In Living Color...Abroad

On this episode, you will be listening to Flavia, who is living abroad in Barcelona, Spain! Flavia discusses how she found her love of traveling through her adventurous parents, the famous Spanish dialect, and why she feels it's important to promote and discuss Latinx travel abroad. Enjoy!

On this episode, you will be listening to Grace, who is living abroad in Australia! Grace discusses why she always wanted to live in Australia, the aboriginal community, how she handles "where are you really from?" questions, and her favorite Aussie sayings. Enjoy! As always, if you like what you hear, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Spotify, and any of your other favorite st...

On this episode, you will be listening to Thesa, who is living abroad in Vietnam! Thesa is a recent law school graduate, and she discusses the differences between life back home in France to that in Vietnam, what it's like to be biracial abroad, and she talks about citizen rights in Vietnam. Hope you enjoy! As always, if you like what you hear, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, follow me on...

en este episodio, ¡me escucharán hablar completamente en español por primera vez! Hablo de cómo aprendí español, comparo el español en el que crecí con el español aquí en Costa Rica, como estoy aprendiendo mas español, y porqué estoy agradecido de ser bilingüe. Disfrútala! Si te gusta lo que escuchas, sígueme en Spotify y deja una reseña en Apple Podcasts o en cualquiera de tus plataformas de tran...

On this episode, you will be listening to Ari, who is living abroad in Thailand! Ari discusses the intricacies of being Asian-American in an Asian country, the CRAZY story of how she got her passport taken by the police, and then decided to travel in Thailand w/o a passport (!). Last but not least, she talks about why her journey in Thailand is coming to an end, and where she's headed to next! Enj...

On this episode, you will be listening to my good friends Brian, Ikuma, and I discuss all things related to Year 1 of living abroad! Brian is living abroad in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Ikuma is in Berlin, Germany, and I'm in Costa Rica! We hit many different points such as what we have learned thus far in Year 1, our highs & lows, what we miss about America, and what we look forward to in Year 2. Enjoy! As...

On this episode you will be listening to Chelsea, who is living abroad in Italy! Chelsea discusses studying abroad in Italy in 2017 and how fate would have her move to Italy with her husband. She also talks about find ing her long lost Italian cousin (!), the pandemic, and why the little things are the hardest to adjust to when living abroad. Enjoy! As always, if you like what you hear, please lea...

On this episode, you will get a glimpse of the inner workings of mind (lol!) as I discuss quarantine life, personal/professional goals, family, enjoying the process, life's journey, and anything else that came into my mind--completely off the cuff! Take this trip with me as I share my thoughts will overlooking the ocean. P.S you can hear the waves in the background throughout the episode :) As alw...

On this episode, you will be listening to Sharifa, who is from Suriname and is living abroad in Canada! Sharifa moved the Netherlands as a little girl and grew up in Amsterdam and then moved to the United States as an adult, and eventually made her way to Montreal, Canada! Sharifa discusses what life is like in Suriname, what traits she retains from the Netherlands, privilege she felt while living...

On this episode, you will be listening to Yawnee, who is from Palau (an island in Oceania) and is studying and living abroad in Taiwan! Yawnee describes all things Palau, why he decided to study in Taiwan, and about the famous Stinky Tofu! (I need to try some, I think lol). Enjoy!

on this episode, you will be listening to Deirdre, who is living abroad in Bali, Indonesia! Deirdre discusses her love for traveling (she has traveled to 60 countries!!), the Black expat community in Bali, and what she learned throughout her time there. Enjoy! Deidre is also the founder of Black Travel Fest, which is a travel company that plans and coordinates with other travelers, and she also of...

On this episode, you will be listening to Terri, who is living abroad in New Zealand! Terri was born and raised in Jamaica and she discusses the differences between Jamaica and New Zealand. Terri also talks about why she decided to move abroad with her family, what she enjoys about living in New Zealand, and the transition from living in a predominately black community to a predominately white com...

On this episode you will be listening to Mika, who discusses life in South Korea and what it's like to start a family abroad! She talks about why she moved to South Korea, how she met her husband, intricacies of a Black-Korean marriage, and what she looks forward to in raising her daughter. Enjoy! Follow my page @inlivingcolorabroad. Also, make sure to check out Mika @theseoulchild and her black m...

On this episode, I discuss the tragedy and murder of George Floyd with my former colleagues and dear friends, Justin and Carlos. Carlos is black father of 3 from New York, and Justin is a white father of 2 from Pennsylvania. I think these conversations are vital and hopefully listening to the perspectives from these two men that I admire would be something you find valuable as well.

On this episode, you will be listening to Zyabo, who is living abroad in Turkey! Zyabo is from Zambia, and she describes the differences between life back home in Zambia to life in Turkey, being black in Turkey, and what she has learned in her 4 years of living abroad! Enjoy! Check out Zyabo's blog at zyaboonline.com

On this episode you will hear from Will Debord, who is my cousin! Will discusses sneaker culture abroad, working for Sneaker Con, history and relevance of sneaker culture, and Michael Jordan's "The Last Dance" documentary! Enjoy!

Welcome to this solo episode where I discuss my first EVER solo trip to Montreal, Canada in 2014 for New Years! On this episode I talk about how this spontaneous trip came to be, getting lost on the first day, random and cool conversations with strangers, the ups and downs, and what this trip taught me. Hope you enjoy!

On this episode you will be listening to Nadine, who is the founder of Traveling Black Woman, which is a website and Instagram page dedicated to promoting Black women travel around the globe! Nadine discusses what inspired her to create the page, her time living abroad in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E, and she talks about why creating a space to promote black women travel is important. Hope you enjoy! Check ou...

On this episode you hear from Alexandra, who is the founder of Travel Latina! We discuss what inspired her to create the website/page, the term Latinx, and she gives tips on how you can make more international trips happen. Hope you enjoy! Travel Latina is a website and Instagram page dedicated to promoting Latina/Latinx travel abroad. Check them out @travel_latina on Instagram.

On this episode you will be listening Melo Gia, who is a musician from Puerto Rico! Melo Gia discusses growing up in Puerto Rico, her music career, why she feels that she is currently living abroad while in the U.S, and how she persevered after Hurricane Maria. Hope you enjoy! Melo Gia is a graduate from Berklee College of Music and has toured all over the world with bands such as Cultura Profetic...

On this episode you will be listening to Lawrence, who is a world traveler and founder of We Work to Travel! His website and Instagram page is dedicated to black/brown travel around the globe--Travelers have left over 4000 reviews on over 500 locations! Lawrence discusses what inspired him to create the website/page, why he quit his job and decided to travel to over 30 countries and all 7 continen...

On this episode you will be listening to Joi and Janelle, the hosts of Melanin & Miles Podcast! They will be discussing how they started their podcast, the dynamics of co-hosting, and what YOU can do to start your own podcast. Check them out on all streaming platforms! Enjoy!

Welcome to my first ever LIVE episode that aired on March 20th on Instagram! In this solo episode you will be listening to me answer questions and addressing comments (anonymously) that were sent in to me during the show. This one was a lot of fun! Make sure to follow me on Instagram @asoulgrows_inbk, subscribe to my podcast on Apple Podcasts and follow on Spotify! Wash your hands, beautiful peopl...

On this episode you will listen to my brothers from another mother, Justin and Carlos! We discuss the coronavirus, life without sports, parenting, politics, and the apocalypse! We manage to wrap it up in a nice bow for your listening pleasure. Justin and Carlos are former colleagues of mine--we worked together for 5 years and we became very close friends through that experience and we would always...

On this episode you will hear from Mark Adams, who is my former music professor and mentor! Mark is an international recording artist and educator that has worked with the likes of Ron Carter, Erykah Badu, Roy Ayers, and many others. Mark discusses his mentors growing up, the value of mentorship, as well as our relationship as mentee and mentor. Mark also talks about finding your "voice" in your c...