Four Seas One Family : All About Expat Living

This episode we welcome, Nicole Palazzo. Nicole is an American expat living in Europe who is also an active podcaster. Nicole points out that from her location abroad it can sometimes be strange or even stressful for her to miss things from her home nation that she normally wouldn’t pay much attention to while living in her home nation. Her comment brings out a point that living outside ones home nation can in many ways bring a person closer to the things he or she once overlooked or took for granted while living in their home nation. This is why some people who live outside their home nation try to look for or attempt to make a correlation between parts of other cultures that could be equivocated to elements or parts of their own culture. Now the truth is, most of the time, a cultural correlation may never be found. The only logical thing to do, in this case, is to learn how to except an overseas experience from the viewpoint of the people and culture it originated from. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: T

There are many different reasons why people of all ages and personality types take the plunge to explore living abroad. Their explorations may take them to places that are not only far from their home nation and the people they love , but also lead them to unforgettable and priceless experiences that they will cherish until the day they have to leave this pale blue dot in space. I am happy to welcome Dan Johnston to the podcast. Dan is a fellow podcaster and former entrepreneur turned freelance author and life coach. Dan offers coaching services to people who are looking to overcome their fears, focus on their goals which, in turn, helps them develop their true physical and mental superpowers. So far Dan’s overseas experiences has permitted him to live in seven countries while at the same time publishing 12 uplifting and inspiring books. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: Dreams Around The World Article: The Rules Website: 16 Personalities Website: INFJ vs INFP Personality Types: Key Differences Podcast RSS:

Today we speak to a wonderful latina American binational who has extensive experience in media with particular expertise in creating content for the television market. Natalia Mejia, an American citizen born in México and a UCLA graduate, shares her story and unique perspective of not only what brought her to the United States , but also her personal relationships with her friends and family on both sides of the US-Mexican border. Take a glimpse into how her background has given her the ability to adapt, learn and develop a global and comprehensive perspective of the world which in many ways has allowed her to use her art to express many of the current events affecting the relationships between people on both sides of the line separating the two nations that she calls home. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Social Media Links Twitter: Follow @Cherie_Amour Instagram: natmejiac THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE! If you enjoyed this podcast please share it with your friends, family and co-workers by using the soc

No one has a total grip on events in their life that will direct them to the goals they forecast and hope to later achieve. Sometimes, being at the right place at the right time can be a blind gift that points a person in directions he or she may have never dreamt of. This episode I am happy to sit down in the Taipei studio with someone who was originally based in Korea and trained as a US military linguist who eventually followed his broadcasting aspirations at ICRT, a popular radio station in Taiwan, which allowed him to not only become a well known public figure, but also a local media standout. We welcome this episode a native of Texas, Rick Monday. Rick is an emerging playwright and broadcaster who has been recognized and awarded for his contribution to radio broadcasting in his adopted home. Join us as we follow Rick down memory lane while, at the same time, taking a peek into his thoughts concerning the power and influence of the media. Rick is a good example of an expat / immigrant who thought he or s

While living outside of your home nation, regardless of the reason why, you may one day find yourself looking for ways to remain functional, creative and useful. Because of this fact, and to get the most out of your overseas experience, it becomes of the upmost importance to prioritize the elements that make up your overseas life. Choices have to be found and then executed that will allow you to sift through elements that are weighing you down and preventing you from learning and enjoying your life abroad. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to sit down in our Taipei studio for a chat with a fellow expat / immigrant who has found her unique and fruitful path overseas. Overtime, this has allowed her to remain positively and objectively active and in some ways innovative. This episode, I'm so lucky to be able to welcome Jun Lee to the show. Jun is a creative artist, dancer, yoga instructor and restaurant entrepreneur. With roots here in Asia, Jun sits down with me to discuss the steps she has taken to overco

Before traveling or living overseas, many foreign nationals mindset carries a perception that their home nation encompasses all the best things and conveniences in life. Sometimes, however, this isn't the case. In some second and third world nations many foreign nationals quickly discover that their second or third world host nation, regardless of their social and political values, are doing some things that far exceeds the ways things are done in their home nation and today this episode we have an example of this. Also, it is rare for me to come across foreign nationals overseas who also happen to be podcasters. This episode I am fortunate to have the opportunity to chat with one about his life overseas. Today we welcome Fraser Du Toit on the show. Fraser is also located in the same part of the world I am in. However, we will be placing stress more on the part of the world he is in. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: B Positive Website Apple Podcasts: B Positive Podcast Stitcher: Beyond Homo Sapien Social M

As an educator in Taiwan I get to interact with a lot of friends and students from different backgrounds. Many of them go abroad for business, to sightsee or continue their education. A few of them have even decided to permanently live abroad to start a new life chapter. They obtained, both positive and negative, real-time life experiences using their second or sometimes third language to build relationships and pursue their dreams or goals. I’m fortunate to have one of my former students, Peggy Lee, who now resides in North America, Canada to be exact, in my Taiwan studio. She's here to share with us her experiences of living overseas in a very different culture as an immigrant and how her intensive English language training and formal Taiwanese education prepared her in many expected and unexpected ways. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE! If you enjoyed this podcast please share it with your friends, family and co-workers by using the social media buttons below. Please subscribe to the show on Apple P

We are happy to sit down for a chat with a German expat world traveler who is at the time of this episode residing in the United States. Katharina Von Knobloch, who has vast experience in the corporate world as a marketing and business development manager, spends time with us from Chicago, Illinois to talk about her travels around the world both alone and with her husband. When people see Katharina traveling alone, they often ask her why she is traveling without her partner. This type of question is perplexing to her because men who travel alone are almost never asked this type of question. Could there be a bit of travel inequality that exists and if so why? Katharina is also a champion at helping women who travel with a partner find meaning in their lives. She helps women gain courage and find benefits while on their overseas journey whether they are raising a family or seeking a career. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: Share the Love Article: Plan Your Career Article: THE 5 PHASES OF CULTURE SHOCK AND HO

Get ready to join us for a ride as we listen to the journey of an expat / immigrant from Melbourne, Australia who is now living in Vienna, Austria. Hear how Carly Hulls, upon being offered a dream job overseas, as well as taking a chance after “meeting an Austrian boy”, decided to pack up all her stuff in one backpack to embark on a new life chapter. Carly shares with us her story of living abroad as a foreign national who is very aware of not only her own overseas status, but also the status of others like her who are seeking a life in a new home nation. Carly is very aware of the negative issues certain foreign nationals are facing in her host nation and she isn’t shy about speaking up. All at the same time, she points out how important it is to not have expectations of how life abroad should be as compared to life in one’s home nation. At this point, you have to agree that her story sounds both brave and romantic. After listening to Carly’s story you will agree that the Kardashians can’t match her swagger!

Feeling intrigued about life overseas can be a catalyst for some people when deciding to pick up everything in their familiar environment to move on for a life abroad. This fact, combined with the need to find something meaningful in life, can point someone in a direction that previously wouldn’t have been a topic of consideration. This episode I sit down for chat with Holly Kooi. Holly is an American happily living overseas with her husband in Vienna, Austria. Tune in to learn how this wonderful woman from Atlanta ended up in Vienna and, upon arrival, soon was forced to deal with and overcome personal transitional issues that nearly broke her. In the end, Holly, keeping with her faith, may have been blessed with the exact timing that allowed her and her family to expand their horizons abroad. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: Holly Kooi Article: What It Might Be Like for a Christian Battling Mental Illness Article: Ways My Son is Developing His Third Culture Social Media Links Facebook: Holly Kooi Twitter:

This episode we welcome Jenna Davis, an incredible sustainable travel blogger and mom to be, on the show this episode. Originally from The Great White North, Toronto, Canada. Jenna has traveled to over 50 nations. She shares with us her overseas life story on an unseasonably hot summer’s day in Europe. Hear how Jenna adapted to unexpected occurrences while living overseas and how she learned to use these sudden occurrences to build a better understanding of her overseas environment and, in he end, more about herself as well. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: Life in Düsseldorf Website: Give For Granted Website: Give For Granted - Videos! Social Media Links Facebook: Life in Düsseldorf Facebook: Give For Granted Twitter: Follow @LifeInDUS Twitter: Follow @giveforgranted Youtube: Life in Düsseldorf Youtube: Give For Granted Instagram: lifeindus THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE! If you enjoyed this podcast please share it with your friends, family and co-workers by using the social media buttons bel

This episode we have someone who honestly looks at the world from not only a realistic, but also a spiritual point of view that in many ways exemplifies basic human characteristics and values. Peter Fogtdal, a humorous Danish author, writer and lecturer, shares with us his unique view of life while living as an immigrant and working in the United States. Tune in to hear this proud Dane’s observations of how he relates and compares his life overseas in his host nation to life and events in his home nation. Peter has a voice made for broadcasting and, at the time of this broadcast, 14 novels under his belt and some of which have a satirical tone but at the same time exemplifies Peter’s spiritual values. I found Peter to be full of energy and I think that helps him to define and explain what he sees around him in a humorous way. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: Danish Accent Website: Danish For Dummies Article: Hawthorne Books Amazon: Peter Fogtdal Amazon: The Tsar's Dwarf Wikipedia: Peter Fogtdal Social Medi

No one can really ever predict with absolute accuracy the road life will take them. Desires, wishes and dreams may at first just seam to be passing thoughts with no reason to take action to see to completion. This episode we catch up with someone who had a simple desire to one day live abroad. Luckily, in this case, a decision that was made by our guest did in fact lead to her current life overseas. Today we talk to a self proclaimed city girl with a country soul. Joining us from her secret hideaway in Europe, Jasmine Mah, a prolific blogger from North America, joins us to share her, what I would call romantic, story about how she ended up living overseas and also how she has adopted to her new life abroad. Hear how she learnt to make adjustments to her persona that helped her adapt to her new overseas environment. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: Questa Dolce Vita Social Media Links Facebook: Questa Dolce Vita Blog Twitter: Follow @questadolcevita Instagram: Questa Dolce Vita LinkedIn: Questa Dolce Vita T

No matter where we are in life there will always be challenges and some of them will bring wonderful surprises along with disappointments. Expats, immigrants and migrants will face these facts regardless of where they are. The question at this point is what happens when an overseas experience isn’t going well? What occurs when a foreign national is overwhelmed with an inability to adjust to living in their host nation that may later lead to stress and anxiety? What can a foreign national do to deal with a stressful life abroad short of returning to their home nation? In this episode, we dive into tips for learning how to adjust to disparaging situations by first acknowledging and bring them to the front. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE! If you enjoyed this podcast please share it with your friends, family and co-workers by using the social media buttons below. Please subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts to get automatic episode updates of our podcasts. And, finally, please take a minute to leave us

There are many reasons why expats, immigrants and migrants choose to live a life abroad. Some have decided to look abroad to find a missing part of themselves or just to get away from situations that they felt were obstacles or factors limiting their physical, psychological, financial and, in some cases, spiritual or creative development. Many have simply decided to look and journey abroad to quench their thirst for adventure. In this episode, I converse with American expat traveller and cook, Deonté Daniels. Deonté is someone who has decided to explore an existence overseas for reasons much like the ones I’ve just mentioned. I should also mention that this is one interview that I felt I could have gone much deeper and because of this I hope that I will be able to continue with this discussion in the near future and use it as an insight of how my guest sees his life overseas from another point in time. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: Deonté Shoots Social Media Links Facebook: Deonté Daniels THANK YOU FOR

Anyone who has lived overseas for an extended period of time has looked back at least once on their experience and wondered how they managed to overcome the cultural issues they faced while abroad. This may sound ridiculous but it never ceases to amaze how bits and peaces of cultural unawareness and bewilderment can later lead to an even deeper understanding and appreciation. Most of what was stated above is encapsulated in the words of our guest this episode, Mr. Will Brooks. Will is an active blogger and web broadcaster from the West Coast of the United States but for this episode joins us from the place he now calls home, South Korea. Hear and follow how he and his Korean wife are raising their TCK child (third culture kid). Tune in to hear how Will learned to not let false impressions affect him and how his persistence helped him open doors that weren’t previously available. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: Seoul Weaver Social Media Links Facebook: Will Brooks Twitter: Follow @seoulweaver Youtube: Seou

There are many doors that we have to open and close to reach our life goals. Some doors are slammed in our faces and sometimes we have to slam the doors ourselves in order to preserve the little time we have. And because of this, it isn’t often that we come across people that have developed the ability to without hesitation unconditionally accept all the ups and downs life has to offer without regrets. On this podcast episode, we are lucky to have someone who is a true living and functional example of this fact. This episode we welcome American world traveler, Crystal Lynn Bell. Ms. Bell started traveling the world at an early age and is currently living in Zagred, Croatia and calls herself a spiritual empowerment coach and traveling mystic. She travels the world offering spiritual guidance to those who are looking for a closer connection to themselves, the world and others. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: Crystal Lynn Bell Social Media Links Facebook: Crystal Lynn Bell Youtube: Crystal Lynn Bell Instagra

Meg and Rob, along with their fur baby, Jack, had what many people would call a dream life. However, it wasn't bring the type of satifaction they desired, so in 2016, they decided it was time to pack it all up and leave the "rat race"of their home nation to search for a lighter and more fulfilling life abroad. They became more determined to get quality out of their lives. In order to do so, they got their priorities straight and one major step they took was to declutter their living space. Meg and Rob figured out what mattered to them the most and began to chronicle the steps they are taking to achieve their goals on their website "This is Us Living". Their blog posts demonstrates to others how they too can maintain a minimalist lifestyle while living and traveling abroad. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website: This is Us Living Website Contact Page: This is Us Living Contact Page Website: This is Us Living Travel Log Need help decluttering your wardrobe? Website: This is Us Living Challenges Social Media Links

Foreign nationals explore and come from all over the world and they all bring their own personal unique branding to their overseas experience. Both foreign nationals and local citizens alike can benefit vastly by interacting with each other. By doing so, not only can stereotypes be debunked, but also deep understandings built. We are honored to have Errol Manuel on the show. Errol is a foreign national from India living in the windy tech capital of Taiwan, Hsinchu. Hear why Errol says he and his wife are taking, what some would call, an unconventional approach to raising children abroad. By the way, if you’re careful, you might learn something about Indian culture. Facebook: Errol Manuel Wikitravel: The History of Hsinchu, Taiwan THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE! If you enjoyed this podcast please share it with your friends, family and co-workers by using the social media buttons below. Please subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts to get automatic episode updates of our podcasts. And, finally, please

It’s rare that we come across people who have explosive and bubbling personalities that makes us want to smile and keep smiling. We are happy,…, no ecstatic to have American expat Jacqueline Bruce as a guest. It’s hard to not be influenced by her positive energy. It’s easy to hear and feel this radiating from her voice and warm smile. Jacqueline is a professional opera singer living in Berlin, Germany. Listen to her story of how she, at a very early age, became interested in singing and studying opera in the US. Find out what led her to look abroad to greener pastures in Europe to pursue her dream of performing and, when time allows, teaching opera. Memorable Notes! Jacqueline also teaches opera via Skype and Facetime. If you or anyone you know is interested in studying opera, please contact her and let her know that you heard this episode. Website: Jacqueline Bruce LinkedIn: Jacqueline Bruce on LinkedIn Jacqueline Performing Opera Soundcloud: Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante Soundcloud: Meine Lippen sie küssen