Tribe Travellers: Recent Episodes
Tribe Travellers
Join us as we interview families of color who share the highs and lows of living abroad. Each episode contains valuable information that will help you decide whether or not a specific country is a good fit for your family.
Davia is a pioneer who has trail blazed thriving a expat community that is intermingled with the vibrant Afro-Caribbean community and culture of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, and who has set out on a path to build generational wealth for her twin girls.
You can find Davia on:
Website: https://lifeaholiccostarica.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifeAHolicCR/
Instagram: @lifaholiccostarica20
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQF_3ywgL7xlDLVVE58Ou4w
Follow Tribe Travellers Podcast on:
Instagram: @tribetravellerspodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tribetravellerspodcast/
Website: https://tribetravellerspodcast.podbean.com/
Your hosts Brittany and Marion have been living abroad for 9 years. We’ve had our fair share of ups and downs and want to provide a platform for families of color to share their raw experiences of raising melanated children abroad. Our goal is to equip you with valuable information that will enrich your decision-making with regard to your big move.
Subscribe to Tribe Travellers on your favorite podcast app:
Website: https://tribetravellers.podbean.com/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tribe-travellers/id1559681891
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RyaWJldHJhdmVsbGVyc3BvZGNhc3QvZmVlZC54bWw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6psKKSqMJ7zP0uO8wOPF5r
Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/57bbef5a-d12e-495c-99ed-f534f1e8e680
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/tribe-travellers
If you are interested in being on the show, send us an email at tribetravellerspodcast@gmail.com.
Intro and outro music: Underwater by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031
0:48 Why move abroad? Why Costa Rica?
4:00 Cost of living
5:41 Teaching in Costa Rica and online
7:56 Rental property business
9:17 Buying land
11:07 Visa/residency
17:43 Inflation
19:31 Building property
25:51 Feeling safe/building community
39:17 Taxes/Setting up a business
41:41 The growing Puerto Viejo tribe
46:21 Afro-Caribbean culture
49:51 Go back to the US to visit?
52:55 Healthcare
Ahmad and Loretta Brewer and their children moved to Mexico, started and ran a transportation business, went back to the States for their oldest son to graduate from high school, and have since moved back to Guadalajara, Mexico and are enjoying life there. Hear about the tough transition for their teenagers, the Black community in Mexico, the business they started in Mexico, and more.
Follow us on:
Instagram: @tribetravellerspodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tribetravellerspodcast/
Website: https://tribetravellerspodcast.podbean.com/
Your hosts Brittany and Marion have been living abroad for 9 years. We’ve had our fair share of ups and downs and want to provide a platform for families of color to share their raw experiences of raising melanated children abroad. Our goal is to equip you with valuable information that will enrich your decision-making with regard to your big move.
Subscribe to Tribe Travellers on your favorite podcast app:
Website: https://tribetravellers.podbean.com/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tribe-travellers/id1559681891
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RyaWJldHJhdmVsbGVyc3BvZGNhc3QvZmVlZC54bWw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6psKKSqMJ7zP0uO8wOPF5r
Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/57bbef5a-d12e-495c-99ed-f534f1e8e680
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/tribe-travellers
If you are interested in being on the show, send us an email at tribetravellerspodcast@gmail.com.
Intro and outro music: Underwater by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031
1:04 Why did you move abroad?
3:49 Preparations to move
7:12 Teenager transition
9:46 Older children gone back to the US
11:10 Concern for children gone back to the US
12:13 Higher education
17:33 Black community in Mexico
26:14 Making friends
28:59 Activities for Children
32:37 Finances
35:23 Transportation business
39:58 Incorporating a business in Mexico
42:20 Border safety/road safety
49:05 Beggar culture
53:10 Visa
56:27 Residency
57:53 Cost of living
1:04:38 Mexico’s climate/geography
1:07:03 Housing
Tim Swain was a veteran visitor to Ghana, but after 13 years of visits was still not prepared for life there. Tim keeps it real by sharing the adjustments he and his family have had to make, the daily frustrations, the rewarding aspects of life in Ghana that drew him there in the first place, and his personal conclusions on Ghanaian culture and society and his relation to that society as a Western outsider.
Subscribe to Tribe Travellers on your favorite podcast app:
Website: https://tribetravellers.podbean.com/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tribe-travellers/id1559681891
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RyaWJldHJhdmVsbGVyc3BvZGNhc3QvZmVlZC54bWw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6psKKSqMJ7zP0uO8wOPF5r
Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/57bbef5a-d12e-495c-99ed-f534f1e8e680
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/tribe-travellers
Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/tribe-travellers/PC:67829?part=PC:67829&corr=podcast_organic_external_site&TID=Brand:POC:PC67829:podcast_organic_external_site
Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tribetravellerspodcast/
Join the Tribe Travellers Facebook group where you can connect with other "tribe travellers", share your own insights, let us know what you thought about the show, and let us know what you would like to hear on an upcoming episode.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/tribetravellers
Your hosts Brittany and Marion have been living abroad for 9 years. There are so many things we wish we would have known and want to do our part to equip you with valuable information that will enrich your decision-making with regard to your big move.
If you are interested in being on the show, send us an email at tribetravellerspodcast@gmail.com.
You can follow Mr. Tim Swain here:
Website: https://www.mrtimswain.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKRP_YrTd1HeWn4YC9HhGwA
Instagram: @MRTIMSWAIN
Anidaso 360 (non-profit): https://anidaso360.com/
Intro and outro music: Underwater by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031
01:03 Intro
09:50 First visit to Ghana transformed my life
11:28 Housing
21:05 Transportation
23:42 Utilities
26:27 Healthcare
27:52 How was life affected during lockdown
29:58 Visa
32:10 Corruption/Lack of Structure
41:41 Expat community
42:42 Child’s transition/acclimation
43:58 Education
45:25 Leisure activities
46:03 Community
51:36 Solar energy
58:00 last advice
1:00:16 Where can we find you?
Victoria Childress has totally embraced being an immigrant in Italy and shares with us how she failed twice to move to Italy, but now is on her way to becoming a citizen. This show is packed with information! Learn everything you need to know about visas in Italy and the best path to becoming a permanent resident or citizen, relocation advice, smart ways to furnish your new place, what it’s like to have your children in the local school system, what it’s like dealing with the local bureaucracy, accessing healthcare in Italy, and much more!
Subscribe to Tribe Travellers on your favorite podcast app:
Website: https://tribetravellers.podbean.com/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tribe-travellers/id1559681891
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RyaWJldHJhdmVsbGVyc3BvZGNhc3QvZmVlZC54bWw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6psKKSqMJ7zP0uO8wOPF5r
Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/57bbef5a-d12e-495c-99ed-f534f1e8e680
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/tribe-travellers
Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/tribe-travellers/PC:67829?part=PC:67829&corr=podcast_organic_external_site&TID=Brand:POC:PC67829:podcast_organic_external_site
Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tribetravellerspodcast/
Your hosts Brittany and Marion have been living abroad for 9 years. There are so many things we wish we would have known and want to do our part to equip you with valuable information that will enrich your decision-making with regard to your big move.
Join the Tribe Travellers Facebook group where you can connect with other "tribe travellers", share your own insights, let us know what you thought about the show, and let us know what you would like to hear on an upcoming episode.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/tribetravellers
If you are interested in being on the show, send us an email at tribetravellerspodcast@gmail.com.
You can find Victoria Childress here:
Victoria’s Travel Noire article: https://travelnoire.com/black-expat-italy-different-definition-of-success
Victoria’s experience on House Hunters: https://www.girlgo.co/girlgo-director-featured-hgtv-house-hunters-international/
GIRLGO: https://www.girlgo.co/
Intro and outro music: Underwater by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031
Anna from the Acheampong Family shares with us the growing pains they have experienced since their move to Ghana from the Netherlands. Stripping ourselves of our first-world standards and expectations is not easy, but the Acheampong Family is gracefully adjusting to their new life as they embrace their heritage and culture and establish themselves in the land of their ancestors.
Subscribe to Tribe Travellers on your favorite podcast app:
Website: https://tribetravellers.podbean.com/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tribe-travellers/id1559681891
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RyaWJldHJhdmVsbGVyc3BvZGNhc3QvZmVlZC54bWw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6psKKSqMJ7zP0uO8wOPF5r
Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/57bbef5a-d12e-495c-99ed-f534f1e8e680
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/tribe-travellers
Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/tribe-travellers/PC:67829?part=PC:67829&corr=podcast_organic_external_site&TID=Brand:POC:PC67829:podcast_organic_external_site
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tribetravellerspodcast/
Your hosts Brittany and Marion have been living abroad for 9 years. There are so many things we wish we would have known and want to do our part to equip you with valuable information that will enrich your decision-making with regard to your big move .
Join the Tribe Travellers Facebook group where you can connect with other "tribe travellers", share your own insights, let us know what you thought about the show, and let us know what you would like to hear on an upcoming episode.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/tribetravellers
If you are interested in being on the show, send us an email at tribetravellerspodcast@gmail.com.
You can follow the Acheampong Family here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1XHxRcQmpb-zTVgH9Xxtww
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theacheampongfamily/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAcheampongFamily/
Intro and outro music: Underwater by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031