From Down Under to Down South
From Down Under to Down South is a twice-weekly reflection from an Australian making a life in the American South.
After moving from Australia to Tennessee in 2018, I began noticing the subtle cultural differences most people miss — the way politeness sounds different, the way goodbyes stretch longer, the way everyday moments quietly reveal what’s different.
Some episodes explore those contrasts directly. Others are quiet stories from the week — conversations and small moments that say something bigger.
It’s not outrage or culture wars. And it’s not a travel diary. It’s simply one Australian perspective on life between two countries.
If you’ve ever lived overseas, loved two places at once, or found yourself caught between familiar and foreign — you’ll feel at home here.
New episodes are released twice weekly as part of the broader From Down Under to Down South series across podcast and YouTube.
From Down Under to Down South
When You Live Between Two Countries
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Living overseas stretches you.
It expands your perspective. It changes you.
But it’s not free.
In this episode, I reflect on what it really means to live between two countries — Australia and America — and how moving across the world shapes not just you, but your children as well.
From magpie calls in Canberra to aircraft overhead in Tennessee… from supermarket aisles in Coles to raising kids who grow up belonging to more than one place… this is a quiet reflection on the cost of building a bigger life.
And the question that sits quietly underneath it all:
Would we make the same decision again?
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