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Living Unconventionally

Chris Pyak with top travel bloggers, digital nomads, world travelers, expat

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Chris Pyak interviews courageous people that have been able to ditch their traditional lives and desk jobs to chase their passions all over the world. The topics covered include travel stories, the best ways to find travel deals, how living in an unconventional way has improved their lives, how they fund their travels, how to make money on the road, and advice for those wanting to ditch their desk as well. 956258
 
A podcast for those who are doing the daily grind in a foreign land (or for those who want to know more about life overseas). If you ARE living abroad, you know the average day is anything but ordinary. Join Alicia, Melissa, and Denise as they chat about learning to embrace the joys AND trials of taking root right where they’ve been planted.
 
Leading an expat life can seem so glamorous and exciting, and often it is! But what if you struggle with the language, your professional credentials aren't recognized, or you find it difficult to build new relationships? Crafting a meaningful, satisfying life takes work no matter where you are, but for expat partners, the challenges can be even greater. If you're looking to create meaningful change in your life, to have a lifestyle, relationships, and career that truly suit and fulfill you, ...
 
Life as an international in Denmark, one of the world's most homogenous countries, isn't always easy. In Denmark’s longest-running English-language podcast, Kay Xander Mellish, an American who has lived in Denmark for more than a decade, offers tips for enjoying your time in “the world’s happiest country” plus insights on Danish culture and how to build friendships with Danes.
 
Hear from expat families and experts around the world. Learn how to get visas, make money, find jobs and resettle abroad. Get a behind-the-scenes look at what everyday life with kids is really like in different countries, and get the answers you need to go from day dreaming to international move making... Because life is too short to settle! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
 
Four Seas One Family focuses on global culture and events to prove we all have much more in common than we think. We try to open a window from a view most of us are unable or unwilling to see from our "home nation" and assist in bringing constructive insights into how we as global citizens must work together while looking beyond the rhetoric in our local and social media. We are all global citizens from different backgrounds and beliefs, so let us learn about the commonalities we share deepl ...
 
This is the story of two brothers who are guest workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. One goes off on an adventure, meets a Saudi prince, and ends up dead. The other will stop at nothing to find out why his brother had to die. Accompanied by his wife, he begins a search across three continents for his brother’s killer. His hunt takes him into a trap where he, like his brother before him, becomes caught in the middle of the struggle between the pre-Al Qaeda fundamentalist Saudis and the mor ...
 
Is it better to marry expatriates? See doctor Farhana's answer !! Many of you ask questions about different problems through comments. I try to answer the important questions. Although it is not possible to answer all questions. So from now on we will try to answer the most important question by video. So that others with you also benefit. Doctor: Farhana If you do not like the podcast for any reason, then you can give dislikes without unnecessary comments. If you like it and do not forget t ...
 
If you’re a US citizen living in the UK or you’re planning to move here, there are a number of important life stages you will need to plan for. With a good plan and the right advice, you’ll be ready for any challenge or opportunity life might throw at you while you’re in the UK. Our Stepping Stones series brings together leading advisers from various areas of expertise, to provide you with the need-to-knows for each step of your unique journey in the UK. This series is hosted by Buzzacott, a ...
 
Channel the Rage brings to you interviews with Muslim victims of the 'Global War on Terror.' CJ Werleman, a internationally renowned journalist and author, gives voice to those the world chooses to ignore; those who are persecuted, oppressed, and silenced. This is not a podcast for lobbyists, agenda drivers, and spin doctors. This a podcast that gives a microphone to the victims of wrong-headed and self-serving Western foreign policy.
 
The University of Oxford is one of the world's leading centres for the study of Africa. In every Faculty and Division across the University there are active research programmes focused on the continent. The African Studies Centre, within the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, acts as a focal point for graduate level work and faculty research on Africa. Alongside the vibrant doctoral programmes, the MSc in African Studies, inaugurated in 2006, is already recognised as Europe's most pre ...
 
America burnt him out, so he moved to Budapest with his Hungarian wife, 5 year-old son, and his elderly dog Zoltan. Being a lifelong musician, activist, and scholar, Dr. Christopher Robin Cox enjoys unscripted conversations, stories, and calling it like he sees it. Burnt Out in Budapest is often unscripted free dive into all things politics, culture, environment, and music. Sometimes there are guests, sometimes not. It is unapologetically Left and Socialist. All the music on the podcast is o ...
 
Hi, I'm Daniel De Biasi, and I'm fascinated by people who achieved incredible things. In this podcast, I want to share with you stories of people who emigrate and re-start their life in a new country. I invite you to join me as I explore emigrant's stories. We would dive deep into how they did it, what reasons pushed them to leave their life behind, what challenges they faced, and what they managed to accomplish. I left Italy at 27, moved to the opposite side of the world, New Zealand, and t ...
 
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Michelle Hrycauk Nassif is a loving mother and a wise matriarch whose business is being a powerful Feminine leader. Her deep and genuine passion is to build and nurture Communities that support women and girls in their journey to fulfill their dreams and ambitions. We feature Michelle during International Women’s Month. In her professional role ins…
 
This episode of FAIRtax Power Radio begins a new series highlighting how the FAIRtax will benefit various demographic and socio-economic groups. The first group we look at is American citizens living in other countries. For this discussion, the FAIRtax Guys bring in John Richardson, an attorney living in Canada who helps American expatriates deal w…
 
L'Algérie a été une colonie française pendant 130 ans puis a gagné son indépendance au cours d'une guerre violente. Dans cet épisode, vous découvrirez pourquoi l'histoire commune à l'Algérie et à la France est une histoire inachevée. Du début de la colonisation jusqu'à la guerre d'indépendance, nous reviendrons sur toute la chronologie de cette his…
 
Today is about a plan I designed to help me keep on track. It’s based on a system I designed for myself when I was a grassroots LGBTQ+ activist 30 years ago. I’m optimistic it’ll help me stay focused and remember things, but… well, time will tell. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for all things AmeriNZ. Links for this episode ”My new proje…
 
Ever thought about living in Germany? Or Vienna? Or Paris? This episode might be your change to get a job in one of these places. I talk to Dr. Joachim Schlosser, a senior manager at Elektrobit GmbH. Joachim shares why his company started to hire in English several years back, how this has changed the companies culture - and most importantly: Which…
 
Welcome to Love Your Expat Life, where we explore transformational stories & tools to help you design a life you love no matter your location. In this episode, Kate Dahl, founder of Career Denmark ApS & expat living in Denmark shares her evolution through travel. After turning down a teaching career in China, she listened to her gut & found herself…
 
When Kevin McCarthy promised that the FAIRtax would get an up or down vote in the 118th Congress, it sparked a surge of interest in the media on what the FAIRtax is and how it would work. Unfortunately, a lot of what was said was either misleading at best, or downright dishonest at worst. While the initial surge had died down a bit, there are still…
 
Dr. Sousan Abadian was raised in Washington, D.C., but was born in Tehran, Iran. She shares a uniquely cross-cultural view the rest of the world might consider. Dr. Sousan Abadian was born in Tehran, Iran, and raised in Washington, D.C. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government and an M.A. in the Anthropology of Social Change and Develo…
 
How to Connect to Your Inner Truth Part 2 One of the questions we constantly try to answer throughout this global life is: How do I want to lead my life? Last week, in episode 94, I discussed why this is important to answer. If you have not already make sure to tune into that one! There is a vague sense of floating and dissatisfaction that often co…
 
If there’s one lie about the FAIRtax that never seems to go away and keeps getting repeated over and over again, it’s that the FAIRtax is regressive and will harm lower income workers. That’s an easy perception to have when you hear only that the FAIRtax is a massive new sales tax that will apply to everything you buy. However, it’s just not the tr…
 
In this episode, we’re doing our second round of “ask us anything.” We didn’t have time to cover all the questions, but we do discuss boundaries, hosting guests, our expat marriages, advice for our first year selves, emotional/mental health, and the most interesting gifts we received from our host culture friends. We also give some rapid-fire answe…
 
Ahilya Mehta is not yet 30 years old, but she is a former co-founder of Aara woman’s health clinic and is currently an entrepreneur-in-residence at Nua women’s wellness start-up in Mumbai, India. Ahilya graduated from Wellesley College in the US and worked as an IT consultant in San Francisco before completing an entrepreneurship fellowship program…
 
La France a longtemps été un pays catholique. Elle est même surnommée « la fille aînée de l’Église ». Les partis de droite revendiquent cet héritage chrétien tandis qu’à gauche, on préfère rappeler la loi de 1905 qui a marqué la séparation officielle de l’État et de l’Église. Mais derrière les discours des uns et des autres, il y a la réalité des p…
 
Listen to Investment Migration This Week on Spotify. Singapore’s Economic Development Board has decided to sharply raise the minimum investment required to qualify for permanent residency in the city-state through its Global Investor Program. The threshold will rise from investments of SGD 10m and SGD 25m in categories A and B, both of which have h…
 
On the podcast, I often say that the truth is inside of us and that to gain clarity, we need to look inside and not outside of us. If you’ve followed along for a while, you know that I help people navigate what I call serial expatriation and transitions, where one international move follows several more. When we’re constantly adding new cultures, n…
 
It's hard for international professionals to get an English job in Germany. Naveen got a job within four weeks - after he joined my coaching. Now it's nine months later and Naveen shares his story since. Get excellent advice on how to get a job in a foreign country - if you only speak English. Sign up for the Expats Job Offer Miracle at https://www…
 
It’s the end of 2022! I took advantage of my last opportunity to record in December and 2022 to do a little update episode. I’m not exactly sad to see 2022 go, but I’m definitely better than I was a year ago tonight. That’s a very good thing. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for all things AmeriNZ. Links for this episode ”Prime Minister Ja…
 
Our guest this week on the Mobility Standard podcast was Madalena Monteiro of Magwind. She came to talk about the Italian "Dolce Visa", one of Europe's remaining golden visa programs. We spoke to Madalena about: What happened in Portugal last week, and whether the Italian investor visa stands to benefit; Why the Dolce Visa has a "99% chance" of get…
 
Dr. Candise Lin was born in Guangzhou, China, a port city northwest of Hong Kong on the Pearl River. Candice earned her BA in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in America. Recently, she has focused on mentoring Chinese students in languages while utilizing Instagram and TicTok as her classroom. We welcome Dr. Lin to help teach us abo…
 
Have you ever felt like something was missing in your life? Or maybe you’ve felt that you’re meant to do something more impactful? Welcome to Love Your Expat Life, where we explore stories of extraordinary transformation and growth to create a location-independent life we love. In this episode, Beth Mina shares her story about how she rearranged he…
 
Depuis quelques semaines, l’homme le plus riche du monde est français. Il s’appelle Bernard Arnault, il a 73 ans, et il est à la tête du groupe LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy), leader mondial du marché du luxe. En France, certains le considèrent comme un entrepreneur de génie, source de fierté nationale, tandis que d’autres le voient comme un pr…
 
A change to work in the world's most livable city: Vienna! English jobs at Magna International Europe. Chris Pyak talks with Gerald Harzl, Vice President Human Resources, about job opportunities for international professionals at Magna - a giant with more then 55,000 employees in Europe alone. Get 100 German employers that hire in English at https:…
 
When the FAIRtax Guys decided to do a series on what the media will either suppress or distort about the FAIRtax, they thought it would take two or maybe three episodes to cover it. Well, it turns out that there is so much dishonesty in the media, it ended up taking five episodes to cover it all. In this last episode of the series, the Guys explore…
 
The most eventful week in the history of investment migration is drawing to a close. One major golden visa closed outright when Irish Justice Minister Simon Harris unceremoniously announced that his country’s Immigrant Investor program would be closing with immediate effect. Last year, rumors of the program’s potential closure drove a surge in appl…
 
"And there is magic in every beginning" Hermann Hesse Chris Pyak starts a new project that will keep him busy for at least one year. For you this is great news: It means more stories, exciting personalities and actionable advice on the Living Unconventionally podcast! We will be joined by subscribers of the Immigrant Spirit Podcast, a former podcas…
 
Have you ever felt a sense of disconnection when reuniting with friends and family back home? Personally, I know this struggle all too well, and that's why I want to help. This disconnection is a common experience, so just know you’re not the only one experiencing it. Many of us have felt that disconnection and longing to belong when we return to o…
 
There’s been a lot in the media, and especially social media, about the FAIRtax in recent weeks. You’ve undoubtedly heard that it’s a massive new tax on just about everything you buy, but there’s been one aspect of the FAIRtax that has been largely ignored—how it will all but eliminate illegal tax evasion. The FAIRtax Guys continue their “Rest of t…
 
Kimberley John-Morgan is a strong, unapologetic voice for historically excluded communities subjected to social isms — racism, sexism, classism, ableism, heterosexism, and other forms of oppression. Through her writing and equity education sessions, Kimberley advocates increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), especially where people spend…
 
I was coaching a client who imagines a scenario in which she either has a high paid job in the US, or she can move to different country she dreams of living in which would cause her to take a lower paying job plus lose her status and identity. We often do that. We put ourselves in a “ black and white” scenario. In essence what my client was saying …
 
There’s a lot about the FAIRtax in the media that’s just not true. Some may be due to unfamiliarity with the FAIRtax and how it works, but most of it seems to be deliberate misrepresentation in an effort to turn people against it. This week, the FAIRtax Guys tackle two particularly prevalent deceptions—the FAIRtax rate itself, and how much of your …
 
Malaysia now has four separate residence-by-deposit programs after Sarawak - one of two Malaysian states that control their own immigration policies - introduced its own version of the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) program. Sarawak’s program offers essentially the same benefits as its federal counterpart - the right to reside for 5+5 years anywher…
 
Our guests this week on the Mobility Standard were David Lesperance, Managing Partner of Lesperance & Associates, one of the world's leading experts on international tax and immigration, and Melvin Warshaw, a US-based cross-border tax and private client lawyer with more than 40 years of experience in the field. Lesperance and Warshaw are also the a…
 
En France, l'Assemblée nationale doit examiner une nouvelle réforme des retraites... Mais les Français s'y opposent majoritairement, ce qui fait qu'en ce moment, le pays est traversé par une vague de grèves et de manifestations. Mais à quoi ressemble vraiment la retraite des Français ? Comment les règles changeraient-elles avec la réforme et pourqu…
 
Elizabeth Leiba is a college professor and a passionate advocate for Black businesswomen. Elizabeth authored I'm Not Yelling: A Black Woman's Guide to Navigating the Workplace" as a resource to encourage savvy Black businesswomen navigating a predominantly white corporate world and to empower those women to find their voices inside an often toxic w…
 
This opinion piece from IMI's editor first appeared on imidaily.com on March 6th, 2019. Citizenship by investment has granted small, developing countries in the Caribbean and Pacific the means to fund public spending independently rather than rely on outside aid or loans. That financial autonomy reduces the influence developed countries have in the…
 
In this episode, I would like to discuss the significant obstacle to what you want for yourself in various areas of your life. For instance, in your professional or personal life. You might want to get even more specific & focus on your health, finances, romantic relationships, and other aspects of your life. What you want is what I call your visio…
 
Porsha Stennis signs off her literary work with, Another badass black woman of literature. She refers to her work as the narration of a black millennial woman’s journey through life, highlighting wellness, self-love, and evolution. She authored The Black American Identity Quiz, which appeared in multiple publications, including The (y) syndrome Mag…
 
The FAIRtax has become a hot topic in the media, be it broadcast media, print media or social media. While it’s generally a good thing that the FAIRtax is getting this attention, there’s a lot being said about the FAIRtax that isn’t the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The FAIRtax Guys’ series “The Rest of the Story” seeks to fill …
 
Welcome to another year of Expat Focus podcasts. We’re kicking off 2023 with an episode about life and career change, which tends to go hand-in-hand with a decision to move abroad. It’s certainly true for me. Actually, this year marks 10 years since I decided to quit my job and life in Australia, to move to the UK to see what else I was capable of.…
 
Temis Tormo, a brilliant journalist, mom, & global nomad, shares her intimate details on her upcoming move with her diplomat husband & TCK’s. In this episode, you’ll learn how to navigate the emotions of a move & how to move intentionally with TCK’s– helping them better acclimate to upcoming change. We also talk about: 4:20– An intro to how Temis e…
 
Speaker McCarthy’s promise to bring the FAIRtax to the House floor for debate and a vote has created quite a buzz around the FAIRtax. Someone once said that there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Even if people are saying bad things about the FAIRtax, every negative comment focuses much needed attention on the FAIRtax and gives us FAIRtax voluntee…
 
À ses débuts, Google translate n’impressionnait pas grand-monde. Il était capable de traduire des mots et des phrases simples, mais pour le reste, il valait mieux ne pas lui faire confiance… Aujourd’hui, une quinzaine d’années plus tard, les traducteurs en ligne ont fait des progrès phénoménaux. Ils sont désormais capables de traduire des livres en…
 
Rissa Miller has been practicing tasseography, i.e., a tea leaf reading since finding loose tea in her teacup as a teenager. Over the decades, Rissa has honed her methods and refined her language to tell stories in her clients' teacups. For Rissa, tasseography is a very personal divination art. "I learned young how to look through chaos to find ord…
 
FAIRtax history will be made in the newly convened 118th Congress. For the first time since it was first introduced over 20 years ago, the FAIRtax will not die in committee. As a concession to the holdout group who blocked his selection as Speaker of the House for fourteen ballots, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has agreed to bring the FAIRtax bill out of …
 
Hilary Burns wasn't aware of her own unhappiness until she was asked this question: what if you didn't have to spend your time trying to fix yourself; then who could be become? Only then did she realize that being a pleasant person, a good mother, and a good wife didn't make her truly happy. In fact, Hilary was numb to her own unhappiness. Today, H…
 
The "new year, new you" narrative can be counterproductive and out of reach for many of us with constant lives to build elsewhere. All the pressure to make resolutions and become a "new you” can be overwhelming. And the truth is, quick fixes don't work. In fact, most of them are ineffective in the long term. The beginning of the year is like a brea…
 
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