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Send us Fan Mail It's been just over 6 months since I launched the podcast! As I don't have a new guest this week, I thought I'd use myself as a substitute. And as a special touch to celebrate this half-anniversary, I decided to do this not only in English, BUT ALSO IN GERMAN. So if you'd rather listen to my ramblings in German, or if you just want to know what I sound like spe...

Send us Fan Mail Here's the German version of the last episode! Und hier das Ganze auf Deutsch! Ich hatte ein wenig Zeit und Lust, mal wieder meine Muttersprache zu benutzen. Wer Interesse an dem Artikel bei Medium hat, hier ist der Link.  

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Terry Anne Wilson, a Canadian-born expat of 30 years, who has spent the last two years back in her passport country. She is the author of Monday Morning Emails , which she co-wrote with fellow expat Jo Parfitt, and we talk about this wonderful memoir at length. I can't recommend it enough, it's a lyrical, honest and heartbreaking account of two families...

Send us Fan Mail Today I'm talking to Nate Ritter, an American travel enthusiast who, after a somewhat aborted attempt at living in France, describes himself as a "failed expat". We're talking about his adventures trying to live in France with his wife, why no failure is really a failure, and how his experiences have contributed to him setting up his hotel room savings business...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Jacqueline, and old friend of mine from the good old California days. This episode was recorded in early March, before Coronavirus changed everything. Jacqueline is originally from the UK, has lived in France, California, back in the UK, and now lives in Connecticut with her husband and the youngest of their three children - the older two are attending university...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk to Micah, an American transplant in England. After several hops back and forth across the pond over several years, he currently lives in London. Our topics are British vs. US work culture, the importance of making tea the right way, the surprising differences in British and American English, and the loveliness of British quirks, accents and culture. We also...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk to fellow German and nomad Luise Gutsche about the importance of a global (online?) support system, managing family life on various continents, the benefits of boarding school, and what it's like to be stranded in your home country when you didn't expect to be there that long. Luise is a passionate photographer, you can find her here . Her blog, S...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I catch up with Maija, a Finnish expat in California. We met as volunteer art docents, teaching art in our elementary school district, and bonded over our love of art and of course our European roots. Topics are what it's like to raise cross-culture, multilingual children (Maija has four), the importance of roots and how to keep your children connected to the...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is Stephanie, an American who has been living overseas for the majority of the past 15 years, covering Argentina, Colombia, UAE, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan and China. She moved to Berlin, Germany in January 2020, just before the Coronavirus lockdown.  Steph talks about her various stints in Asia, reverse culture shock when she returned to the US, and what...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk to expat Shaun from South Africa about my home country, covering the intricacies of the German language, some well-known German stereotypes and a few surprising facts! Shaun has lived in Germany for 13 years and has set up his own podcast, "The Germany Experience": https://thegermanyexperience.de/ Make sure you check it out! If you're interes...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I'm talking to Claire Hauxwell, an American expat in Zug, Switzerland. Claire is a serial expat, having moved from Michigan to Geneva, followed by Brussels, Mexico City, to Johannesburg, and back to Switzerland. The conversation was recorded before the Coronavirus crisis led to us all being in lockdown, and Claire has added on to her blog in the meantime. Mak...

Send us Fan Mail Kim's website: https://resilientexpats.com/ Kim is referencing this podcast: Talking with Kids about War, Violence & Politics https://preemptivelove.org/podcast/season-2-episode-4/ Kim Adams

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk to expat coach Kim Adams, founder of Resilient Expats , who coaches families, schools and teachers on how to develop emotional skills and how to turn the challenges of expat life into strengths. Kim and her family, originally from Missouri in the US, have spent the last ten years in Thailand and Oman. This episode is Part 1 of the conversation with Kim, whi...

Send us Fan Mail Quite unexpectedly, this episode turned into an ad for Texas! Sarah and I discuss expat bubbles, resilience, the wonderful world of volunteering and all things Texas. For more information about Sarah, visit Instagram: @browneyedgalabroad http://www.browneyedgalabroad.com/ Mentioned amongst Sarah's inspirations: Terry Anne Wilson, writer, traveller, expat: https://notesonaboar...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is all about what it's like to be a triangle, finding your true identity and coming to grips with the English sense of humour. Cath talks about her journey from Australia to the UK, and why nothing comes close to a proper Sydney Flat White. https://www.drawntoastory.com/ https://www.drawntoastory.com/living-elsewhere.html http://iamatriangle.com/ https://www.naom...

Send us Fan Mail Transcontinental Overload is all about the expat experience. In this first episode, I explain why I wanted to create an expat podcast, what you can expect from my conversations with my guests, a few personal expat anecdotes and how you can join in the fun.