The Ultimate Expat: Cheryl Mainland

Laura Weidman Powers isn't *technically* an expat, but she's found a way to live like one by prioritizing travel in her life. Listen in as Laura and Alisha talk about how to embody the spirit of an expat without needing to give up your mortgage, which countries are the most baby friendly (it's not the ones you think) and why finding community abroad isn't only for people holding dual passports. This is the final episode in the Expats limited series! If you enjoyed it, please let Alisha know @alishafmiranda on Insta or on her website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mother of ten (yes, you read that correctly) Jess Ross has raised and educated a family on both sides of the ocean...and she has a lot to say. Listen in as Jess and Alisha chat about the good, the bad and the ugly of sending your kids to Hogwarts, and why everyone in the UK wants a piece of cowgirl culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Called "the Fauci of Scotland" (mostly by Alisha), public health expert Professor Devi Sridhar packed her dressiest flip flops, moved to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and has lived overseas ever since. She came to national prominence during the pandemic when the country gratefully listened to her no-nonsense advice, delivered in an American accent. Join Alisha and Devi for this wide-ranging chat that covers everything from dress codes in Buckingham Palace to gun control and don't forget to pre-order Devi's new book, How Not to Die (Too Soon). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coralie Hunter - the editor of Alisha's upcoming debut novel Someone's Gotta Give - packed up her husband and one-year-old to move to the dream destination of the South of France....and then came back to the US a few years later. In this episode, this "lapsed expat" (a term she prefers to ex-expat) shares advice on building community (always say yes), the things she missed the most about the States, and the definitive answer to the question: are French children really that much better behaved than others? Plus as a bonus, we answer a listener question about finding jobs overseas! C'est vrai! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Karla Geci came to the UK in 2001 on a BUNAC post-grad visa and never left. With a 20+ year career in the London offices of major American tech companies, Karla and Alisha explore the ins and outs of nabbing a work visa, wax poetic about the days of fax machine and question if crossing your fingers still makes you a subject of the Queen and all her descendants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doctor, writer, dad and all-around fantastic guy Tony Chin-Quee moved to the picturesque town of Durham, England just over two years ago. In that time he and his wife have had a new baby, learned about bank holidays and built a community for themselves. Listen in as Tony and Alisha chat the ins and outs of getting a visa, navigating the NHS and how to cope when there's a crisis back at home over the ocean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cheryl Mainland has been an expat since birth. A self-described "third culture kid: who has lived in at least seven countries and started businesses in almost as many joins Alisha to talk about surfing, being a tourist everyday and how expat life is the best preparation for starting a business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hej hej and welcome to Expats. This week Alisha chats falling in love and fitting in while foreign with writer Jennifer Anglade Dahlberg, a Haitian-American who moved to Sweden to follow her heart, and found her muse while she was there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.