The Down Under Diaries

Welcome to Episode 10! This week takes a turn back into how you can navigate your emotions whilst away from home particularly Grief and losing a loved one unexpectedly. Join Rosa and best friend Tuesday in their discussion of how they navigated through 4 separate accounts of grief whilst living in Melbourne, feelings of guilt and shame, virtual funerals, and how you can grieve healthily and honest...

A shorter one this week with Rosa touching on how to both prevent illness, injuries, other incidents and who you can go to whilst travelling for professional help. Often we don't think about this when we prepare to travel so join Rosa in talking about emergency services, travel insurance, mitigating risks and being body positive!

Welcome back! This week join Rosa with Luke, the founder of a project called The You Effect. Join the chat about what this project is and how it could inspire you towards making action in your own life, the reality of BALI BELLY, and how Luke made travel and content creation his full-time gig. Instagram - @lukemariottvisuals and @theyoueffectglobal Youtube - The You Effect https://www.youtube.com/...

Welcome back to Episode 7 of Season 2! This episode is the most important one yet discussing the recent changes to the Working Holiday 417 VISA from the UKFTA agreement. This episode is joined by Migration Lawyers Alle Guffogg and Zefy Souvlakis of Ethos Migration Lawyers, and Associate Professor Gabby Walter from the University of Queensland to discuss the effects of these changes on Brits and Au...

Ola welcome to this week's episode on how you can get the most from your money when saving for and travelling Australia. Often times we are immediately put off by long term stays in countries because the idea of losing money and having nothing left is freaky. Rosa chats all about how her money journey, and how you can save for your trip abroad and sustain a long-term stay including accommodati...

Welcome to Episode 5! Join Rosa, Raul, Maria, Sve and Liv to talk about what dating is like when you are travelling, is it something to do or not do? Topics include what Australian dating is like, dating as an international, how dating abroad changes your perspective, and whether long distance relationships can work if you plan to travel solo.

Hey friends! On this week's episode join Rosa and guests Raul and Cristina from GoStudy on the topic of socializing and making friends whilst you travel. Find out whether you're an extrovert or an introvert and how your personality can help you when you're making friends and connections living away from home.

Welcome to Episode 2 in the Adapt to Life Series where we highlight certain emotions that can be brought up whilst living abroad. Today's focus is loneliness, a common feeling when we move/travel solo. In this week's special filmed episode, join Rosa in chatting about why you may be feeling lonely and what you can do to ease the intensity of the feeling so you enjoy the rest of your trip f...

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 2! Today's episode features Rosa visiting the Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch her first AFL game ever. Hear from AFL fans about what is AFL, what are the rules of AFL, why it is played on a circular pitch...and why lots of the players have mullets! Today's episode and Season is sponsored by GoStudy. Please visit downunderdiariespodcast.com and click the pop-up...

Welcome back to the Podcast and Welcome to Season 2! This week kickstarts an energetic season with tips and advice from Rosa on how to be more confident traveling solo. Often times we believe that we can't do things alone because it's embarrassing, scary, or concerning if other people judge us for our decisions or the content we post on social media. Rosa could not disagree more and remind...

In the final episode of Season 1 of the Podcast, join Rosa on her recent trip to the Gold Coast and what she learnt whilst on the trip. Learn about how to avoid riptides, how to stay clear of sharks, and staying safe at night. Also, learn about the reason why the sand squeaks! Rosa will be back soon for Season 2 so stay tuned...

Welcome to your trip round all the hotspots in Australia to live, work, or simply visit! This week Rosa visits 8 different cities and places that you potentially move to with all the information needed to make your decision. This week features a team of destination experts (AKA Rosa's friends) across the different locations who tell you what they love and don't love about living where they...

We've all been there, exhausted, burnt out, agitated and longing for a moment to sit back and do nothing. Going traveling can be incredible but also full-on with a perceived idea that doing nothing is wasteful and not adding to your abroad experience. This week, Rosa speaks all about WHY taking days off whilst traveling is so important to your health and your experience. Rosa gives both little and...

This week join Rosa in finding out what the Working Holiday 417 is, what it entails, and what the 88 days of specified work is. Rosa is joined by 417 visa holders Tuesday and Morgan who describe their experiences of the work and their advice to you. Also joining this week is Mark Glazbrook, the CEO of Migration Solutions in Adelaide, who provides helpful advice on how to find a job, and how to sta...

Welcome to Episode 8 where Rosa celebrates her first year anniversary living in Melbourne. She chats about all the things she's learned since moving here including the people, navigating public transport, and acclimatizing to the heat! Take a trip back in time back through old videos of when things went well..and not so well. 

This week Rosa gets Hot and Steamy.........to talk about the Australian heat! Get educated on sunburn and heat stroke and how to avoid these altogether. Rosa gets some science in there for you and everything that is mentioned is referenced below! Enjoy the sun safely and happily whilst your here Down Under! References used within this episode: Sies, H. and Stahl, W. (2004). NUTRITIONAL PROTECTION...

Welcome to the first episode of the Adapt to Life Series - where we focus more on the emotions, thoughts, and feelings when we move far away from home! Rosa delves into one of her recent emotional video diaries feeling homesick, upset, and guilty for moving away. Rosa is here to validate these emotions and explain why you are allowed to feel this way, with reminders on why this journey away from h...

Enjoy this week's video podcast! How cool is that...I love technology! This week Rosa gets deep (heheh) into how to find somewhere to stay in Australia. Renting in all forms in all parts of the world can be super stressful and if you're alone in this process it can feel 10x worse trying to find your home away from home. Rosa takes you through from start to finish, the decision to move, and how she...

The excitement of moving somewhere new is the best, isn't it?! But you may be wondering how you are now going to truly "settle" in to your new life in Australia. How and where to make friends, how to use public transport, and how to truly feel a part of the local community. This week, Rosa covers just that! Learn to how to move from tourist to local and feel confident living in the new environment...

Congrats on making it to Australia! But right now you may be feeling homesick, scared, and tired af after a long trip. In this week's (shorter) episode, Rosa's here to be the supportive best friend and tell you the things she wished she knew when first arriving into Aus. This episode is sure to "uncloud" your mind from all the stress and kickstart your journey with confidence!

Whether you're about to embark on your 200th flight or first-ever long haul, the process of packing up and finally transporting yourself overseas can have it's struggles. In this episode, Rosa chats everything from VISAs, packing, layovers, jetlag and slacking off your current job...don't repeat that. 

For the ones on the fence about booking the flights or making the change. For the ones that have never even thought about moving abroad and suddenly this could be.....the trigger to do it. Deciding to move is life-changing but very challenging AND TERRIFYING! Rosa chats about the reasons you may be holding back on moving and how to address the rational and irrational thoughts that come up. 

G'day Mate! Welcome to a BRAND NEW TRAVEL PODCAST. Follow Rosa's journey in Melbourne as she documents the good bad and ugly whilst living abroad. Listen to the challenges she faces daily whilst travelling and how you can overcome them on your own travels. Packing, flights, renting abroad, VISAs, meeting friends, loneliness, homesickness you name it she'll most definitely chat about it. Rosa is he...