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🪩 Identity. Culture. Curiosity.
🫂 And Human Connection.
📬 A newsletter for the globally fluent
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🪩 Identity. Culture. Curiosity.
🫂 And Human Connection.
📬 A newsletter for the globally fluent
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🌍 You stopped thinking of countries as headlines
when someone you loved missed a wedding because their visa didn’t come through.
Global citizenship isn’t a passport.
It’s proximity to pain you used to scroll past.
#globalcitizen #lifeabroad #migrant #immigrationstories #diaspora #cultureexplorer
when someone you loved missed a wedding because their visa didn’t come through.
Global citizenship isn’t a passport.
It’s proximity to pain you used to scroll past.
#globalcitizen #lifeabroad #migrant #immigrationstories #diaspora #cultureexplorer
May 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🌍 You stopped thinking of countries as headlines
when someone you loved missed a wedding because their visa didn’t come through.
Global citizenship isn’t a passport.
It’s proximity to pain you used to scroll past.
#globalcitizen #lifeabroad #migrant #immigrationstories #diaspora #cultureexplorer
when someone you loved missed a wedding because their visa didn’t come through.
Global citizenship isn’t a passport.
It’s proximity to pain you used to scroll past.
#globalcitizen #lifeabroad #migrant #immigrationstories #diaspora #cultureexplorer
🌏 The first time you really see a place,
you’re also seeing yourself—
smaller, softer, stranger.
That’s the shift.
Not a border crossed,
but a gaze widened.
#cultureexplorer #globalcitizen #crosscultural #nomadstories #lifeabroad #expatliving #digitalnomad #immigrationstories
you’re also seeing yourself—
smaller, softer, stranger.
That’s the shift.
Not a border crossed,
but a gaze widened.
#cultureexplorer #globalcitizen #crosscultural #nomadstories #lifeabroad #expatliving #digitalnomad #immigrationstories
May 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🌏 The first time you really see a place,
you’re also seeing yourself—
smaller, softer, stranger.
That’s the shift.
Not a border crossed,
but a gaze widened.
#cultureexplorer #globalcitizen #crosscultural #nomadstories #lifeabroad #expatliving #digitalnomad #immigrationstories
you’re also seeing yourself—
smaller, softer, stranger.
That’s the shift.
Not a border crossed,
but a gaze widened.
#cultureexplorer #globalcitizen #crosscultural #nomadstories #lifeabroad #expatliving #digitalnomad #immigrationstories
🔹 The map keeps shrinking. But your world? It widens.
A song in a language you don’t speak.
A poem you don’t understand—but feel.
You don’t have to belong everywhere.
Just be open enough to listen.
#globalcitizen #cultureexplorer #lifeabroad #diaspora #expatlife #crosscultural #nomadstories
A song in a language you don’t speak.
A poem you don’t understand—but feel.
You don’t have to belong everywhere.
Just be open enough to listen.
#globalcitizen #cultureexplorer #lifeabroad #diaspora #expatlife #crosscultural #nomadstories
May 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🔹 The map keeps shrinking. But your world? It widens.
A song in a language you don’t speak.
A poem you don’t understand—but feel.
You don’t have to belong everywhere.
Just be open enough to listen.
#globalcitizen #cultureexplorer #lifeabroad #diaspora #expatlife #crosscultural #nomadstories
A song in a language you don’t speak.
A poem you don’t understand—but feel.
You don’t have to belong everywhere.
Just be open enough to listen.
#globalcitizen #cultureexplorer #lifeabroad #diaspora #expatlife #crosscultural #nomadstories
The way your mother reheated jollof on low.
The broth you chased through Bangkok alleys.
The cheap pastry that tasted like survival in Berlin.
You eat to remember.
You eat to stay.
#expatliving #cultureexplorer #diaspora #migrant #lifeabroad #globalcitizen #nomadstories #immigrationstories
The broth you chased through Bangkok alleys.
The cheap pastry that tasted like survival in Berlin.
You eat to remember.
You eat to stay.
#expatliving #cultureexplorer #diaspora #migrant #lifeabroad #globalcitizen #nomadstories #immigrationstories
May 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The way your mother reheated jollof on low.
The broth you chased through Bangkok alleys.
The cheap pastry that tasted like survival in Berlin.
You eat to remember.
You eat to stay.
#expatliving #cultureexplorer #diaspora #migrant #lifeabroad #globalcitizen #nomadstories #immigrationstories
The broth you chased through Bangkok alleys.
The cheap pastry that tasted like survival in Berlin.
You eat to remember.
You eat to stay.
#expatliving #cultureexplorer #diaspora #migrant #lifeabroad #globalcitizen #nomadstories #immigrationstories
The stories slip through static and border noise—
a radio show in Accra, a zine from Oaxaca, grandma’s proverb passed through WhatsApp voice notes.
The world isn’t louder now, but maybe you’re tuned to a different frequency.
#immigrantstories #globalcitizen #lifeabroad #expatlifestyle #migrant
a radio show in Accra, a zine from Oaxaca, grandma’s proverb passed through WhatsApp voice notes.
The world isn’t louder now, but maybe you’re tuned to a different frequency.
#immigrantstories #globalcitizen #lifeabroad #expatlifestyle #migrant
May 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The stories slip through static and border noise—
a radio show in Accra, a zine from Oaxaca, grandma’s proverb passed through WhatsApp voice notes.
The world isn’t louder now, but maybe you’re tuned to a different frequency.
#immigrantstories #globalcitizen #lifeabroad #expatlifestyle #migrant
a radio show in Accra, a zine from Oaxaca, grandma’s proverb passed through WhatsApp voice notes.
The world isn’t louder now, but maybe you’re tuned to a different frequency.
#immigrantstories #globalcitizen #lifeabroad #expatlifestyle #migrant
Somewhere between visas and vernaculars, you stop trying to translate yourself. You just start collecting versions.
Not a mosaic. Not a mask.
Something blurrier. Softer. Still becoming.
#diaspora #crosscultural #globalcitizen #lifeabroad #nomadstories #digitalnomadlife #expatlifestyle #identity
Not a mosaic. Not a mask.
Something blurrier. Softer. Still becoming.
#diaspora #crosscultural #globalcitizen #lifeabroad #nomadstories #digitalnomadlife #expatlifestyle #identity
May 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Somewhere between visas and vernaculars, you stop trying to translate yourself. You just start collecting versions.
Not a mosaic. Not a mask.
Something blurrier. Softer. Still becoming.
#diaspora #crosscultural #globalcitizen #lifeabroad #nomadstories #digitalnomadlife #expatlifestyle #identity
Not a mosaic. Not a mask.
Something blurrier. Softer. Still becoming.
#diaspora #crosscultural #globalcitizen #lifeabroad #nomadstories #digitalnomadlife #expatlifestyle #identity
🧠 She was sharper in French. Softer in Spanish. Chaotic in English.
Language didn’t change her — it only gave her permission
to arrive differently.
#identityandlanguage #expatliving #blackexpat #migrant #crosscultural #digitalnomad
Language didn’t change her — it only gave her permission
to arrive differently.
#identityandlanguage #expatliving #blackexpat #migrant #crosscultural #digitalnomad
May 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🧠 She was sharper in French. Softer in Spanish. Chaotic in English.
Language didn’t change her — it only gave her permission
to arrive differently.
#identityandlanguage #expatliving #blackexpat #migrant #crosscultural #digitalnomad
Language didn’t change her — it only gave her permission
to arrive differently.
#identityandlanguage #expatliving #blackexpat #migrant #crosscultural #digitalnomad
You never called yourself an immigrant—not until someone asked, “Where’s home?” and you didn’t know where to begin.
Some words arrive late—not because they’re wrong, but because they ask something of you.
#immigrantstories #diaspora #lifeabroad #expatliving #migrant #blackexpat #culturalidentity
Some words arrive late—not because they’re wrong, but because they ask something of you.
#immigrantstories #diaspora #lifeabroad #expatliving #migrant #blackexpat #culturalidentity
May 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
You never called yourself an immigrant—not until someone asked, “Where’s home?” and you didn’t know where to begin.
Some words arrive late—not because they’re wrong, but because they ask something of you.
#immigrantstories #diaspora #lifeabroad #expatliving #migrant #blackexpat #culturalidentity
Some words arrive late—not because they’re wrong, but because they ask something of you.
#immigrantstories #diaspora #lifeabroad #expatliving #migrant #blackexpat #culturalidentity
There's more to travel than passport stamps
This one's for the global citizens building belonging in unfamiliar places & figuring out what home means
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#globalcitizen #expatlife #expatlifestyle #digitalnomad #digitalnomadlife #livingabroad #worldtraveler #findinghome #WillielnTheWild
This one's for the global citizens building belonging in unfamiliar places & figuring out what home means
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#globalcitizen #expatlife #expatlifestyle #digitalnomad #digitalnomadlife #livingabroad #worldtraveler #findinghome #WillielnTheWild
April 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There's more to travel than passport stamps
This one's for the global citizens building belonging in unfamiliar places & figuring out what home means
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#globalcitizen #expatlife #expatlifestyle #digitalnomad #digitalnomadlife #livingabroad #worldtraveler #findinghome #WillielnTheWild
This one's for the global citizens building belonging in unfamiliar places & figuring out what home means
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#globalcitizen #expatlife #expatlifestyle #digitalnomad #digitalnomadlife #livingabroad #worldtraveler #findinghome #WillielnTheWild
Amadou Bagayoko was a legend ✊🏿🇲🇱 #amadouandmariam www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/...
Iconic Malian musician Amadou Bagayoko dies at 70
Bagayoko part of blind duo Amadou and Mariam, was among Africa’s best-selling and beloved music industry performers.
www.aljazeera.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Amadou Bagayoko was a legend ✊🏿🇲🇱 #amadouandmariam www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/...
You stop thinking about it after a while—the small shifts, the softened edges. The way your voice changes when you talk to someone new. The way you take up just a little more or less space, depending on where you are.
#Belonging #ExpatLife #CulturalIdentity
#Belonging #ExpatLife #CulturalIdentity
February 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
You stop thinking about it after a while—the small shifts, the softened edges. The way your voice changes when you talk to someone new. The way you take up just a little more or less space, depending on where you are.
#Belonging #ExpatLife #CulturalIdentity
#Belonging #ExpatLife #CulturalIdentity
At some point, you stop hesitating. You know the rhythm, the way things work. You start moving through a space like it’s always been yours—until one small moment reminds you, and you remember the steps again.
#ExpatLife #FindingHome #Belonging
#ExpatLife #FindingHome #Belonging
February 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
At some point, you stop hesitating. You know the rhythm, the way things work. You start moving through a space like it’s always been yours—until one small moment reminds you, and you remember the steps again.
#ExpatLife #FindingHome #Belonging
#ExpatLife #FindingHome #Belonging
The same words land differently, depending on who says them. Some voices get taken at face value. Others have to prove themselves first.
#WhoGetsToBelong #FindingHome #CulturalIdentity
#WhoGetsToBelong #FindingHome #CulturalIdentity
February 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The same words land differently, depending on who says them. Some voices get taken at face value. Others have to prove themselves first.
#WhoGetsToBelong #FindingHome #CulturalIdentity
#WhoGetsToBelong #FindingHome #CulturalIdentity
Some names roll off tongues easy. Others make people pause, try, stumble. After a while, you start saying it the way they expect to hear it, just to keep things moving.
#ExpatLife #WhoGetsToBelong #CulturalIdentity
#ExpatLife #WhoGetsToBelong #CulturalIdentity
February 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Some names roll off tongues easy. Others make people pause, try, stumble. After a while, you start saying it the way they expect to hear it, just to keep things moving.
#ExpatLife #WhoGetsToBelong #CulturalIdentity
#ExpatLife #WhoGetsToBelong #CulturalIdentity
Funny how the same question—'Where are you from?'—can feel warm in one place, like a test in another, and like a door quietly closing somewhere else.
#ImmigrationStories #CulturalIdentity #FindingHome
#ImmigrationStories #CulturalIdentity #FindingHome
February 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Funny how the same question—'Where are you from?'—can feel warm in one place, like a test in another, and like a door quietly closing somewhere else.
#ImmigrationStories #CulturalIdentity #FindingHome
#ImmigrationStories #CulturalIdentity #FindingHome
Some places make you feel bigger, while some make you feel smaller.
And then there are others that change you so much, you wouldn’t recognize yourself if you saw who you were before 🍃 🍁 🍂
#FindingHome #Belonging #WhoGetsToBelong
And then there are others that change you so much, you wouldn’t recognize yourself if you saw who you were before 🍃 🍁 🍂
#FindingHome #Belonging #WhoGetsToBelong
February 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Some places make you feel bigger, while some make you feel smaller.
And then there are others that change you so much, you wouldn’t recognize yourself if you saw who you were before 🍃 🍁 🍂
#FindingHome #Belonging #WhoGetsToBelong
And then there are others that change you so much, you wouldn’t recognize yourself if you saw who you were before 🍃 🍁 🍂
#FindingHome #Belonging #WhoGetsToBelong
You don’t just pick up a language, you pick up the rhythm—when to talk, when to hold back, when to laugh so it lands right. You start moving like the place around you, even before you realize it.
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #ExpatLife
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #ExpatLife
February 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You don’t just pick up a language, you pick up the rhythm—when to talk, when to hold back, when to laugh so it lands right. You start moving like the place around you, even before you realize it.
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #ExpatLife
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #ExpatLife
You start to notice the way people hesitate before your name, the way their smile doesn’t quite reach their eyes, the way a handshake lingers just a second too long—small signals that tell you exactly where you stand.
#ExpatLife #WhoGetsToBelong #FindingHome
#ExpatLife #WhoGetsToBelong #FindingHome
February 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
You start to notice the way people hesitate before your name, the way their smile doesn’t quite reach their eyes, the way a handshake lingers just a second too long—small signals that tell you exactly where you stand.
#ExpatLife #WhoGetsToBelong #FindingHome
#ExpatLife #WhoGetsToBelong #FindingHome
🗣️ It’s not just the words. It’s the pauses, the way your voice lands in a room, the way some accents make people lean in, and others make them look twice.
#Belonging #CulturalIdentity #FindingHome
#Belonging #CulturalIdentity #FindingHome
February 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🗣️ It’s not just the words. It’s the pauses, the way your voice lands in a room, the way some accents make people lean in, and others make them look twice.
#Belonging #CulturalIdentity #FindingHome
#Belonging #CulturalIdentity #FindingHome
🧳 🌍 Some people show their passport. Others prove their worth.
#CulturalIdentity #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories
#CulturalIdentity #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories
February 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🧳 🌍 Some people show their passport. Others prove their worth.
#CulturalIdentity #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories
#CulturalIdentity #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories
🌗 Maybe you don’t lose your old self. Maybe all the versions of you that have been just live somewhere else now 🏡 🌿
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
February 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🌗 Maybe you don’t lose your old self. Maybe all the versions of you that have been just live somewhere else now 🏡 🌿
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
🔄🪞 You change to survive. Then one day, you wonder if the version of you that left would recognize the version that stayed ⚖️
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
February 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🔄🪞 You change to survive. Then one day, you wonder if the version of you that left would recognize the version that stayed ⚖️
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
🧳 🌍 You’re not lost. You just belong in too many places at once 💭🌀
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
February 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🧳 🌍 You’re not lost. You just belong in too many places at once 💭🌀
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
How culture sneaks into your being:
– The way you say ‘sorry.’
– The speed of your walk.
– How long you hold eye contact.
– The silence between words.
Some things you pick up without realizing
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
– The way you say ‘sorry.’
– The speed of your walk.
– How long you hold eye contact.
– The silence between words.
Some things you pick up without realizing
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
February 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
How culture sneaks into your being:
– The way you say ‘sorry.’
– The speed of your walk.
– How long you hold eye contact.
– The silence between words.
Some things you pick up without realizing
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife
– The way you say ‘sorry.’
– The speed of your walk.
– How long you hold eye contact.
– The silence between words.
Some things you pick up without realizing
#CulturalIdentity #Belonging #FindingHome #WhoGetsToBelong #ImmigrationStories #ExpatLife