Misfits and Rejects

In Episode 158 I spoke with expat Zach Maher. Zach lived at the iconic Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris during the last year of George Whitman’s life. Zach talks about his experience, the history of the book store and the man who found the book store in 1951. Enjoy! Show notes: Animal Spirits, Shakespeare and Company Bookstore , Euro Star , Iten Kenya, Running with Champions , Support Mi...

In Episode 157 I spoke with expat EJ Q’anilUno. EJ’s been an expat for the last seventeen years primarily on the island of Roatan, Honduras. He’s been piecing it together with his graph design skills, making local tourist maps and freelancing. Enjoy! Show Notes: PhunkiMonkey Designs , EJ Q’anilUno , Roatan Island , Episode 043 Magenta Lorusso , Support Misfits and Rejects on Patreon , Get a Misfit...

In Episode 156 I spoke with the “No Excuses Lady” Esther Jacobs. Esther has been a location independent expat for most of her life. She specializes in helping people write a book in one week. She is also a Jack of many trades and a master of inspiring people and businesses to stop making excuses and get shit done. Enjoy! Show notes: EstherJacobs.info , Digital Nomads: How to live, work and play ar...

In Episode 155 I spoke with expat Alex Tuthill. Alex owns Pachamama Hostel in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua. He’s someone who has taken his hostel to a height that many who get into the game never do. From a giant weekly party called Sunday Funday to multiple hostel locations throughout Nicaragua, he has weathered many storms and gotten to a place any western business owner would be proud of. Enjoy!...

In Episode 154 I sat down with expat Ann Raber. Ann’s spent the last 10 years designing her life around rock climbing. With no aspirations to be a professional, she shares time between France and the U.S. and lives in her van on both continents. We talked about why she does it, how she does it and what’s in store for her in the future. Enjoy! Show notes: Support Misfits and Rejects on Patreon , Ge...

In Episode 153 I spoke with Cayce Howe. Cayce has dedicated his life to teaching meditation and dharma. He works with people who suffer from depression and anxiety at his retreats or one on one. He’s just finished a book of poems called Becoming Water that helps individuals apply the practice he teaches. Enjoy! Show notes: CayceHowe.com , Cayce’s book Becoming Water , Cayce on Instagram , Autobiog...

In Episode 152 I sat down with Josh Knutti. Josh is the creator and host of the OverComing You Podcast. His mission is to bring awareness to negative self-talk and the feeling that life isn’t worth living anymore. Josh himself is an Overcomer and survivor of a suicide attempt. He found himself in a very dark place with the overwhelming feeling that he was a burden on everyone around him. His story...

In Episode 151 I spoke with expat Gil. Gil grew up on a kibbutz in Israel. Life for Gil was very different as his community operated without the use of money and they shared everything, even the responsibility of raising all the children. Now Gil finds himself living in Hanoi Vietnam working within a new type of community. A community of artists whose leader was a censor police officer during the...

In Episode 150 I give you an update on the last 6 months in California with family, surf clients and Team Flynn. Plus why I’m heading back to Thailand. Enjoy! Show notes: Chapin@misfitsandrejects.com, My last update Episode 127 , Episode 010 I introduce myself and my story to the audience for the first time , Dynamite Circle , DCBKK (Thailand) , Get Shit Done (Thailand) , Pat Flynn (Smart Passive...

In Episode 149 I sat down with John Johnson in a park in Long Beach, California. John owns a piercing parlor called New Flower Studio. I met John when I was sixteen and I’ve always been fascinated by how he lives and designs his life. I’ve watched him go from an employee of a juice bar who couldn’t afford a car to a business owner who is about to open his second location. He’s one of my biggest in...

In Episode 148 I spoke with expat Jarryd Salem from NOMADasaurus.com. He and his wife Alesha started blogging about their adventures after everyone told them that travel blogging was dead. Now they run a six figure adventure travel blog that is approaching seven figures and have a lifestyle that will inspire anyone. Here’s how they did it. Enjoy! Show notes: NOMADasaurus.com , Peak Evolution Media...

In Episode 147 I sat down with Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan. She’s an Olympic Gold Medalist who is on a mission to put her sport on the map. Kaitlin talks about her commitment to swimming and the sacrifices she made to participate in two Olympics. Now she’s designing her new life as the GM of the International Swimming League. Enjoy! Show notes: Golden Glow , International Swimming League , Episode 78 Zi...

In Episode 146 I spoke with Dan Cresemano and Dan Gibbons live from their van in Kingdom City, Missouri. Both have decided to give up everything and pursue their dream of being stand-up comedians. Season one as they call it will be cutting their teeth and building their chops in all fifty states. Fifty states in fifty weeks. They’ve been filming and documenting their trip in hopes of having someth...

In Episode 145 I spoke with expat Kathleen Di Paolo. She decided to quit her job as a tax lawyer in Australia and hit the road dedicating 2019 to travel and self discovery. Along the way she discovered her calling and started Wanderers Wealth. Her knowledge of international tax law and being surrounded by digital nomads who need tax strategies has proven to be a perfect fit. Now she’s found a way...

In Episode 144 I spoke with Scheme Supreme, Sebastian, David and Chris. They are three young comics who bought a school bus and are going to drive around America doing comedy and filming their antics. Enjoy! Show Notes: Scheme Supreme YouTube , Scheme Supreme Instagram, Gig Economy , Get a Misfits and Rejects T-shirt or Tank, Support Misfits and Rejects on Patreon

In Episode 143 I spoke with expat Gavin Lang. He’s the owner and operator of First Light Guiding and takes individuals or groups on mountaineering adventures around the world. He does more than just show his guests a good time. He also provides a type of therapy through exposure. He challenges his guests to face their fears and through calculated risks they find their true power and potential. Enj...

In Episode 142 I sat down with Ryder Biolos. She has been working as a painter designing patterns and unique images on surfboards for professional surfers and other interested parties. At seven she intuitively new to negotiate the purchase of her first iPad and at thirteen is working on leveling up her equipment to progress her business and artistic skills. Enjoy! Show notes: ArtByRyder Instagram...

In Episode 141 I sat down with Scott Stevens. He’s designing a location independent life for himself to be closer to his child and work from anywhere in the world. His company is Beach Tree and he’s using Fulfillment By Amazon to sell his bamboo straws. Scott gives us a play-by-play on how much he’s invested, the process he learned from free youtube videos and how much he’s making. Enjoy! Show not...

In Episode 140 I spoke with expat Josh White. He’s a professional caver living in Phong Nha Vietnam. Josh talks about feeling like he never fit in back in the UK. He’s battled with depression over the years but has discovered ways to manage it through his passion for caving and reading a book called Living With A Black Dog: His Name Is Depression . He recommends anyone who suffers from depression...

In Episode 139 I spoke with Paige Wylie. She’s a single mom of two and designing her life around a side hustle she loves. Paige has a pearl shop on Facebook live where two to three time a week she opens oysters for her viewers that have pre-purchased jewelry to have to pearl set in. She loves her side hustle and makes an extra three to four thousand dollars a month. I was blown away when I saw wha...

In Episode 138 I spoke with expat Mark Zhang. Mark is a location independent online entrepreneur making seven figures in a very unique niche. Sleep Masks! Yes, that’s right, Mark sells sleep masks and other sleep aid products online and makes a very good living doing it. His company is called Manta Sleep and he was able to raise over seven hundred thousand dollars through Kickstarter and Indiegogo...

In Episode 137 I spoke with expat Anna Yen. She’s a location independent digital nomad who dug her family out of debt in her twenties and was financially free by thrity. She now helps women and families do the same with FamilyFi her online financial coaching service. She helps people tackle their debt and learn how to create wealth for themselves. Anna is someone I really look up to and seek advic...

In Episode 136 I spoke with expat Mara Jacobsohn. She’s been living in San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua for the last fifteen years. Mara has put in the time and designed her life in a way that allows her to move and communicate freely between locals and foreigners. She is a facilitator and doer helping everyone move forward toward a better future in Nicaragua. She has had a huge impact on San Juan but a...

In Episode 135 I spoke with Magenta Lorusso. You might remember her from Episode 043 where she was designing her life as a travel photographer in Nicaragua. Well, times have changed for Magenta and she is now living her passion as a stand-up comedian. It’s great to see Magenta still doing what she loves but in a totally new setting. She is still designing her life, in her own way on her terms. Enj...

In Episode 134 I sat down with expat Jo Lomas in Phong Nha Vietnam. She had a life and job she loved back in England with no intentions of ever living in Vietnam. However, she met professional caver Adam Spillane from Episode 133 and has been living the country life for the last 4 years. She says she loves her life and although see herself as a city girl she can’t imagine going back. Enjoy! Show n...