Lillian Small and her husband are committed to the expat life. They knew at some point, her husband’s work would take them away from Canada. So for the past few years, they’ve called Paris home. You can…
Episode 14: A Canadian Expat in Taiwan
- December 1, 2015
- Tagged as: asian, canada, expat, expatriate, marc checknita, taipei, taiwan
Taiwan is tiny, but its population is huge, for its size — certainly from a Canadian’s perspective. And given its population, maybe it shouldn’t be so surprising that it’s home to the greatest density of 7-11s anywhere…
Episode 11: A Canadian Expat in Portugal
- October 19, 2015
- Tagged as: canada, expat, expatriate, gail aguiar, gail at large, porto, portugal
Gail Aguiar is one of the more seasoned travellers I’ve ever spoken to on the show. So where in other shows, we tend to talk a lot about place and people, It was very interesting…
Graeme Smith’s schooling took him to South America. His family and the opportunities that were available to him in Ecuador have kept him there. Now, with a wife and three children, and a successful business,…
Two months or so ago, when his work world shifted dramatically, Graeme Kishiuchi and his family found themselves with some decisions to make: continue on in Canada, or make a go of it down Mexico Way….
There is no passion to be found playing small — in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. — Nelson Mandela In this episode, I speak with Anna Grimsrud,…
Rob Taillefer has seen quite a bit of Europe. And Canada for that matter. He spent time living in both Edmonton and Ottawa before jumping across the pond to go to school in the Netherlands….
In late 2012, Iris Dias decided to pick up her life from Vancouver, BC and relocate to Dubai. In January 2013, she got on a plane and left Canada. Find out more about Iris’ journey and what…