For the #10 episode I am hosting Camila OSORIO. As a young immigrant, Camila left Colombia to first study in Toronto and then settle and work there.

She is sharing what she has discovered about Canada so far, her perception of its people and the role women play in society.

Immigrating is a learning process. It transcends boundaries and questions life choices beyond the limited time frame of studies or an expatriation mission. What is the value of building relationships when living abroad? Making friends does not mean the same everywhere.

After a few years out of your native country, you sometimes come to realise how infinite possibilities and paths to grow as a person are. Living abroad, away from your usual codes leaves you free to choose your own life.

Que signifie la liberté pour Camila et comment aimerait-elle l’adopter ?

Pour ce 9ème épisode de Women Abroad, je me rebranche sur le Luxembourg, mon pays d’accueil depuis l’été 2018.

J’accueille aujourd’hui Cherine Makram. Née en Egypte, Cherine réside au Luxembourg depuis plusieurs années. Elle nous fait découvrir sa vie d’expatriée au travers le regard de la femme, de l’épouse et de la mère.

Very sincerely she explains the good and challenging moments you can face when living abroad.

However amazing opportunities can also arise for those who accept to open their mind to the unknown and to give a try to out of the box activities.

Because everything happens for a reason, her first expatriation ignites an intentional self-development journey.

Stephani Widorini est mon invitée pour le 8ème épisode de Women Abroad podcast.

Stephani is Indonesian, she currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland where she works as a consultant for the United Nations.

Moving from London to Seoul and now to Geneva led her to take up various cultural challenges.

What she first perceived as career disruptions turned out to become very rich professional and cultural experiences as she grew more aware of her environment.

Mental and cultural agility have also allowed her to better accept the unknown and the uncertainty. For sure there is room to self-fulfil abroad. The road to success is intimately linked to a journey of personal development.

Ania Banach est mon hôte pour ce 7ème épisode de Women Abroad podcast. Ania est Polonaise et est professeur assistante de linguistique à l’université.

Introspective, elle rouvre des pages intenses de sa vie en Irlande du Nord lorsqu’elle y préparait son PHD et à Oman en tant qu’enseignante dans un collège.

Elle explore différents aspects de l’expatriation telles que la liberté de mouvement en tant que femme à l’étranger et l’importance du contexte religieux dans l’adaptation culturelle.

Avec du recul, ces voyages l’ont transformée et résonnent toujours en elle. Vivre à l’étranger a questionné ses motivations et sa contribution au monde. Cela nourrit sa curiosité et son désir de poursuivre l’aventure.

Pour notre 6ème épisode nous partons à la rencontre de Haiqin Huang, jeune docteur ingénieur chinoise vivant au Luxembourg. Haiqin est née et a grandi dans le sud de la Chine où elle a terminé sa licence.

Eager to live and discover Europe, she made the decision to pursue her Master’s and PHD studies first in London, then in Nantes, France, and finally in Luxembourg. Haiqin is now following a two-year MBA program at the Luxembourg School of Business to acquire the necessary management skills to integrate industry.

Haiqin tells us about her professional path with conviction. She shares how her determination to study abroad paid off and how her experiences have contributed to her becoming a more mature and independent woman.

Our #5 episode brings us today to meet Chloe Peebles in Bogotá, Colombia. Chloe is a French-American early-career woman in international development who decided to temporarily put her career on pause to accompany her husband on a short-term mission in Colombia.

Very enthusiastically Chloe tells us how her exposure to living abroad since she was a child has contributed to develop her cultural agility.

She discovers Bogotá during Covid19, in lockdown. She gives us her first impressions but also the opportunities that this career break can bring her. Finally, she shares with us her experiences of sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America during her previous missions as a project leader.