Where foreigners meet foreigners in a foreign country and share lifestyles, curiosities, ideas, beliefs, stigmas, taboos, cultural traits and anything worth the chat!
The world is our home and it is up to us to explore it as we wish to, even though it meaning we will be away from family and friends for some time, and more often, extended periods of time. Loneliness can creep in like a close friend, and we find ourselves lost in the middle of the unfamiliar.
This is a safe space to build community and bring people from different places together with a common goal, connection and belonging.
Jaeda Khalilifar– “I see a bright future for the world.”
Meet Jaeda, her beautiful smile and high energy caught my attention since the first time we met! She is a first generation Canadian, being half Persian half Filipino! With a background in literature and languages combined with her adventurous personality, the idea of having a teaching job abroad expanded in her mind, even though she never wanted to have a career as a teacher.
Her first international job was in Thailand, where she stayed for about six months in a very rural area, not the best first international teaching experience to be honest! So in 2024 she came to China, specifically Shenzhen and everything seemed to fit in perfectly, she even found love during her first semester already!
We chat the thrill of leaving home for the first time, the excitement of solo traveling and everything that comes into becoming independent as a human in the world. We also get into some cultural values she admire in this country as well as some she does not relate to as much, specially in the education system. We also get into some of the things she most enjoy about living here, starting by the price of stuff and all the amazing online shopping apps!
Jaeda’s warm and outgoing personality surely has transposed into this conversation. This was a great chat about the ups and downs of living abroad and how having an opened mind and positive mindset will guide you in the right direction.
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28 Aug 2026
Solo - Finding Friends, Food and Familiarity
What’s up guys! Moving to a new country can be exciting, but it can also feel overwhelming. In this episode, we'll talk about practical ways to settle in faster by focusing on three key areas: building friendships, finding foods you enjoy, and creating a sense of familiarity in your new environment.
Because wanting or not, building a life in a new place does not happen over night, it does not happen without making a slight effort, and it surely does not happen if you don’t have a few aspects of life aligned.
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15 Aug 2026
Anabela Milakov - “Your mindset changes when you go out”
Meet Anabela, the third Serbian I know after Stevan and Novak Djockovic! Haha She captivated me right away with her positive energy and beautiful smile. Coming from a small town in Serbia, China has definitely been quite the adventure for Anabela. Her first idea of China was when her older sister came to China to work as an Au Pair a few years ago, which gave her the opportunity to come visit the country a few times, opening her eyes to what other possibilities were out there. But it wasn’t until after a phone call with her sister that everything really changed for her.
During a rough period in her life, Anabela is presented with the opportunity of coming to China while also attending University online, which was a very clever choice. That allowed her to have new experiences while finishing her studies. She shares her first thoughts about China, how scary that idea was and how it changed over the time being here. Very quickly she realized she needed to step out of her comfort zone and “become one of them” in order to thrive living here!
China allowed her to find another version of herself, a stronger and more resilient version that maybe she would have never find out if she didn’t come here. With a great sense of humor and opened heart, Bela tells us about her ongoing love story, how it is taking care of little children in a strange country, and how she really feels about her journey here. Anabela has really grown as a person from this experience and realized that we don’t need to have everything figured out in life to make the best out of it!
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