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
This Week in America - What No One Tells You About Living Between Two Countries
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When you move countries as an adult, you expect the obvious changes — new places, new systems, new routines.
What you don’t always expect is how that decision echoes through your children’s lives years later.
In this episode of This Week in America, I reflect on the quiet side of living overseas as a parent.
From joking about bringing an inflatable kangaroo to my daughter’s dance competition, to hearing her say she sometimes misses Australia, these small moments reveal something deeper about belonging, identity, and growing up between two homes.
I also talk about the rhythms of life we’ve built here in Nashville — late-night drives back from dance competitions, early school mornings, and the practical ways families support each other along the way, including Nikki working shifts at Bridgestone Arena to help fund Georgia’s dancing.
Moving overseas gives you new perspectives and opportunities.
But it also carries quiet costs that only reveal themselves over time.
And one of those costs is realising that the journey you chose as an adult becomes part of the story your children inherit.
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