Guyanese heritage, she shares her complicated story of identity. She also discusses how living in Fiji drew her closer to being part of the Indian Diaspora as well as examines the microaggressions and the privileges that comes with being an expat of color. To learn more, visit theblackexpat.com.

In this episode, Panama-based photographer Roxanne Munson discusses what it means to reinvent yourself and your career in a new location a couple times over. She delves into raising and preparing her Black American Third Culture Kids for college and life when they return to their passport country. She also talks about the importance of knowing confidently who you are when entering unfamiliar spaces. To learn more, visit www.theblackexpat.com.