Dear Expats
Episodes
Episode 10: Immigration Before & Afters – Rating Career, Self-Esteem and Daily Lives
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This time we continue experimenting with the new format and challenge the notion of immigration being a way of improving one’s live quality by givin...
Episode 9: Money in Immigration – How We Save, Spend and Stress
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This time we try a new format, and instead of your letters we read the ones from our bank — aka go through our account statements to see, how our re...
Episode 8: Nails, Countryhouse & Other Abandoned Essentials
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This turned out to be a rather slavic episode. But don’t worry if you are from other culture – as usual we cover the topics well recognisable by a...
Episode 7: New Countries, Old Cravings & Holidays That Don’t Feel Like Yours
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jumping from country to country sounds exciting – until you realize you’re always starting over. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like t...
Episode 6: Downshifting, Foreign Words & Falling for Barcelona
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the “better life” you built abroad starts to feel like hard mode? Today’s topics:- moving to Barcelona without speaking the language (a...
Episode 5: Hating Hotel Rooms, Cultural Nostalgia and Choosing Not to Be First
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is my tax id, where to buy a mop, how do I pay for my insurance? These are only the tip of the iceberg of questions immigration poses to us. So ...
Episode 4: Serial Movers, First‑Love Homeland & ‘I Don’t Want to Be an Expat’
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Packing boxes, still being in love with the place you left and refusing the “expat” label? Same. In this episode, we try to stop moving, silence t...
Episode 3: Language barrier, avoiding responsibilities and newfound love for your own bed
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the new episode of Dear Expats podcast!In this episode you’ll find:- Polina’s practical tips for learning foreign languages;- Reas...
Episode 2: Complaints, New Friends and Long-Distance Love
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Missing homemade food, complaints about everything – even the weather – and the chaos of long‑distance love: say hello to the second episode of ...
Episode 1: Mice, Reinventing Yourself, and the Future
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 tackles the ugly truth of mice invasions, the art of reinventing yourself in a new place, and the fear of missing out on future opportunitie...