Friendship Abroad

What if finding friends abroad has less to do with where you live and more to do with how you approach people? In this episode of Friendship Abroad , Hanna talks to Anna — a serial expat whose journey has taken her from Canada to Vietnam and beyond. Together, they explore why mindset matters more than geography when it comes to building meaningful connections. Anna shares why so many expats make &...

Not every friendship is meant to last forever. And sometimes the hardest heartbreaks in expat life are not romantic ones — but friendships that slowly disappear, change, or reveal themselves to be something different than we believed. In this deeply personal solo episode of Friendship Abroad, Hanna shares honest and emotional stories about friends lost along the way: friendships that faded after m...

In the newest episode of Friendship Abroad , Hanna’s guest shares a powerful and unexpected story about how moving abroad for love opened the door to an entirely new country — and how, in the end, friendship became the real turning point. What started as romance turned into something different, but a chance encounter grew into a meaningful friendship that reshaped her life and even led to new prof...

What happens when you move back home — and it no longer feels fully like home? In this episode of Friendship Abroad , Hanna talks to her friend Anja — a Dutch singer, songwriter, and producer — about living in Asia and returning to the Netherlands after years abroad. They explore something many people don’t expect: how hard it can be to reconnect with old friends, rebuild your social circle, and f...

What is it like to build friendships across cultures? In this episode, Hanna talks with her first guest and close friend about the differences between African and European mentalities, Dutch directness, the three darkest months of the year, and what friendship looks like when distance becomes part of life. They also share the biggest secret to making friends in a new country — something many expat...

Moving abroad is exciting — until it feels lonely. In this first episode of Friendship Abroad , Hanna shares why this podcast exists. After living in five countries over nine years, she realized that the hardest part of expat life is not language or culture — it’s the lack of real connection. As a nutrition coach, Hanna saw the same pattern again and again: loneliness affects not only our emotions...

Do you remember how easy it was to make friends when we were children? As adults, it’s not that simple anymore. And when you move to another country, it can feel almost impossible. I'm Hanna , first expat nutrition coach who's going to explore together with other expats what friendship really is.