The American Citizens Abroad Podcast

Our Chat with Diane from Oui in France

We chat with Diane from Oui in France, the mind behind the living abroad lifestyle blog and YouTube Channel, Oui in France. We discuss what surprised her most about French culture, the reality of living in France versus the fantasy, how culture shock can sneak up on someone when least expected, and so much more.
Oui in France
Oui in France on Facebook
Oui in France on X:
Oui in France on Instagram
Oui in France on Pinterest
Oui in France YouTube Channel

Our Chat with Cepee about Digital Nomads

We’ve brought back Cepee, the brains behind the She Hit Refresh website, Facebook group, and podcast – a community dedicated to helping women over 30 move abroad. This time, we chat about becoming a digital nomad, countries that offer a digital nomad visa, common issues digital nomads face, and how AI will impact digital nomads.
The list of  25 Work From Anywhere Companies
She Hit Refresh website 
Click to join the Refresher's Lounge for ongoing support with your move abroad 
She Hit Refresh Facebook Group
She Hit Refresh YouTube Channel 
She Hit Refresh on Instagram 

Our Chat with Melissa and Dave of the Strong Sense of Place

We chat with Melissa and Dave of the Strong Sense of Place site, podcast, and blog and the Library of Lost Time podcast. We discuss their life in Prague and books! 
The outdoorsy events around Prague:
Discovering Prague eventshttps://www.discoveringprague.cz/
 
General Strong Sense of Place
Strong Sense of Place websitehttps://strongsenseofplace.com/Free newsletter on Substackhttps://strongsenseofplace.substack.com/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/strongsenseofAll podcasts:https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcastsEpisodes we mentioned:Spain: Valencia, Velázquez, and Vermouthhttps://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2023-02-06-spain/Iceland: Warrior Poets, Emo Horses, and Maybe (Probably) Elveshttps://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-04-25-iceland/Italy: A Bottle of Red, the Tuscan Sun, and Il Dolce Far Nientehttps://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-09-26-italy/India: The Continent Masquerading as a Countryhttps://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2024-06-21-india/Sri Lanka: Remarkable, Relentless, Resplendenthttps://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2023-04-03-sri_lanka/Trains: Better Than Planes and Cars. Fight Me.https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2020-12-14-trains/Hotels: The Liminal Space with M&Ms in the Mini-Barhttps://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-05-23-hotels/The Sea: Tales of Poets and Pirateshttps://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2020-02-17-the_sea/Some of our favorite books:The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Spain)https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_shadow_of_the_wind_zafon/The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley (Iceland)https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_tricking_of_freya_sunley/Still Life by Sarah Winman (Italy)https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/still_life_winman/Dishoom: Cookery Book and Highly Subjective Guide to Bombay by Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar, Naved Nasir (India)https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/dishoom_thakrar/Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka by John Gimlette (Sri Lanka)https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/elephant_complex_gimlette/The Ladies-in-Waiting by Santiago Garcia, Javier Olivares (Spain)https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_ladies_in_waiting_garcia/Our summer reading plans:Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier (Venice)Billiards at the Hotel Dobray by Dušan Šarotar (Slovenia)The Main Character by Jaclyn Goldis (Train) - I talked about it in this podcast:https://strongsenseofplace.com/lolts/lolt-2024-05-31/A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva (spy novel)Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson (Panama)Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (Norway)The Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyBookshopsThe Munich Readery in Munichhttp://www.readery.de/Well-Read Books of Wigtownhttps://wellreadbooks.co.uk/Wigtown Postcards: What It's Like to Run a Bookshop in Scotland's National Book Townhttps://strongsenseofplace.com/2020/02/10/wigtown-photo-album-what-its-like-to-run-a-bookshop-in-scotlands-booktown/Daunt Books in Londonhttps://strongsenseofplace.com/2019/10/08/our-favorite-bookshops-daunt-books-in-london/Typewronger Books in Edinburghhttps://strongsenseofplace.com/2019/11/28/typewronger-books-in-edinburgh-scotland-will-steal-your-heart/

Our Chat with Susan from Overseas Vote Foundation

We chat with Susan, the force behind Overseas Vote Foundation, about it’s creation and it’s sister website, US Vote Foundation; voting trends; surveys they have done; the US voting system; getting more Americans who live abroad to vote; and so much more!
 
Share the links below to help get out the vote:
Voter Journey Map
Overseas Vote Foundation
Overseas Voter Services
Overseas Voting Myths
US Vote Foundation
US Vote Foundation’s Post Election Surveys

Our Chat with Cepee about Women Over 30 Moving Abroad

We chat with Cepee, the brains behind the She Hit Refresh website, Facebook group, and podcast - a community dedicated to helping women over 30 move abroad. We cover how leaving the US helped her to figure out what she was supposed to be doing in her life; tips for overcoming fears about moving abroad; the pros and cons of moving abroad in one’s 30s, 40s, and 50s; and much more!
 
She Hit Refresh website 
Click to join the Refresher's Lounge for ongoing support with your move abroad 
She Hit Refreshn Facebook Group
She Hit Refresh YouTube Channel 
She Hit Refresh on Instagram 

Our Chat with Warren and Julie

In this episode, we chat with Warren and Julie, of Warren & Julie Travel, who are in early retirement and slow travel full-time. Their YouTube channel and website offer information on residency programs, how to be a nomad in Europe, and expat life in various countries. We chat about how they travel with their two dogs, under-rated destinations, insider tips on slow travel, and much more.
 
Warren & Julie TravelWarren & Julie Travel BlogWarren & Julie Travel YouTube Channel

Our Chat with Emery Bowles

We chat with Emery Bowles, who has been moving back and forth between Japan and the US, and the mind behind the site Remote Working.  We discuss how his young son handles traveling between the US and Japan, digital nomads and how AI will impact them, and much more!
EmeryBowles.com
I've been moving back and forth between Japan and the US for years. The quality of life in Japan is much better. - Business Insider

Our Chat with John Davis

We chat with John Davis, a combat veteran with a Master’s degree from Harvard, an award-winning author, creator of the Veterans Living Abroad Guides, and a writer who writes about veteran issues. We chat about his life abroad, how many veterans live abroad and where, how a lower cost of living impacts mental health, how veterans receive healthcare outside of the US, how female veterans looking to move abroad differ from their male counterparts, and much more.
 
Veterans Living Abroad Articles by John H Davis
Free Guide for Veterans Moving Abroad
Combat To College 
www.johnhdaviswriter.com
Instagram
Tik Tok

Our Chat with Michelle No

We chat with Michelle No, a Korean American expat and culture journalist and writer living in Berlin, about life in Berlin, the good and not-so-good aspects of being an Asian American expat in Germany, adjusting to life in Germany, freelancing internationally, and much more!
 
Michelle's Instagram
 
Michelle's website
 
Michelle No on Substack
 
From Buzzfeed: "Here's the Good, The Not So Good, And The Unexpected About Moving to Europe As A Person of Color (From a Korean American Expat"
 
 

Our Chat with Tess, of Sweden and Me

We chat with Tess, of the blog Sweden and Me about the work-life balance in Sweden compared to the US, her university experience in Sweden, why Scandinavian countries rank high as some of the happiest places in the world to live, and much more!
Sweden and Me
Business Insider’s Profile on Tess