Katia Vlachos, How to Prepare for A Great Move
The Expat Repat Podcast
by Lindsey McLean
1y ago
Katia is an experienced expat, coach and speaker. Her advice is essential for first time expats, seasoned expats and repeats alike. She walks you through the critical preliminary decision making stages using 5 core principles as guideposts. Katia and I talked about the best and worst ages to move with children, she shared with me her philosophy on the importance of the preliminary decision stage of a move - regardless of whether that is a move away from, or back to one's "home", and she shared with me her theory on what home means and why it's so important for each of us to really know what we ..read more
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Mini: Would visits be enough?
The Expat Repat Podcast
by Lindsey McLean
1y ago
In this Mini, I read a blog post "Repat: Would Visits Be Enough?" that was published on my blog, Swiss Lark, on July 30, 2018. I chose this post for today because I'm actually feeling a great deal of trepidation regarding my upcoming visit to Zurich in January. I started a conversation about visits home as an expat, or visits back to our expat home as a repat, on Instagram. Given the responses and how this is such a clearly charged issue, this seemed like a good post to share in read-aloud story format. Enjoy! So that we can stay connected between episodes, please: Join the Expat Repat mailing ..read more
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Jessica Drucker, Global Nomad Travel Blogger Turned Repat Author
The Expat Repat Podcast
by Lindsey McLean
1y ago
Jessica Drucker went to study abroad in Costa Rica as a student at the University of Illinois and didn't return to live in the US for 15 years! During that time she lived in Guatemala, The UK, Germany and then spent 8 years traveling all over the world as a travel blogger. When extenuating circumstances led to a hasty return to the US from Cusco, Peru, in 2014, Jessica found herself confronted with all sorts of American adulting that she had never known until that point. Getting an apartment, health insurance and even a phone were all new. However, within about six months, it hit her that she ..read more
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Rhiannon, Temporary Repatriation Lasts Way Longer Than Expected
The Expat Repat Podcast
by Lindsey McLean
1y ago
Rhiannon is an Australian-Swiss dual citizen who left the land down under to move to Switzerland directly after finishing school. Many years, a Swiss partner and some life experience later, she felt immense pressure to return to Australia and obtain a degree as she had always planned to do. With a countdown set on her phone, Rhiannon enrolled in a midwifery course, and then for one reason and another, her repatriation ended up lasting way longer than she had originally planned. Because she had not expected for repatting to be so difficult or painful, Rhiannon took to the internet and happened ..read more
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Mini: Memory Lane
The Expat Repat Podcast
by Lindsey McLean
1y ago
Lindsey takes a trip down memory lane, looking at old videos and photos from their time in Switzerland. In doing so, she realizes that this is something she never does, and ponders why. As expats and repats, we share many commonalities. One big one is that we learn to erase our expat lives after we return home. Does this sound familiar to you? Do you avoid photos and videos of your time abroad, too? If you're enjoying The Expat Repat Podcast, please consider becoming a patron and making a monthly contribution to keep the show going. Learn more at www.patreon.com/expatrepat. Thank you so much f ..read more
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Heather, From Successful in Sweden to Underemployed Repat
The Expat Repat Podcast
by Lindsey McLean
1y ago
Heather was an expat in Sweden for four years. She describes herself as a non-trailing spouse because while she was there she mastered the Swedish language and attained gainful employment in a Swedish public school. After settling in so soundly, Heather's world was rocked apart when her marriage dissolved and her expat adventure came to an abrupt end, just one year before she, her husband and her recently-turned-18 adult daughter would have been eligible for Swedish citizenship. Heather was shocked to return to the US with a robust CV and have all of her valuable experience, not to mention lan ..read more
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Mini: Season Two Preview and A Look Back at Season One
The Expat Repat Podcast
by Lindsey McLean
1y ago
Introducing Expat Repat Mini Episodes! In this Mini, we take a look back at Season One, and also get a preview of Season Two. Don't miss the guest line-up as well as an explanation of how the Mini Episodes will be fun, entertaining and interactive, including your input! As always, please subscribe, rate and review and don't forget to check out our Patreon campaign at www.patreon.com/expatrepat. Thank you for listening ..read more
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Luke Mitchell: From Surviving in Singapore to Thriving Back Home
The Expat Repat Podcast
by Lindsey McLean
1y ago
Luke Mitchell lived abroad for two years in Japan teaching English after college. Years later, he lived in Madrid for two summers, and then spent two years in Singapore. His repatriation experiences were so different, but the loss he had experienced after Japan made him hesitant to return to expat life. Luke and I talked about the broken narrative that is expat life. We talked about how homesick he felt in Singapore and how difficult that experience was for him. And we talked about how leaving and living as an expat can leave you feeling left behind on the return. Please remember to subscribe ..read more
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Jennifer, Two-Time Californian Repat
The Expat Repat Podcast
by Lindsey McLean
1y ago
In this episode of the Expat Repat Podcast, I talk with Jennifer, a two-time Californian repat trying to find her way in the US after living in Germany and the UK. Jennifer and her husband feel the eternal itch to move abroad, even after life’s twists and turns and aging parents have brought them back home again - twice. Jennifer talks about the major differences in work culture between the US and Europe and she shared a great tip for those about to repatriate to help remember the little parts of your everyday expat life. Please remember to subscribe, rate and leave a review ..read more
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Caroline Allen, International Book Coach
The Expat Repat Podcast
by Lindsey McLean
1y ago
Caroline Allen is a writer, speaker and book coach at Art of Storytelling. Caroline spent 10 epic years abroad and found the process of repatriating to be brutal. Her advice for repats, and ability to identify the struggles repats face, is epic in itself. This is a must-listen for anyone who's lived abroad and had a hard time moving back home. If you like what you hear, please subscribe on iTunes, be sure to leave us a review and consider joining our Patreon campaign! Thanks for listening ..read more
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