The ExpatCast is the podcast where expats share their stories about fitting in, standing out, and every mishap on the journey to finding "home" abroad. Listen along for up-to-date tips & resources as well as honest takes on the best and worse of expat life.
Recent Episodes
My Move from Germany to Paraguay, an Audio Diary
March 23, 2023
Season 7, Episode 25. This week's guest is your host, Nicole! Nicole is from the US and lived in Germany for five and a half years. Just a couple weeks ago, she moved from Germany to Paraguay for a temporary stay. Over the c…
A Ukranian Reflects on a Decade in the Netherlands with Kateryna
March 16, 2023
Season 7, Episode 24. "Last year, the world changed, and the awareness of the situation is there now. It wasn't there 10 years ago." Kateryna grew up in Kiev, Ukraine and moved to the Netherlands a decade ago to study. Befo…
Foreign Correspondent Turned Berliner with Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
March 9, 2023
Season 7, Episode 23. You might recognize her name and her voice from NPR, or National Public Radio, broadcasts across the US. Soraya grew up in the US, Iran, and Germany as the child of German and Iranian immigrants. She bu…
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Recent Blog Posts
Travel Germany: The Black Forest
In the Travel Germany series, different places across Germany are featured in interviews with expats who relocated there. With their insider tips and sug…
Meet the Sponsor: Lingoda, ft. their January 2022 Sprint
I'm so excited to have this week's episode sponsored by Lingoda! Lingoda is an online language school with classes in English, business English, German,…
Travel Germany: Kiel
In the Travel Germany series, different places across Germany are featured in interviews with expats who relocated there. With their insider tips and sug…
About the Host
Nicole Palazzo
The Expat Cast is hosted by Nicole, an American living in Freiburg, Germany. Nicole decided to start the podcast in order to create a community for herself and others feeling similarly stressed but blessed in their life abroad.
Since moving abroad in 2017, Nicole has leaned in to many aspects of German life. She visits multiple bakeries per week, can open a beer bottle with a lighter, and regularly repeats the phrase, "There is no bad weather, only bad clothing" as she bikes to work through sun, rain, or snow.
She's a librarian by day and a podcaster by night. Her favorite activities include asking strangers slightly invasive questions about their personal lives and frolicking about in nature, be that via hiking, running, traveling, or taking a scenic nap.