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Key Takeaways
- Every move abroad consists of two distinct journeys: the physical relocation you can map and the internal metamorphosis you cannot.
- Doreen Cumberford draws on fifty years of global living across eight countries and four continents to guide listeners through the expat experience.
- Launch to Landed: The A to Z of Life Abroad is a 31-day series designed to support you from the initial thought of moving all the way to the long road home.
- Expat life involves profound identity shifts, questions of belonging, and the unexpected joy of living across cultures.
- Whether you are dreaming, packing, living abroad, or heading home, there is an episode in this series tailored to your exact threshold.
Two suitcases, 31 days, one letter at a time. In this opening episode, Doreen explains why every move abroad is really two journeys, the one you can map and the one you can’t, and invites you to ask yourself where you are on the road right now.
Launch to Landed: The A to Z of Life Abroad is a 31-day NaPodPoMo series from Nomadic Diaries. In ten-minute episodes, Doreen Cumberford draws on fifty years of life across eight countries and four continents to guide you from the first thought of moving to the long road home. Whether you’re dreaming, packing, living abroad or heading home, there’s a letter for you.
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You can map the move. You cannot map the metamorphosis. Nomadic Diaries explores the interior journey of expat life — the belonging, the identity shifts, the repatriation, and everything that travels with you that can't be packed in a suitcase.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nomadic Diaries?
Nomadic Diaries is a podcast that explores the interior journey of expat life, focusing on identity shifts, grief, belonging, and the realities of living across cultures.
Who is the host of Nomadic Diaries?
The podcast features Doreen Cumberford, who brings fifty years of experience living across eight countries and four continents.
What is Launch to Landed?
Launch to Landed is a 31-day NaPodPoMo series featuring ten-minute episodes designed to guide global nomads from the first thought of moving to the long road home.
Why are there two journeys in every move abroad?
Every move involves a physical journey that you can map out and an interior metamorphosis regarding identity and belonging that you cannot map.