About Abroad

This week Chase meets up with his friend Luuk for an informal chat and a Cerveza, in our second edition of About Abroad Happy Hours. Happy Hours are casual in-person conversations, done outside the studio, with fellow friends and expats - perhaps over a coffee over an adult beverage. In this episode, Luuk, the co-founder of Offbeat Marketing and the host of The PPC Podcast, shares how he followed...

This week Chase meets up with his friend Bree for an informal chat and a Cerveza, in our first edition of About Abroad Happy Hours. Happy Hours are casual in-person conversations, done outside the studio, with fellow friends and expats - perhaps over a coffee over an adult beverage. In this episode, Bree shares how she’s leveraged her interpersonal skills to build a location-independent life as a...

Chase meets with Steven Ebbers, Head of Product at Uprise Academy, coach, student of psychology, and former pro hockey player. Steven’s team takes entrepreneurs on multi-month-long remote travel experiences while helping them build their product, service, or brand via insights from top world performers. They dive into what these travels and interactions have taught him about various cultures and m...

This week we take a look at life in Venezuela, as Rafa shares his experience growing up during a crisis where work and basic necessities suddenly became scarce, and “emigration parties” became the norm. Chase & Rafa dive into how people managed the economic collapse, and how he managed to escape and build a beautiful life for his family in Spain. They also touch on his time living in Argentina...

As the Islamic world enters the holy month of Ramadan, Chase sits down with his colleague, Modasser, to learn more about this celebration from both a cultural, and religious standpoint. Modasser takes us inside Bangladesh, shares some of the most important traditions, dates, phrases, and festivities that take place during this month-long event for Muslims around the world. Ramandan mubarak , enjoy...

This week Chase crosses paths with the Founder & CEO of wrkfrce, Jesse Chambers. Jesse and his wife left their comfortable lives in San Francisco to hit the road in a vintage Airstream, while founding a company and managing a global remote team. As an evangelist for the remote work movement, he is truly practicing what he preaches! Jesse shares some tips and tricks for those wanting to experie...

This week Chase sits down with a lifelong friend of his, who in her words, is thriving in Hong Kong after leaving the comfort of small-town life in North Carolina. Kelly walks us through her experiences as a local in one of the most vibrant cities in the world and shares some tips for settling down abroad in general. They also discuss the drastic difference between the city and the surrounding isl...

This week Chase sits down with Simon Manning, a software developer from Australia who has managed to live in France, Germany, Cambodia, and currently, New York City. He shares insights on living permanently abroad, and how Australians and people from other nationalities, can obtain visas and long-term stay options for various countries. They also dive into his perspectives as a foreigner living in...

Lorraine Charles joins us this week to talk about her life as a foreigner in Abu Dhabi and various experiences across the Middle East. As someone who has lived and worked on multiple continents, she shares some excellent advice on building a life abroad as an educator. We also discuss her foundation, Na'amal, which is leveraging remote work to help provide training and jobs for refugees.  Lea...

Gonçalo Hall is the supreme digital nomad, having lived and worked in dozens of countries and built communities of fellow nomads around the world. Today he shares his globetrotting adventures, and an update on his most recent project - building a digital nomad village on a small Portuguese island. For Gonçalo, life as a digital nomad is all about settling into the place you’re currently calling ho...

On the podcast this week, Chase is joined by Andrea Valeria, remote-work expert and founder of “It’s a Travel O.D.”. Originally from Panama, but currently living in Mexico City, Andrea shares her knowledge about and moving to various countries around the world and expat life in Mexico. She also explains how anyone can find remote work, regardless of technical skills or experience. To learn more ab...

Iwo Szapar is the Founder & CEO of Remote-how, a fully remote team, which teaches other remote teams and individuals, how to make remote work, work. He's a Polish citizen currently calling Vietnam home and has also lived all over Europe, the US, and Southeast Asia. Chase and Iwo dive into all aspects of life in Vietnam and the path he took to making the dream to move there, a reality. They touch o...

ABOUT ABROAD: In the Season 1 Introduction, host Chase Warrington introduces himself, sheds some light on what you can expect from About Abroad’s inaugural season, and some of the fundamental themes behind the show. As a US citizen now living in Spain, Chase draws on the realities of his moves to various countries over the years, as well as the personal experiences of thought leaders and experts f...

Living abroad can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Join host Chase Warrington and his guest experts as they explore the challenges and joys of working and living abroad. A US expat currently living in Spain, Chase works at Doist, one of the leading remote work companies in the world. He’s also a regular contributor to various remote work publications and courses. After living in various...