What Nobody Tells You About Moving Abroad: My Story & Advice

🎙️ This week, we’re diving into what it really means to move abroad—because it’s not just about visas and packing suitcases! From culture shock to finding a sense of belonging, we’re unpacking the highs, lows, and unexpected challenges of starting fresh in a new country. 🌍✈️

▪️ Culture Shock & Identity Shifts – When your expectations don’t match reality. 🤯
▪️ Language Barriers & Brain Overload – Why your head literally hurts from translating everything. 🧠💥
▪️ Loneliness & Making Friends – The struggle of building a new life from scratch.
▪️ Unexpected Struggles – From awkward hand gestures to completely misreading social cues. 🙃
▪️ Feeling ‘In Between’ Two Worlds – Am I still Brazilian? Am I British? Or am I somewhere in the middle? 🤷‍♀️
▪️ The Moment I Realised I Wasn’t Going Back – How a ‘temporary’ move turned into a new home.

💬 Have you ever moved abroad or started over somewhere new? What was the hardest part for you? Drop your stories in the comments—we want to hear them! 👇

⬇️ Let’s build a space where we can share, learn, and support each other through big life changes! 💙✨

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💡 Highlights You Don’t Want to Miss:

00:00 🇧🇷 From Brazil to London: Zaira’s Wild First Day Abroad

00:29 🛂 Detained at Immigration?! Starting Over in a New Country

01:59 🧳 Culture Shock: What No One Tells You About Moving Abroad

03:45 💭 “I Was Only Meant to Stay for 2 Years...” – Life Had Other Plans

04:42 ❄️ Landing in Winter London After 40°C in Rio (Reality Check!)

05:38 🧠 Losing My Voice: The Unexpected Language Barrier

06:52 😵‍💫 Headaches, Translation Fatigue & the Pain of Fitting In

07:50 🔄 Breaking Comfort Zones: Why I Stopped Speaking Portuguese

08:45 👯‍♀️ Learning English Through Flatmates, Not Textbooks

10:02 🫣 Pub Fails & Hand Gesture Disasters – Lost in Translation

11:29 🧍‍♀️Lonely in London: The Hardest Part of Starting Over

13:24 💔 Anxiety, Depression & Escaping a Toxic Relationship

14:18 🏃‍♀️ Finding Healing Through Running & New Friendships

15:17 🇬🇧 Becoming British: The Emotional Citizenship Ceremony

17:13 🌴 What I Miss About Brazil (Hint: Not the 40°C Heat!)

18:38 🤝 Just Hanging Out? The Brazilian Way of Connecting

19:29 🧠 My Brain Thinks in English Now – Identity in Two Cultures

19:56 ✨ Scared to Start Over? Here’s What I’d Tell You

21:25 🕰️ “I’ll Only Be Here 2 Years” – 17 Years Later...

23:42 👟 How to Make Friends as an Adult (Start with Running!)

24:40 🎙️ Why This Podcast Exists: Sharing Stories That Matter