Expats Listen Podcast

• What is "home"?

  What is home, really? As an expat, this answer can be so complicated. If I say that home is where I live now, am I abandoning where I came from? If I say that home is where I was born, am I living in the past and not showing love to the life I have worked so hard to build here? And what about homesickness? We definitely miss people and places and things from our past homes. But we also miss the version of ourselves that was there for all of that. So going back to that place might not give us that same feeling.It's a big one, so let's dive in.Join the conversation on Instagram @expatslistenOr on email [email protected]#expatlife #whatishome #findinghome #expats

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• (Some of) Our biggest expat mistakes

  Everybody makes mistakes, but sometimes when you move abroad, what you don't know can cost you dearly. Ryan and Liz share some of the biggest expat mistakes they made, from paperwork errors that ended in tears, a job opportunity that turned into a scam, and lots more. Listener Nina shares her expat mistake of trying to become a local and losing her identity along the way.Learn from our mistakes so that you don't make them yourself! 😉

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• What are you running away from?

  A loaded question! But one that you should ask yourself, whether or not other people ask you.Moving away from a good job and “on the right track” life in New York, Liz was asked this question constantly in her 20’s when she chose a new path. Moving from South Africa to Europe, nobody asked Ryan what he was running away from, but he asked himself.We have all tried to run away from our problems at one point or another, and moving to another country seems like such a shiny way to start fresh. Unfortunately, your problems are yours and they’ll stay stuck to you wherever you go. That said, there are always going to be good things AND bad things about every place. The key is finding balance and being able to see both the good and the bad when you’re choosing where to live. Seeing only the bad or only the good is a sure way to make yourself miserable, and we’ve seen plenty of that in expats and immigrants from our own countries! So how do you find that balance? And how do you run toward what you want instead of running away from what you don’t? Ryan and Liz have so much to talk about this week!Plus, now that we’ve got real listeners, our new segment where we hear from YOU and have some real expats chime in on what they say when asked what they’re running away from. This week we’ve got Massimo from Italy living in Canada, Anca from Romania living in Portugal, and Ian from South Africa living in the United Kingdom.Do you want to be featured in a future episode? Send us a DM on Instagram @expatslisten and we’ll send you the question! 🙂

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• Visit home or go on vacation?

  When you live abroad, how do you balance your vacation days? You want to visit your friends and family but you also want to rest or explore somewhere new. Doing one means less time to do the other, so it's tricky!Liz feels guilty that she left and bends over backwards to create an intricate schedule to see everyone she can while she's back in New York. Ryan feels like he came all the way back to South Africa so his friends and family can put a little effort in to see him while he's there. What about you? Join the conversation on Instagram and tell us what you think! @expatslistenThis week's would you rather is two true vacation destinations, Iceland and the Seychelles. #vacationmode #visitinghome #expatlife #holidays

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• Moving to London with a single pair of shorts: Interview with Ryan Brock

  Expats Listen is thrilled to announce our first interview! We are joined by another South African named Ryan, but with a very different story. After a gap year in Taiwan, Ryan Brock's partner got a job offer she couldn't refuse in London and together they made the move. What they thought would be maybe 2 or 3 years turned into 8 and counting! While Brock wasn't the most prepared for the move (he only brought one pair of shorts because he never expected to see the sun), the South African community fully took his family under their wings and created a soft landing in a new place.#expatlife #movetolondon #southafrica #london #interview

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