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
Life Talks Career Abroad
My Move from Germany to Paraguay, an Audio Diary
March 23, 2023
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. Over the course of seven months, Nicole recorded audio diaries about the move.
Life Talks Family Relations
A Ukranian Reflects on a Decade in the Netherlands with Kateryna
March 16, 2023
Kateryna grew up in Kiev, Ukraine and moved to the Netherlands a decade ago to study. She discusses how experiencing her 20s abroad affected her, plus what it's like to be abroad as an expat versus to be abroad while feeling…
Career Abroad Finding Home Abroad
Foreign Correspondent Turned Berliner with Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
March 9, 2023
You might recognize her 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. Now she lives in Berlin.
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Recent Blog Posts
May on the Move
Greetings from Paraguay! I recently moved to Paraguay, in the middle of South America. It's coincided with a break after season 7 of the podcast. Althou…
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,…
About the Host
Nicole Palazzo
The Expat Cast is hosted by Nicole, an American formerly living in Freiburg, Germany, currently located in Asuncion, Paraguay. 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 been 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.