Get the Boots
This is the follow-on podcast from "Transcontinental Overload".
Everyone faces tough times. Some are chosen, others are forced upon us. What matters most is how we respond.
This podcast is about real people who have faced real challenges — setbacks, obstacles, loss, or life-altering changes, such as a move abroad — and found a way forward. Each episode dives into a personal story of resilience, courage, and sometimes transformation. My guests share what they went through, what shifted their mindset, and how they learned not just to survive, but to grow.
If you’ve ever wondered how others manage to rise from difficult moments with new strength and perspective, this is the space for you. Honest conversations. Practical wisdom. Hope for the journey ahead.
I'm Stephanie, and I love talking to people and hearing their stories. Moving on from my old podcast, "Transcontinental Overload", where I talked to guests about their experiences of moving and living abroad, I'm expanding my focus to include those who haven't moved countries. After all, life's challenges hit us all sooner or later, whether we've stayed in one country or not.
Join me as we uncover what it truly means to overcome, and how the toughest moments can sometimes open the door to the strongest versions of ourselves.
Get the Boots
8. Confucius, noodles, and the art of being a global nomad - with Steph Fuccio
Today's guest is Stephanie, an American who has been living overseas for the majority of the past 15 years, covering Argentina, Colombia, UAE, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan and China. She moved to Berlin, Germany in January 2020, just before the Coronavirus lockdown.
Steph talks about her various stints in Asia, reverse culture shock when she returned to the US, and what it feels like to change countries so often. And, of course, a major subject is food.....
Her podcast and other projects can be found here:
https://www.stephfuccio.com/
She's on Facebook and Twitter @stephfuccio
Her podcast, "Geopats - for the globally curious" covers 7 different themes, including language, coffee, books, podcasting, and more: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopats-podcast
Steph mentions the travel writer Pico Iyer, full name Siddharth Pico Raghavan Iyer, a British born essayist and novelist. For more inspiration, here's his wonderful website: https://picoiyerjourneys.com/
If you want to hear her me being interviewed by Steph (we recorded just after this interview, as we simply couldn't stop talking), check it out here:
https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage