The Bittersweet Life

Tiffany's had a rough week. And to make matters worse, some of the people in her life have been driving her absolutely crazy. On this exclusive bonus episode, she vents her frustration. 

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"When you’re a woman of a certain age, you are only promised that everything will get worse. But what if everything you’ve been told is a lie?"

This is the leading question of Glynnis MacNicol's dazz…

We all have our beloved rituals, the things we do that center us, that comfort us, that make us feel that all is right with the world. It can be anything from the way we prepare and enjoy our favorit…

One of the hardest things about expat life is when your friends inevitably leave. For some expats, this happens like clockwork every single year (usually in June), causing heartache, disappointment, …

On this bonus episode exclusively for our Patreon supporters, we take you inside a very loud, very LATE dinner celebration marking the end of the school year in Rome. How late is too late for a th…

Whether you're a newly minted expat wondering how to go about filing your US taxes, or a longterm expat who wants to make sure you're doing it right—or maybe it's been years since you filed a return …

Katy continues to have epiphanies as she challenges herself every week in her pottery class.

In a continuation of our Trying Something New episode, we talk about what it is that keeps us trying when …

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The Pope has given the green light to canonize the very first saint from the millennial generation, Italian Carlo Acutis.

Does it seem strange to have a saint from your own generation? Or one from a …

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The difficulty is the point.

How often have we been seduced into thinking that something we've never tried must be easy, simply because experts make it look that way?

On this episode, we talk about t…

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If you've been dreaming of moving to Italy but thought it was impossible, your chance has finally arrived!

Italy has just launched the so-called "Digital Nomad Visa" which enables non-EU-nationals wh…

In a world that is becoming ever more homogenized, what sets places apart? What are the blaring indicators that communicate we are in a place vastly different from anywhere we've ever been before?

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What's it like to be a sociopath?

This week's guest tells us. On this episode, Katy sits down with author and self-described sociopath Patric Gagne for a LIVE interview with audience at Seattle's Tow…

What happens when you go back to a city you used to live in after not stepping foot there for twenty years?

Tiffany finds out on this episode.

After spending some of the most formative years of her l…

Who knew that "going native" was a topic that would resonate so strongly with our listeners?

We got so much feedback on this subject—both social media comments as well as voice messages—that we just …

What happens when an expat "goes native"? How long does it take, and is it inevitable? Is it a conscious choice or does it just happen?

Today we chat about this idea, and Tiffany lays out the ways sh…

Would you move across the world to a country without ever having been there?

That's what this week's guest did. We sit down with Brie Ripley to talk about her decision to take a 4-year contract with …

An exciting discovery out of Rome has recently rocked the archeological community! We have the details on this week's episode.

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