Wally's story is a tale of a self made woman in the US, of love at a time in which she couldn't legally get married, of a journey that will bring her back to Italy after a life abroad.Music: trailer's music: Paris Gipsy Swing By Dieter Van der

Being black but not African American in the US

Nov 20th, 2022 25m 4s

Kirk grew up in Florida from Jamaican parents. As a child and then a teenager it was a bit complicated for him. He was not recognized as African American by African American kids but was seen as one by other kids. He had to learn how to navig

When going Home means being an outsider again

Oct 20th, 2022 21m 16s

What can go wrong when you have an American accent, anAmerican passport and your parents tell you you are going home after living 7 years in Uzbekistan? You will totally fit in, finally! At least that’s what Jessi thought. I discovered her stor

Portable business for a portable life

Feb 28th, 2022 30m 20s

As daughter of a diplomat, Amel moved to new places from the day she was born. As an adult, she wanted to pursue a career in advertizing but it turned out to be incompatible with her nomadic life. Now she helps her clients create their portable

Look at me in the eyes

Nov 25th, 2021 31m 7s

Jean-Michel arrived in San Francisco when he was 17. His own family history has taught him that sometimes life throws you lemons. He has worked tirelessly to end homelessness with new programs at Friendship Place since 2006.

Being kind is not enough

Sep 30th, 2021 30m 4s

Jessica moved to the US from China more than 20 years ago . She shares with us how her work as a brand strategist helped her become a community builder and why she is on a mission to transform the public education system. Jessica's podcast: Du

Why is it hard to get along?

Apr 28th, 2021 12m 30s

Think of us as an elephant with a rider. To understand why it is hard to get along let's look at how human evolution developed our capacity to cooperate inside groups and how our intuitions guide our decisions. In this episode you will find a

If you don't know where you are going you may well end up there

Mar 14th, 2021 28m 13s

Hella shares witht us why it made sense to create her own business. The learning curve can be steep but it allowed her to build a bridge between her roots in Tunisia and the US in which she arrived when she was 10.

I connect with people heart to heart

Feb 27th, 2021 24m 15s

Lea left the Yvory Coast to study in Paris. She then moved to Kazakstan and realized she was the only black woman in Astana. She shares her "weapons" to feel welcomed and at ease everywhere and how she learned to use emotional intelligence as

Back to the roots. Now I understand

Feb 11th, 2021 24m 27s

Paolo Battaglia shares with us what he learned about migration. How and why do communities stay connected to their roots through generations? Is the migrants' experience universal? What is "italianism"? Learn more with this seasoned historian.

All you need is love... and a rabbit

Jan 24th, 2021 23m 50s

Danny works four jobs and lives with a rabbit and a cockatiel. Life can be lonely but at 62 he knows what is REALLY important.

Nomad by choice, David first fullfilled his dream to live in Japan.

Dec 17th, 2020 25m 58s

Unlike many of us, David chooses carefully the places he moves to. It all began with his childhood's dream to live in Japan. Berlin and Porto followed.His podcast "Expat Empire" gives tips about moving through expats stories.

Home is where you are loved

Nov 19th, 2020 30m 14s

How do you find home when you move every 2 to 4 years? How do you live with your multiple identities when you are of mixed heritage? Why is differentness a richness and not a threat? Hala's personal story and her expertise as a therapist enl

We are moving! How do we tell the kids?

Oct 18th, 2020 29m 9s

Pascale Brady is Founder and CEO of The Challenge CoachShe does Life and Business Coaching in these areas:- Challenge coaching in life and at work through transitions or in relationships- Expatriate and international coaching,- Parent coachingS

Why do we love? Make friendships?What have our genes to do with that?

Jun 13th, 2020 11m 28s

We all can see our cultural differences but what about what we have in common? In his book, Nicholas Christakis explains how our genes are encoded with core elements that help us build good societies. Love and friendship are two of these essent

17 years old Juliette is ready to jump

May 6th, 2020 22m 44s

17 years old Juliette is about to take a gap year. She will travel on two continents, work and improve her language skills, discover herself. Why did she decide not to go straight to college? Have some of her friends made the same decision? Wh

Amanda is an expert on chinese language and culture and long time expat

Mar 17th, 2020 26m 23s

Amanda has a long expat experience and shares with us how she manages to feel at home in every country and how kindness goes a long way. She teaches her chinese culture and language to children and gives us advices on how to pass on our own c

Bonnie adventurous life began when she was 16

Jan 22nd, 2020 34m 36s

Bonnie experienced cultural differences for the first time when she was a 16 year old exchange student. Austria after WWII was very different from New-York and it was only the beginning of rich life experiences abroad. She worked in different

Rene is a Latino who arrived illegally to the US when he was very young.

Dec 9th, 2019 21m 57s

Rene fleed from Guatemala with his parents when he was a toddler. They were refugees in Canada and entered illegally in the US. His father was later caught by immigration services and sent to prison. He speaks about his experience in the US as

My dad American Dream

Nov 26th, 2019 20m 59s

My dad became an orphan when he was 10, began to work when he was 13 and met American tourists through his job in an hotel in Florence, Italy. The more he learned the more he wanted to move to United States. Listen to his journey to get there

Kiana is a Third Culture Kid, what does it really mean?

Nov 6th, 2019 30m 39s

Kiana is a third Culture kid, growing up in different countries none of which the country of origin from her parents. She doesn't belong completely somewhere and she feels home when she is with other international kids like her. She has learned

Felix experienced a big culture shock when he arrived in the US

Oct 8th, 2019 31m 12s

Felix tells us about his childhood with deaf parents in central Switzerland, his travels to work and learn languages while still in high school, his journey to South America during his gap year and how it helped him choose his field of study,

How does moving change us? Why do we need to belong? Ever experienced reverse cultural shock?

Sep 17th, 2019 37m 56s

Alison has a rich professional and personal experience of moving to new places, how it changes us, what it triggers, how to adapt, and why we experience reverse cultural shock. She shares what she has learned through coaching both expatriates

Roya left Iran as a young woman to study, she has never been able to go back

Apr 30th, 2019 35m 54s

Roya had to leave Iran in order to study abroad. She never thought she wouldn't go back but like for many migrants the situation in her country never allowed her to come back home. She shares with us her life as a teenager in Iran and her path

Noelle voulait quitter Paris et sa routine, elle partage son expérience américaine avec nous.

Apr 13th, 2019 36m 3s

Noelle a déménagé plusieurs fois enfant, elle a toujours gardé le goût de la nouveauté. Elle partage avec nous l'expérience de venir vivre aux USA avec ses enfants.