123 episodes

Welcome to Flourish in the Foreign, the ultimate ex-pat, travel, and wellness podcast for Black women thriving abroad.

The podcast showcases how living abroad can be a pathway to wellness in all aspects--financial, physical, mental, and professional. It empowers aspiring and current ex-pats to move abroad with intention, cultivate a sustainable life abroad and live a life well-lived abroad on their own terms.

Join Christine Job as she shares these fascinating stories of incredible Black women motivated to leave the familiar behind and embrace the “foreign” for adventure, professional opportunity, love, or a quality of life upgrade.

Hear inspiring stories from other ex-pats and digital nomads choosing to embrace foreign cultures, languages, and lifestyles as they cultivate lives rooted in wellness.

Living in Spain since 2017, Christine Job is an award-winning podcaster, acclaimed business strategist, Black women wellness advocate, and ex-pat lifestyle contributor. Having interviewed 100+ Black women ex-pats about their lives abroad and wellness journeys, Christine will guide you in how to cultivate a sustainable and happy life well-lived abroad.

If you want to move abroad, live abroad, flourish abroad, and learn how living abroad can be a pathway to wellness, this is the ex-pat, travel, and wellness podcast that is for you.

Visit www.flourishintheforeign.com to join our community and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @flourishforeign.

Flourish In The Foreign | Black Women Living & Thriving Abroad Christine Job

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 101 Ratings

Welcome to Flourish in the Foreign, the ultimate ex-pat, travel, and wellness podcast for Black women thriving abroad.

The podcast showcases how living abroad can be a pathway to wellness in all aspects--financial, physical, mental, and professional. It empowers aspiring and current ex-pats to move abroad with intention, cultivate a sustainable life abroad and live a life well-lived abroad on their own terms.

Join Christine Job as she shares these fascinating stories of incredible Black women motivated to leave the familiar behind and embrace the “foreign” for adventure, professional opportunity, love, or a quality of life upgrade.

Hear inspiring stories from other ex-pats and digital nomads choosing to embrace foreign cultures, languages, and lifestyles as they cultivate lives rooted in wellness.

Living in Spain since 2017, Christine Job is an award-winning podcaster, acclaimed business strategist, Black women wellness advocate, and ex-pat lifestyle contributor. Having interviewed 100+ Black women ex-pats about their lives abroad and wellness journeys, Christine will guide you in how to cultivate a sustainable and happy life well-lived abroad.

If you want to move abroad, live abroad, flourish abroad, and learn how living abroad can be a pathway to wellness, this is the ex-pat, travel, and wellness podcast that is for you.

Visit www.flourishintheforeign.com to join our community and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @flourishforeign.

    Ask Me Anything #2

    Ask Me Anything #2

    In this last episode of Season 5 of Flourish in the Foreign, Christine answers audience questions. The podcast will be on hiatus for the foreseeable future, so please listen (re-listen) to the extensive archive. 
     
    This Episode Covers: 
    Christine's Top 2024 Living Abroad Locations Advice for Solo Travelers How to Find A Therapist Abroad Advice for Young Ambitious Black Women And so much more!  
    Thank you all so much for your love and support!
     
    Episode Credits:
    Christine Job-Creator & Host
    Zachary Higgs-Theme Music
     
    Move Abroad with Intention
    Moving Abroad with Intention Guide  (https://flourishforeign.gumroad.com/l/move-abroad-with-intention-guide ) Move Abroad with Intention Playlist S1 E 25: How to Get A Job Abroad S1 E 32: Going Abroad with Intention S1 E 33: Dating Abroad Pt. 1 S1 E 47: Go Abroad & Cultivate A Life Well Lived S1 E 59: Financial Wellness Abroad S2 E 10: Does Moving Abroad = A Soft Life S2 E 14: Healthcare Abroad Pt. 1 S2 E 17: Black Pregnancy Abroad S2 E 19: Black Motherhood Abroad Pt. 1 S4 E 12: Ask Me Anything- 100th Episode S4 E 21: Living in Spain  
    Build A Business Abroad
    Build a Business Abroad Guide ( https://www.christinejob.com/guides )
    Listen to the Build A Business Abroad Playlist S3 E 1: Black Women Building Businesses Abroad | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 2: How Jannese Torres-Rodriguez Created A Six-Figure Blog | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 3: The Wellness of Entrepreneurship for Black Women & WOC | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 4: How To Get Started | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 5: Creating, Launching & Monetizing a Podcast | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 6: Ask Me Anything: Your Questions Answered | Build A Business Abroad https://www.ChristineJob.com   
    Flourish in the Foreign Resources
    Join the Buy Me a Coffee Membership (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/flourishforeign) Check out the Flourish in the Foreign Bookshop (https://www.flourishintheforeign.com/books) Ask Me Anything! (https://www.speakpipe.com/FlourishInTheForeignAskMe) https://www.Flourishintheforeign.com Be a Guest on the Show ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbc3624UV6qOJzxbqLENcsbJuiSTuXTc2Jii-c6Sz98Qq_dg/viewform?usp=pp_url)  

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Tapping into Intuition with Tonya Melendez in Mexico

    Tapping into Intuition with Tonya Melendez in Mexico

    In this episode of Flourish in the Foreign, Tonya Melendez shares how she has used her intuition to lead her in her life abroad for 10+ years. She also shares tips for honing your intuition and using it to lead you successfully abroad. 
     
    This Episode Covers: 
    Living in Spain Moving to Mexico Harnessing the Power of Your Intuition And so much more! Episode Credits:
    Christine Job-Creator & Host
    Zachary Higgs-Theme Music
     
    Move Abroad with Intention
    Moving Abroad with Intention Guide  (https://flourishforeign.gumroad.com/l/move-abroad-with-intention-guide ) Move Abroad with Intention Playlist S1 E 25: How to Get A Job Abroad S1 E 32: Going Abroad with Intention S1 E 33: Dating Abroad Pt. 1 S1 E 47: Go Abroad & Cultivate A Life Well Lived S1 E 59: Financial Wellness Abroad S2 E 10: Does Moving Abroad = A Soft Life S2 E 14: Healthcare Abroad Pt. 1 S2 E 17: Black Pregnancy Abroad S2 E 19: Black Motherhood Abroad Pt. 1 S4 E 12: Ask Me Anything- 100th Episode S4 E 21: Living in Spain  
    Build A Business Abroad
    Build a Business Abroad Guide ( https://www.christinejob.com/guides )
    Listen to the Build A Business Abroad Playlist S3 E 1: Black Women Building Businesses Abroad | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 2: How Jannese Torres-Rodriguez Created A Six-Figure Blog | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 3: The Wellness of Entrepreneurship for Black Women & WOC | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 4: How To Get Started | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 5: Creating, Launching & Monetizing a Podcast | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 6: Ask Me Anything: Your Questions Answered | Build A Business Abroad https://www.ChristineJob.com   
    Flourish in the Foreign Resources
    Join the Buy Me a Coffee Membership (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/flourishforeign) Check out the Flourish in the Foreign Bookshop (https://www.flourishintheforeign.com/books) Ask Me Anything! (https://www.speakpipe.com/FlourishInTheForeignAskMe) https://www.Flourishintheforeign.com Be a Guest on the Show ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbc3624UV6qOJzxbqLENcsbJuiSTuXTc2Jii-c6Sz98Qq_dg/viewform?usp=pp_url)  

    • 51 min
    Cape Town & San Miguel de Allende with Tayler Ava Friar

    Cape Town & San Miguel de Allende with Tayler Ava Friar

    In this episode of Flourish in the Foreign, Tayler Ava Friar shares her story of how living abroad for 10+ years — from Argentina to England to Vietnam to Spain to South Africa and Mexico—has contributed to her professional development and creative evolution. 
     
    This Episode Covers: 
    Studying Abroad in Buenos Aires Attending Graduate School in London Traveling Ho Chi Minh City & Southeast Asia Getting her Ph.D. in Capetown, South Africa Cultivating her Creativity in Mexico And So Much More!  
    Episode Credits:
    Christine Job-Creator & Host
    Zachary Higgs-Theme Music
     
    Move Abroad with Intention
    Moving Abroad with Intention Guide  (https://flourishforeign.gumroad.com/l/move-abroad-with-intention-guide ) Move Abroad with Intention Playlist S1 E 25: How to Get A Job Abroad S1 E 32: Going Abroad with Intention S1 E 33: Dating Abroad Pt. 1 S1 E 47: Go Abroad & Cultivate A Life Well Lived S1 E 59: Financial Wellness Abroad S2 E 10: Does Moving Abroad = A Soft Life S2 E 14: Healthcare Abroad Pt. 1 S2 E 17: Black Pregnancy Abroad S2 E 19: Black Motherhood Abroad Pt. 1 S4 E 12: Ask Me Anything- 100th Episode S4 E 21: Living in Spain  
    Build A Business Abroad
    Build a Business Abroad Guide ( https://www.christinejob.com/guides )
    Listen to the Build A Business Abroad Playlist S3 E 1: Black Women Building Businesses Abroad | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 2: How Jannese Torres-Rodriguez Created A Six-Figure Blog | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 3: The Wellness of Entrepreneurship for Black Women & WOC | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 4: How To Get Started | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 5: Creating, Launching & Monetizing a Podcast | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 6: Ask Me Anything: Your Questions Answered | Build A Business Abroad https://www.ChristineJob.com   
    Flourish in the Foreign Resources
    Join the Buy Me a Coffee Membership (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/flourishforeign) Check out the Flourish in the Foreign Bookshop (https://www.flourishintheforeign.com/books) Ask Me Anything! (https://www.speakpipe.com/FlourishInTheForeignAskMe) https://www.Flourishintheforeign.com Be a Guest on the Show ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbc3624UV6qOJzxbqLENcsbJuiSTuXTc2Jii-c6Sz98Qq_dg/viewform?usp=pp_url)  

    • 1 hr 42 min
    Cultivating Longevity in Munich, Germany with Eleanor Mayrhofer

    Cultivating Longevity in Munich, Germany with Eleanor Mayrhofer

    In this episode of Flourish in the Foreign, Eleanor Mayrhofer shares her story of living abroad in Germany for nearly 25 years-- from corporate life to freelancer and business owner and from dating abroad to intercultural marriage and motherhood in Germany.  
    This Episode Covers: 
    Navigating German Immigration Career in Design in Germany Working in Corporate in Germany Navigating an Intercultural Marriage Experiencing Motherhood in Germany Cultivating a Sustainable Life Abroad And so much more!  
    Episode Credits:
    Christine Job-Creator & Host
    Zachary Higgs-Theme Music
     
    Move Abroad with Intention
    Moving Abroad with Intention Guide  (https://flourishforeign.gumroad.com/l/move-abroad-with-intention-guide ) Move Abroad with Intention Playlist S1 E 25: How to Get A Job Abroad S1 E 32: Going Abroad with Intention S1 E 33: Dating Abroad Pt. 1 S1 E 47: Go Abroad & Cultivate A Life Well Lived S1 E 59: Financial Wellness Abroad S2 E 10: Does Moving Abroad = A Soft Life S2 E 14: Healthcare Abroad Pt. 1 S2 E 17: Black Pregnancy Abroad S2 E 19: Black Motherhood Abroad Pt. 1 S4 E 12: Ask Me Anything- 100th Episode S4 E 21: Living in Spain  
    Build A Business Abroad
    Build a Business Abroad Guide ( https://www.christinejob.com/guides )
    Listen to the Build A Business Abroad Playlist S3 E 1: Black Women Building Businesses Abroad | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 2: How Jannese Torres-Rodriguez Created A Six-Figure Blog | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 3: The Wellness of Entrepreneurship for Black Women & WOC | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 4: How To Get Started | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 5: Creating, Launching & Monetizing a Podcast | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 6: Ask Me Anything: Your Questions Answered | Build A Business Abroad https://www.ChristineJob.com   
    Flourish in the Foreign Resources
    Join the Buy Me a Coffee Membership (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/flourishforeign) Check out the Flourish in the Foreign Bookshop (https://www.flourishintheforeign.com/books) Ask Me Anything! (https://www.speakpipe.com/FlourishInTheForeignAskMe) https://www.Flourishintheforeign.com Be a Guest on the Show ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbc3624UV6qOJzxbqLENcsbJuiSTuXTc2Jii-c6Sz98Qq_dg/viewform?usp=pp_url)  

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Medellin, Johannesburg, Istanbul and Nairobi with Nikki Faye Tillery

    Medellin, Johannesburg, Istanbul and Nairobi with Nikki Faye Tillery

    In this episode of Flourish in the Foreign, Nikki Faye Tillery shares her story of how grief led her to an adventurous life abroad and how she ended up calling Colombia, South Africa, Turkey, and Kenya home.
    This Episode Covers: 
    Studying Law in London Living in Medellin Living in Johannesburg Living in Istanbul Living in Nairobi Becoming an International Entrepreneur Examining "the need" to Belong Abroad 🌍And so much more!
    Episode Credits:
    Christine Job-Creator & Host
    Zachary Higgs-Theme Music
     
    Move Abroad with Intention
    Moving Abroad with Intention Guide  (https://flourishforeign.gumroad.com/l/move-abroad-with-intention-guide ) Move Abroad with Intention Playlist S1 E 25: How to Get A Job Abroad S1 E 32: Going Abroad with Intention S1 E 33: Dating Abroad Pt. 1 S1 E 47: Go Abroad & Cultivate A Life Well Lived S1 E 59: Financial Wellness Abroad S2 E 10: Does Moving Abroad = A Soft Life S2 E 14: Healthcare Abroad Pt. 1 S2 E 17: Black Pregnancy Abroad S2 E 19: Black Motherhood Abroad Pt. 1 S4 E 12: Ask Me Anything- 100th Episode S4 E 21: Living in Spain  
    Build A Business Abroad
    Build a Business Abroad Guide ( https://www.christinejob.com/guides )
    Listen to the Build A Business Abroad Playlist S3 E 1: Black Women Building Businesses Abroad | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 2: How Jannese Torres-Rodriguez Created A Six-Figure Blog | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 3: The Wellness of Entrepreneurship for Black Women & WOC | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 4: How To Get Started | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 5: Creating, Launching & Monetizing a Podcast | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 6: Ask Me Anything: Your Questions Answered | Build A Business Abroad https://www.ChristineJob.com   
    Flourish in the Foreign Resources
    Join the Buy Me a Coffee Membership (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/flourishforeign) Check out the Flourish in the Foreign Bookshop (https://www.flourishintheforeign.com/books) Ask Me Anything! (https://www.speakpipe.com/FlourishInTheForeignAskMe) https://www.Flourishintheforeign.com Be a Guest on the Show ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbc3624UV6qOJzxbqLENcsbJuiSTuXTc2Jii-c6Sz98Qq_dg/viewform?usp=pp_url)  

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Hong Kong, South Korea, Abu Dhabi and Mexico with Nkem Chukwumerije

    Hong Kong, South Korea, Abu Dhabi and Mexico with Nkem Chukwumerije

    In this episode of Flourish in the Foreign, Nkem Chukwumerije shares her story of traveling, studying, working and living abroad in Hong Kong, South Korea, Abu Dhabi, and Mexico. 
     
    This Episode Covers: 
    Studying Fashion Business in Hong Kong Teaching English in South Korea Being a Writing Professor in Abu Dhabi  Finding Authentic Self Expression in Mexico  Repatriation to the US And so much more! Episode Credits:
    Christine Job-Creator & Host
    Zachary Higgs-Theme Music
     
    Move Abroad with Intention
    Moving Abroad with Intention Guide  (https://flourishforeign.gumroad.com/l/move-abroad-with-intention-guide ) Move Abroad with Intention Playlist S1 E 25: How to Get A Job Abroad S1 E 32: Going Abroad with Intention S1 E 33: Dating Abroad Pt. 1 S1 E 47: Go Abroad & Cultivate A Life Well Lived S1 E 59: Financial Wellness Abroad S2 E 10: Does Moving Abroad = A Soft Life S2 E 14: Healthcare Abroad Pt. 1 S2 E 17: Black Pregnancy Abroad S2 E 19: Black Motherhood Abroad Pt. 1 S4 E 12: Ask Me Anything- 100th Episode S4 E 21: Living in Spain  
    Build A Business Abroad
    Build a Business Abroad Guide ( https://www.christinejob.com/guides )
    Listen to the Build A Business Abroad Playlist S3 E 1: Black Women Building Businesses Abroad | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 2: How Jannese Torres-Rodriguez Created A Six-Figure Blog | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 3: The Wellness of Entrepreneurship for Black Women & WOC | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 4: How To Get Started | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 5: Creating, Launching & Monetizing a Podcast | Build A Business Abroad S3 E 6: Ask Me Anything: Your Questions Answered | Build A Business Abroad https://www.ChristineJob.com   
    Flourish in the Foreign Resources
    Join the Buy Me a Coffee Membership (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/flourishforeign) Check out the Flourish in the Foreign Bookshop (https://www.flourishintheforeign.com/books) Ask Me Anything! (https://www.speakpipe.com/FlourishInTheForeignAskMe) https://www.Flourishintheforeign.com Be a Guest on the Show ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbc3624UV6qOJzxbqLENcsbJuiSTuXTc2Jii-c6Sz98Qq_dg/viewform?usp=pp_url)  

    • 1 hr 17 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
101 Ratings

101 Ratings

Karen Hollywood ,

Inspiring

I’m so happy to have discovered this podcast! The host is a top-notch interviewer who asks questions I want answers to, & I am inspired to research living abroad! 🙌🏽💕🌍

Giveloveee1324 ,

Love it!

Just found this podcast and I am starting at the beginning. I don’t normally listen to podcasts tbh but I love this one! It is so easy to listen to. It’s very interesting and I actually love how Christine let’s people talk and just come in to give context. It’s unique! And her voice is soothing. I’m learning so much in preparation for my future move abroad. But I did want to ask if Christine ever tells her story?? I’m starting from beginning but it doesn’t start with Christine’s story. If you see this Christine, I would love to know more about you- from a listener’s perspective!

Bl@ckR0b ,

Great show!

3 episodes in and this is really good and affirming to plans I’ve set for myself in life. Thanks for creating this from a black man.

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