Written by In this week’s episode, you’ll meet a visual artist who has found a way to make her career both portable and local, by diversifying her work and learning how to move beyond art as a hobby or self-sacrifice and into a real business. She’ll also talk…
In this episode, Mary encourages accompanying partners who want meaningful careers to start with their strengths, pursue what they love, and consider buying a business rather than building one from the ground up. She also shares the struggles she’s…
If you’ve been a long time listener, you know that having a portable career as a diplomatic partner has its ups and downs. Amber Silva had experience as a photographer before becoming part of the diplomatic community, but is now learning how to start…
In this interview, Erica Green talks about how she’s kept the arc of her career, stayed true to her love of working with words, and created a truly fabulous event that gathers together authors, writers, and readers from around the world: the Iceland…
In this episode, I talk with Trena Bolden Fields about being authentic to yourself and to your path. She reminds accompanying partners to never give up on what we love, and that real partnership does not mean having to lose yourself along the way.
In this episode, we hear from Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett about being a foreign-born spouse, finding and creating community, and learning how to get paid for what you do.
Amanda is the founder of Miss Panda Chinese, a popular online Chinese language and…
In this episode, I talk with Amy Kennedy who has found her accompanying partner superpowers in meaningful, accessible volunteering. She’s turned her volunteer gig into a paid job, but also created a global network of diplomatic spouses and expats who…
Join us as we chat with learning strategist Carlos Pompa. Listen as he explains how a helicopter is a good metaphor for sustaining a successful business while moving between countries.
Stephanie Anderson, co-host of Available Worldwide, is also the owner of Global Nomad English. In this episode, find out what inspired her to work with non-native speakers of English in the diplomatic community and how her mission has changed over the…
Join Stephanie Anderson as she chats with the co-host of the Available Worldwide podcast, Lauren Steed. Learn how Lauren has found her niche helping clients whose vision for their students matches her own optimistic outlook for Foreign Service…