You've seen the Instagram Reels or TikTok videos about the "European summer." Maria Fernanda "Mafe" is from Colombia and she's lived in both the U.S. and Germany. We speak about the highs, lows, and everything in between living in Europe and the realities of romanticizing Europe as an immigrant.

In this episode, you will hear about the realities of romanticizing Europe as an immigrant, the differences of racism in both the U.S. and Germany from the lens of a Latina, Germany’s education system, and the truths about dating Europeans.

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Resources:

• Support, social group abroad: Girls Gone International
• GGI Instagram: @girlsgoneinternational 
• For humor (specific to Germany): @thefunnyauslander

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Work In Progress is edited by Alejandro Vega and Roberto Garcia Matus.