How to be Local

Red flags, green flags, orange flags… and apparently even rotten flags. In this episode, we’re talking about all the things we hear about dating all the time: love bombing, ghosting, empty promises, consistency...

Do I really need to learn the local language to survive in the country I now call home? In this week’s episode, we discuss the story of an American who has lived in Berlin for six years but has never learned more than a...

What happens when the life you built abroad no longer feels right, but starting over again feels like another risk you cannot afford? In this week’s episode, we discuss the story of a 30-year-old woman from South...

When living abroad starts affecting your mental health, going home can feel like the obvious answer. But will returning home actually fix how you feel? In this episode, we respond to the story of someone who moved to...

Love may be the reason you move abroad for someone, but is it enough to build a fulfilling life in their country? In this episode, Vicky is joined by Diego to react to the story of an American woman who moved to Belgium...

In this episode of How to Be Local, we talk about one of the most painful sides of living abroad: feeling left out because of the language barrier. Not just in the obvious situations, like ordering food, making...

Every four years, the World Cup comes around and suddenly football becomes more than just football. It becomes childhood memories, family traditions, national pride, screaming at the TV, preparing food, wearing your...

In this episode of How To Be Local, we talk about one of the most confusing parts of moving abroad: dealing with guilt and FOMO when you are far away from the people you love, even when you know you made the right...

In this episode of How To Be Local , we talk about some of the questions that might come up when you're deciding whether to move abroad and how to find the answer within yourself. Why do you want to move abroad? Are you...

What happens when the biggest change of your life isn't your location, but it's you? In this episode, we talk about the identity shifts that can happen when you leave everything familiar behind. From questioning old...

In this episode of How To Be Local , Vicky and Nanda finally hand the microphone over to Diego, Vicky’s Brazilian boyfriend, to hear the other side of their intercultural love story. After two episodes of talking about...

In this episode we're joined by our first-ever guest, Johnny, to hear the other side of the story. After hearing Nanda's perspective in previous episodes, it's time to find out what it was like for a Canadian with...

In this episode, we’re talking about the reality of intercultural relationships and all the little differences that come with loving someone from another culture. From communication styles, love languages and public...

Making friends as an adult is hard already but making them abroad? That is a whole different level. In this week's episode we are talking about why it feels so difficult to find your people when you are starting from...

Moving abroad can feel exciting, freeing, and like the beginning of the life you always dreamed about. But what people rarely talk about is how emotionally exhausting it can also become once the honeymoon phase wears...