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A weekly newsletter featuring personal stories from people who've made the big leap, moving from their home country to a different country where they started a whole new life--who they are, why they moved, and what happened next.
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You moved to Denmark? Tell me more! 🇩🇰 (opens the original)
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Last Friday, I invited Kay Xander Mellish from to join me LIVE to talk about what it’s actually like to build a life in Denmark.Hit play on the video above to catch the replay.Keep scrolling to read the highlights.Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published Don’t miss anyone’s story.<a class="button primary" href="https://theexpatdi
What if you moved to Denmark? 🇵🇹 (opens the original)
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Join me on Friday for a LIVE conversation with someone who, once up on a time, made the decision to leave one life behind and build another in Europe.This week, we’re heading to Denmark. With my guest Kay Xander Mellish. Originally from Wisconsin (USA), Kay has lived in Denmark since June 2000. So you moved to Denmark?
There is no Facebook group for this (opens the original)
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My finger had been hovering over the buy button all week. Shaking. Uncertain. Yet perfectly manicured because the nail salon across the street from my apartment building had all of the good colors.Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published Listen, I knew I was going to purchase the ticket.I knew I was going to get on this particular flight.And I knew I was going to sta
The one who made it and never looked back (opens the original)
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Demita is the founder of Boutique Deskai, creator of the Global Compass App, and a relocation strategist and trusted guide for Black families preparing to move abroad. In 2024, she left a life in the US that no longer fit and moved to Panama.This is her letter to the woman she was before she left the US to build a new life.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3RFD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.a
August. At My House. (opens the original)
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The things I stuffed my home with this month.What I got into, what got into me, and what I can’t stop thinking about.This is what August looked like at my house.You know what they say about a woman who rearranges her furniture and cuts off her hair…Actually, if you know, please hit reply and tell me because it feels like it must mean something.Something to do with Jupiter? Or the impending collapse of civilization? Or menopause?Text within this block will maint
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