The American Citizens Abroad Podcast

We chat with ACA Executive Director, Marylouise Serrato, about ACA’s latest campaign, ‘America at 250: Citizens Everywhere. Home and Abroad, Always Americans”, how this campaign helps to highlight the challenges Americans abroad face, the unique contributions Americans living overseas make to the US, how they can help to shape America’s next 250 years, and so much more!
America at 250: Citizens Everywhere. Home and Abroad Always Americans.
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We chat with Jeff and Sandra of The Mobile Retiree about their nomadic life since leaving the US in 2023 and creating a home base in Albania, how much it takes to live abroad, what a normal day of their life looks like, the biggest misconceptions Americans have about living abroad, and much more!
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We chat with Gaston and Norma of Duoma Atelier, in Italy, about relocating to Italy from Miami, about their business and architectural and interior design, how moving abroad impacted them as a couple, and much more.
Check out their website www.duomatelier.com 
And follow their Italian adventure on Instagram @duomatelier
 

We speak with US-born and UK-based journalist Carinne Geil Botta about how living abroad has changed her perspective on the American “hustle culture”; how living abroad has changed her relationship with work, time and well being; how she approaches identity as an American and as a global citizen; and much, much more.
 
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We speak with freelance writer Jordan Mautner about her experience moving from the US to Barcelona. Jordan shares the realities of building a life abroad, from navigating housing and bureaucracy to forming friendships in a new country, reflects on how living overseas has shaped her identity, career, and perspective on what it truly means to call somewhere “home", and more.
Jordan is a contributing freelance writer for Business Insider.

We speak with Kalie of ExpatsEverywhere.com about her journey as an expat, popular destinations, destinations that work for the first-time American abroad, countries that have an easy or straightforward process to relocate, financial surprises that Americans may encounter once they have moved abroad, and more!
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We chat with Nicole from ILuve2GlobeTrot about her journey as an expat, how her roots have influenced her identity while she’s been abroad, about her site, and more!
 
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In this episode, we chat with adventurer, author, and serial reinventor Wells Jones, whose life story spans Antarctic rescue operations, New York acting studios, and bold treks across the Middle East. From navigating dramatic career shifts to exploring some of the most remote regions on earth, Wells shares stories that illuminate what it means to reinvent oneself, to step into the unfamiliar, and to carry an evolving American identity around the world.
 
Read his book, A Line in the Sand

We chat with Dr. Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels of KvK Pathways, and who is the primary academic expert on US citizens living abroad and continues her research in addition to launching her own coaching business, about the hurdles Americans moving abroad face, patterns of what works and what doesn't when transitioning professionally or academically in a new country; maintaining ties to the US while abroad; and much more!
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We chat with ACA's Executive Director, Marylouise Serrato, about where things stand with RBT, what ACA's plans are to support RBT once Congress is back in session, and much more!
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