Geopats: balancing culture shock
No matter where you're from or where you've moved to or are planning to move to, this podcast can help you get grounded. These are conversations that with other long term expats and internationals about what grounded them in their other places in the world. We embrace culture shock and learn from it. Some conversations are focused on books, others language, online communities and more. These are candid, vulnerable conversations that reflect our ups and downs adjusting to life elsewhere.
Episodes
15 episodes
A Norwegian’s Lens on Hong Kong
Can you imagine taking 35,000 photos in one year? Photographer Thomas Sandfield did this his first year in Hong Kong. Join us on this Expat Rewind show for a flashback to this first year as an expat for Thomas and all the flicker fun he had.
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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1:46:16
An Italian Author in China on Food Shocks, Expat Life & Writing Abroad
Love, loss,new beginnings, it's what we think of when we dream of moving abroad. But what about expat circle gossip or food culture shock moments. We rarely talk about those moments. Author Antonella does though, in her touching book, Parsley &...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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1:13:18
A Kenyan's Story of Belonging Through Digital Spaces in Germany
Can social media ground us and make us feel more at peace in this crazy world? This conversation with Tania from Swahili Secrets will present an answer to this question that is not common but very refreshing. Tania was born in Kenya...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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45:48
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A Brit in Sustainable Fashion Navigating Life in China
Jo, a British expat who was living in Shanghai, China. Her wisdom, insight, humour and down to earth advice to other expats about how their online and geographical selves can, should, may and might influence each other is very inspiring.
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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2:03:50
A Chinese national's multilingual experience with English, Japanese & French
Eric (his English name) grew up partly outside of Shanghai, China and then in Shanghai. He is now a Software Engineer that maneuvers through his Shanghai life in a multitude of languages including Mandarin Chinese, Shanghaiese, English, Japanes...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:48:06
A Brit in Denmark listens to music
Has a song ever carried you through a rough time in your life? That's exactly what happened to British international Karl when he moved to Denmark.
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:02:21
A Finnish in China blogs
Can moving to the U.S. help a European expat have a smoother transition to living in China? Pia and her family just recently left Shanghai, China after living here for two years. I have met some active expats in my life but Pia takes the cake ...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:07:18
A German in Shanghai learns Chinese
Do bookworms learn languages better? In 2017 Angie was the Creator of T(h)ree of Books YouTube channel. She was also a German expat living in Shanghai, China. She had a few languages under her belt before she moved to Shanghai and starte...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:18:33
An American in Shanghai, China blogs
Did you blog your way through your first experiences in a new place? Shannon Martin does this. She is an American who has lived in Shanghai, China for 6 years. In this two part interview she shares her first impressions of China via a blog post...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:03:18
A New Yorker in China writes
The first year in a new country is always the hardest.Evan did what I did, he took to writing a blog to sort out the think through what he was seeing, experiencing and feeling. In this conversation we revisit an early blog post of his fr...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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37:42
A Chinese international student in Scotland writes
Do you have a spiritual home? Xing Zhao does. He's a Chinese Writer, Translator and former international student in Edinburgh, Scotland. Xing shares with us a blog post, Kapa Zhou, that he wrote during his first year studying in Scotland. He go...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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29:49
An American in South Korea writes
Have your expectations about a place ever gotten you into trouble? American expat Evan, also known as my husband, was kind enough to be our first guest on the podcast show back in 2017. He shared a group email that he wrote to his f...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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36:42
REVISITING Geopats: Season 5 Begins
So much country to country movement is speeding up in 2025 so it feels like a good time to bring back the podcast. First, we're going to replay episodes and listen to your reaction. What should be next for Geopats? What do you need to hear? And...
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2:23
Language: From Mandarin Chinese to English in China and the U.S. with PhD Candidate Ziwei
Ziwei is originally from China’s. He's hands down one of the most intelligent, motivated, and hard working people I have ever known. We met in a Natural Language Processing class (taught by Sowmya, guest on the Virtual Expat Podcast in Iowa Sta...
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Episode 10
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1:03:03
