A community by, for, and about the accompanying partners of the US Foreign Service who are creating careers abroad.
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Lauren and Steph have produced the https://www.spreaker.com/show/available-worldwide for the past 2 years in addition to running our personal businesses.
We volunteer our time to tell the inspiring stories of EFMs,…
From publishing kids’ books in the Marshall Islands to teaching astronomy in Nicaragua. From researching cosmic rays in Utah to writing a book on science writing for Johns Hopkins. Jamie has pursued an incredibly varied career.
Everywhere she goes,…
Justin has created a personal career built on a love of problem solving and social entrepreneurship. At each post, he jumps into the challenge of making his new home and finding his new project. Whether that’s boat building, catering or invention,…
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Looking for a stable job with career progression from post to post? Valeria would recommend looking at jobs in international education.
After years of working as an educator and administrator, Valeria is taking the first steps into a new venture —…
Join Lauren & Stephanie for a behind-the-scenes look at the Available Worldwide podcast. In this friendly chat, we reflect on the past year, including our popular Trailing Houses 10-year anniversary interview, and the honor of winning the…
When Greg Lee says he “helps men get their balls back,” he’s not advocating toxic masculinity. Instead, through his coaching, he helps men step up their presence, their cognitive engagement and their leadership by redefining their relationship with…
Heather Emerick’s EFM journey is so much like that of Steph and I. She’s had jobs on the local economy, volunteered, run her own business, consulted, contracted, and now works a WAE job at FSI itself.
Her story is one of finding optimism where she…
Nermine Mansour of Chez Nermine is an advocate of her Egyptian culinary heritage, but she’s also an advocate for “trailing spouses” finding their mission.
In this interview, she shares how she developed both professionally and personally while…
It’s not everyday an already expat gets married and find out that being an EFM means you get some new privileges but also lose a few in countries without bilateral work agreements.
It that change is combined with a global pandemic and pivot to doing…
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