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Inside quarantine
February 21, 2021 01:54 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBSeason Seven. Episode Three. Are you trying to get back into Australia? Ever wondered what quarantine looks like? This week we take you inside quarantine in Melbourne, Australia. Long term Fatterati member Kelly tells us about taking her daughter back to Australia to begin University. What do you do if you’re an expat kid and you need a tax file number, medicare card, and bank account. Kelly walks us through.. Read More The post Inside quarantine first appeared on Two Fat Expats.
I think my husband is having an affair.
February 14, 2021 04:01 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBSeason Seven. Episode two. We’ve received our second anonymous question and it’s another cracker. A member of our Fatterati feels her partner may be having an affair. What would you do? And once you decide what to do what’s the best way to do it? If it were time to separate how do you extricate yourself? We discuss how to take those initial steps if you think your marriage/partnership is.. Read More The post I think my husband is having an affair. first appeared on Two Fat Expats.
Season Seven! And it’s our first anonymous question
February 06, 2021 07:34 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBIn the words of Vanilla Ice “Hey Fatteratti, if you gotta problem yo we’ll solve it”. We kick off with our first anonymous question and bring in the expat experts. Dr Sean Truman from The Truman Group answers all of our mental health issues in regards to expat life. We walk through the fat expats questions. When your children receive the feedback that their accent isn’t really theirs. Seriously. And.. Read More The post Season Seven! And it’s our first anonymous question first appeared on T...
The Best of 2020
December 30, 2020 12:41 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBHere’s the best of 2020 from the Fatterati. January Kirsty – Years and Years Nikki – Fleabag Season Two February Kirsty – Australian Survivor All Stars Nikki – Little Women March Kirsty – Stateless Nikki – Catch and Kill April Kirsty – Unorthodox Rabbit Hole (Podcast) Nikki – Fortunately with Fi and Jane After Life Season 2 (Netflix) May Kirsty – Four Corners – Outbreak Onboard (ABC Australia) Nikki –.. Read More The post The Best of 2020 first appeared on Two Fat Expats.
Christmas 2020, new lockdowns, expat email management and expat ‘snobbery’, real or not?
December 22, 2020 09:41 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBIt’s Christmas week 2020, finally! This week’s four fat questions How do you manage Lockdown #3? How do you deal with four different lives in one email box? Is there such a thing as expat snobbery? What’s on your table for Christmas lunch? Our favourite things Kirsty wrote half her book in NaMoWriMo. 40,000 words, go Kirsty! The High Low – again, the very last episode or the one before.. Read More The post Christmas 2020, new lockdowns, expat email management and expat ‘snobbery’, real or n...
What would my non expat kids be like? University applications for the expat teen and can a country ever love you back?
November 29, 2020 04:24 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBWelcome back Fatterati! This week’s four fat questions Do you think your kids would be different had they not grown up as Cross Culture Kids? How? How do you go about college/university applications for your expat teen? What are your three favourite Christmas movies? You can love a city but can it ever love you back? If a city could love you as much as you loved a city, which.. Read More The post What would my non expat kids be like? University applications for the expat teen and can a coun...
Are you a bad parent for making your child move countries? And, what gets you excited about a new move?
November 18, 2020 10:09 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBCovid strikes in Adelaide (we recorded the day before lockdown hit) and Hamburg has had 3000 new cases in the last week but never fear we’re still here to talk all things expat. Our Four Fat questions: What gets you excited about a new move? What’s your clean out strategy before a move? Are you the mandarin or the garlic? It all makes sense when you listen, I promise! But.. Read More The post Are you a bad parent for making your child move countries? And, what gets you excited about a new m...
Are you moving this summer, what would you do with three months at ‘home’, why did Kirsty ask the ‘other word for expat’ question?
November 13, 2020 21:49 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBThe US 2020 election is over, was it really just a week ago? This week’s 4 Fat Questions If you had three uninterrupted months in your home country what would you plan? How do you present at online conferences in the time of Covid? Send Nikki all your tips and tricks. If you are moving over the upcoming summer where are you at? Why did Kirsty ask that ‘what’s another.. Read More The post Are you moving this summer, what would you do with three months at ‘home’, why did Kirsty ask the ‘other...
US politics vs your home country, what did Halloween look like and when do you put your Christmas Tree up?
November 07, 2020 21:24 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBNikki’s Corona app is back to green, no more tests required and a surprise birthday visitor for G in Adelaide. This week’s 4 Fat Questions It’s Election day in the US, do you follow US politics more or less than your own country? If you got a ‘Golden passport’ which country would it be from? What did Halloween look like this year where you are? When do you put up.. Read More
Helping kids adapt to new countries, Covid hard to find items, and Australia out of lockdown.
October 31, 2020 20:36 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBKirsty’s been on a plane, Nikki’s had a Covid test because the Corona Warn App told her to. This week’s 4 Fat Questions How does Australia ‘feel’ now Victoria is out of lockdown? What are some of the things you are having trouble (Covid) finding in your country that you find strange? What are the other questions about the widely reported incident affecting an Australia flight from Doha? How do.. Read More
Good news, great parenting moments and expat credit card hacks
October 21, 2020 22:10 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBKirsty’s youngest is off to boarding school and her husband has had some great scan results – no evidence of disease. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Covid related social media disagreements, just why? Are you saving or spending more with the ‘no travel’ 2020 situation? Have you ever had your credit card hacked, where was it? How are expats feeling about locations that they are not in right now but.. Read More
Expat Corona culture shock, missed connections and dishes you’ve added to your own kitchen.
October 15, 2020 00:04 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBMini break over, wouldn’t it have been nice to go on a trip, instead we are watching numbers go up here in Germany. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Corona culture shock, do you have it, will you get it? Best food discovery on your expat travels that you have bought back to your own kitchen? Do you have any missed connections as an expat? Why won’t Nikki share her chicken.. Read More
Job contractual negotiations, travel post covid and researching new expat locations.
September 23, 2020 23:23 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBKirsty’s beloved Port Adelaide are the Minor Premiers in the Aussie AFL season. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Considerations for negotiating a Covid and beyond job position? How do you research a new expat location? Could you do two weeks quarantine with an 8 day old baby? In what way will travel change post covid? Things we’re loving this week Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Table Read) – YouTube The.. Read More
Can you take them with you (your post school age children to a new expat destination) and how many expat goodbyes can you do?
September 18, 2020 06:23 - 1 hour - 28 MBThe one where Kirsty’s daughter has exciting news. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Why are people surprised my husband has to go back to work in another country after his cancer treatment? How far ahead do you have to plan for your child who may be over 18 to stay with you or move with you in an expat scenario? How hard is it still for your favourite people to.. Read More
Can you be your authentic self as an expat?
September 09, 2020 21:09 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBIn Australia chemo and radio combo are over for G, that’s pretty awesome news. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Does being an expat stop you from being your authentic self? How do you cope with a tough week as an expat during Covid? Have you ever been a flight angel / flight buddy and would you? How does visa renewal look during Covid? Things we’re loving this week Flavour –.. Read More
Expats left stranded. Are you scared of being locked out?
September 02, 2020 08:45 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBIt’s almost Spring in Australia but not quite yet Autumn in Europe, what is that about? This week’s 4 Fat Questions Why is it so hard to communicate through a mask in another language? How and why are Australians ‘trapped outside’ our passport country? When do you move into ‘move’ mode? Different schooling options, face to face, or otherwise? Things we’re loving this week JoJo Rabbit (movie) TIP – Two.. Read More
Face to face schooling, an alternate life, looking at your own country and expat surveys.
August 26, 2020 23:09 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBIn Germany, school is back for the new year, but for how long? This week’s 4 Fat Questions How confident are we of face to face schooling continuing? What would you be doing now if you were a man? How do you look at your country when you’re away and when you’re ‘home’? Expat surveys, ever more than clickbait? Things we’re loving this week WSET course Live football The Resilience.. Read More
How to talk to teens about moving, new country 15, covid creativity – up or down and we’re sending all the love!
August 17, 2020 20:17 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBAnother short break while we carried on with life things in our current Covid worlds. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Top tips on talking to Teens about moving? The new country 15 vs the Covid 19? Creativity during Covid up or down? From us to you – all the love Things we’re loving this week Quibi – quick bytes of tv Little Fish Delicious Magazine Podcast Global News Podcast BBC.. Read More
Expat pre-nups, summer not summer holidays, kissing family on the lips and how to keep quality content in an expat Facebook group.
July 23, 2020 21:17 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBWe’re back! Short break while we tended to other things but we are back for you and have a new set of questions to discuss. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Would you have an expat pre-nup and what would be in it? Is it summer if you can’t holiday, what should the Fatterati think about or do? Do you kiss your kids / family on the lips? How do you.. Read More
Retiring, Covid shaming, Expat immunisation records and where to stay while you’re waiting for your container?
July 03, 2020 07:11 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBNikki had her big birthday and the next day Hamburg announced the ability of up to 25 people to meet up privately in your own house. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Where will you retire? Why are people Covid shaming? How have you kept your kids immunization records? Repatriation – do you stay with family or rent elsewhere on return while waiting on return? Things we’re loving this week Untamed.. Read More
Travel timelines, moving things, special items and global mobility slowdowns
June 25, 2020 18:56 - 27.7 MBExams are over and Buddy is off to puppy pre-school. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Have your children ever done a travel timeline? How to move items that are too big to go on the plane with you but too expensive to send via courier? Do you have a favourite outfit or personal item from your expat life? Will a global economic slowdown mean a global mobility slowdown? Things we’re.. Read More
Repatriation during Covid 19, significant birthdays, sending bags and cost of living calculators
June 18, 2020 05:25 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBIt’s sparkling online learning exam week in Hamburg and an exciting new resident has arrived in Port Wilunga. This week’s 4 Fat Questions What do you look for in a cost of living comparison website? Repatriation this year, what will look different? Send my bag or Parcels to go? Significant birthdays during Covid? The book website – From a Birdie, the aggregator sending parcels / packages website – Easyship.com, Cost.. Read More
Carrying desktop computers, kids changing hemispheres, expat funerals and are International Schools as diverse as they appear?
June 11, 2020 22:16 - 22.5 MBKirsty mentions something about the ‘football’, and it sounded pretty exciting to her. Also the TFE Fatterati AFL tipping competition re-starts this week, find the link and details in the facebook group. This week’s 4 Fat Questions How do you move your desktop computer, hand baggage, checked or container? When you change hemispheres do your children jump forward six months or settle in for six months? Have you been to.. Read More
Expat kids in local schools, what to take to quarantine, first time expat mistakes and shipping in the time of Covid.
June 05, 2020 06:03 - 22.9 MBNikki’s kids return to school but not quite the same way as Kirsty’s, another reminder of our different Corona worlds. This week’s 4 Fat Questions If your child goes to school in another country, how do you deal with things you don’t agree with? 14 days in Quarantine as it is done in Australia now (put in hotel room for the entire time), what would you pack to take in.. Read More
Container overboard, stuff in storage, online shopping and expat extracurriculars
May 28, 2020 20:26 - 20.5 MBNikki is back from her first international trip in the time of Corona, and it was quite the experience, we discuss. This week’s 4 Fat Questions What do you do if your container goes overboard? How long would you keep an item in storage in your home country? What are your best online shopping tips during Covid? Have you been a long time online shopper? What extracurricular activities have YOU.. Read More
Are you moving this summer, how will you leave well and how will you be greeted at the other end in your new location?
May 20, 2020 10:40 - 27.1 MBPhew – Kirsty’s son does not have Coronavirus, so the streak of no new cases in South Australia continues. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Boarding schools in other countries, are you reconsidering this for your child/ren given issues around current international travel? If you are moving THIS summer, what additional hurdles are there? Leaving rituals, how have you left places before, how do you leave during Covid 19? How will.. Read More
Would you be an expat protester, who would you pick to double your bubble and does your luggage match?
May 13, 2020 22:01 - 25.6 MBWe talk Mother’s Day 2020 and Germany’s current R number which is creeping over 1.1 right now and may mean changes in Nikki’s future. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Does an expat have the right to protest in their host country? If you were going to double your bubble who would you pick? Would it upset anyone? How important is your luggage to you? Is quarantine fatigue something that expats.. Read More
Covid 19 bingo, online graduation ceremony attire and is anyone really ‘going home’ for summer?
May 07, 2020 19:22 - 51.3 MBKirsty’s kids are back to the boarding house, Nikki’s kids are still online learning even though some grades levels at their school have gone back, Covid 19 rolls on into May 2020. This week’s 4 Fat Questions What does one wear to an online graduation ceremony? What have you ticked off in Covid 19 bingo? Is there anyone out there who still thinks they are going ‘home’ for (Northern Hemisphere).. Read More
This is my Covid 19 Life – Stories from the Fatterati
April 30, 2020 14:14 - 13.6 MBHere are our stories. Gathered from our podcast listeners and members of our Two Fat Expats facebook group. We have compiled messages from Fatterati based around the world. Listen to stories from Switzerland China Vanuatu Singapore Germany PNG / Australia US – including Texas and Puerto Rico Thank you to all that contributed! We love to hear and share everyone’s stories. Got an update to your current situation? Send it.. Read More
Tax implications at home during Covid 19, would you ‘go home’ for medical issues and are you an expat planner?
April 30, 2020 09:30 - 55.4 MBANZAC day is over and the Covid Safe App launches in Australia, this week Germany mandated masks for wearing in supermarkets and smaller shops which are now open. This week’s 4 Fat Questions What are the tax implications for expats who have been sent home and are in their own countries? If I wasn’t an expat would I be such a big planner of all the stages of our lives?.. Read More
Expat sweet spot, your biggest regret and quarantine pantry essentials.
April 23, 2020 08:36 - 39.3 MBTime marches on, lockdown or not. The stunning spring weather continues in Hamburg and it sounds not too bad at the beach in South Australia either. This week we did a Facebook live and recorded this podcast the next day. So much talking to each other, such a treat! This week’s 4 Fat Questions What was your expat sweet spot? What’s your biggest regret about your expat life so far.. Read More
Is this the end of Facebook? The best isolation locations and why you need a fridge list.
April 13, 2020 07:49 - 19 MBIt’s Good Friday 2020 in Hamburg and Port Wilunga, but different days in our relative social distancing situations globally. The Covid lockdown continues and so do our conversations around it. Remember we are collecting your experiences too so drop us a voice message from the website or send a voice memo to [email protected] and tell us about your lockdown story. This week’s 4 Fat Questions: Is this the end of.. Read More
How will C19 change expat life forever? Marie Kondo or couch potato? What’s your Ted talk?
April 02, 2020 08:22 - 46 MBIt’s a global pandemic so it doesn’t go away in a few weeks, but our conversations today covered more pressing matters for Kirsty, G and their family. This week’s 4 Fat Questions: Can you think of any other time you have felt so globally connected? How will expat life change when this is all over? If you had to do a Ted Talk what would your topic be? Are you.. Read More
Expat prenups and business trips what could go wrong?
March 10, 2020 07:22 - 20.3 MBThis week we continued our Corona convo, not sure that’s going away as an expat issue for a little while yet. The four fat questions this week dipped into that topic too: If your partner comes home from a business trip in the time of Corona, how does that look? How do you take care of your mental and physical health and wellbeing while expat? Would you suggest an expat.. Read More
The Fat Four Expat Questions
March 04, 2020 13:43 - 52 MBWe kick off with an update from Susan and Eva who are in China. They fill us in on the current Corona situation and what their life in China looks like right now. We’re also introducing the Fat Four Expats Questions. Each week Nikki and I have four fat questions to ask each other: What’s your expat superpower? Would you ever go on a cruise? Or as Nikki likes to.. Read More
Corona and the Fatterati
February 12, 2020 10:08 - 31 MBIt’s the biggest thing in world news this week and expats globally may be watching it a bit more closely than the average person or traveller. This episode starts with Erica in Beijing sending her family and friends an audio letter home, in it she shares how she and her family are feeling and dealing with the Corona based restrictions. Then Kirsty speaks with Susan, a member of the Fatterati.. Read More
Going the distance – tips on how to make your long distance relationship last
January 30, 2020 17:45 - 49.6 MBThis week’s topic is a revisit of one covered in the first season. It’s one that gets a bit of air time in our fabulous facebook group and also something that Kirsty and Nikki live themselves on a regular basis. So it seemed worth having a chat and sharing our own best tips as well as those from the group. We also talk about Brad Pitt, Michael Hutchence and why.. Read More
We’re on holiday, together! Should you buy a house in your home country?
January 08, 2020 03:11 - 48.6 MBThis is our first ever podcast recorded together and it should possibly come with an apology. We had a great chat, and it’s possible there was a bit of rambling BECAUSE WE WERE TOGETHER! In this episode we cover owning a house in your home country. Transitioning your children from expat to repat without you. Kirsty’s daughter Lizzie gave us a piece of gold on what moving is all about... Read More
How to get a job set up at home before you repatriate
December 05, 2019 05:49 - 30.7 MBWe’ve already talked this season about the difficulty of finding a job when you repatriate and heard from some of our community about how that went down in the episode Is your expat experience working against you? This week we spoke to a HR expert Mark Daniel about how to be ready to look and the best way to go about that. Nikki forgot to give the full picture on.. Read More
Are we living a full expat life – or are we full of it?
November 23, 2019 09:55 - 23.2 MBWe’ve talked a lot this season about doing things to make your expat life fatter, but are we actually following our own advice? We hit pause on new topics this week to review our discussions so far and see if we are actually following our own advice and the advice of our amazing expat community, or not. Listen in to hear our results so far. Kirsty has found her 5.. Read More
Expat Anxiety
November 14, 2019 05:20 - 27.2 MBThis week we talk to a Kirsty vetted and approved expert on Expat Anxiety. Ryan explains to Kirsty what anxiety is and talks about how and why expats experience anxiety and offers some suggestions on how to deal with it. We think you will love what Ryan has to say and if you are like Nikki and Kirsty you may have some more questions for him. If that is the.. Read More
Expat Book Clubs
November 01, 2019 12:48 - 27.7 MBThis week we delve into the arena of women, wine and a love of literature. Have you belonged to expat book clubs? Do you think they were different or the same as book clubs in your home country? What’s the goss from your book club? In this episode we got the lowdown on the Doha Two Fat Expats book group, where they are from, why they joined and what they.. Read More
Where are they now?
October 24, 2019 20:15 - 31.6 MBThis week we delved back into past seasons and episodes for updates on those people we have interviewed before. Have you ever wondered what happened to Annabel after her supermarket hold up incident in Johannesburg? What about Valentina who hated Houston? This episode reminds us of when and what happened and gives us all an update on what happened next. Who else do you remember that you want to know.. Read More
I made this! Expats who started something from nothing.
October 17, 2019 12:44 - 32.2 MBThis week we sought out expats from around the world who had made things, businesses they had developed and grown themselves. We had three interviews, Kimberly Starfish Lane Kids, Britta Shirtdresses and more and Tara Oslo Soup and we think we covered a lot of the bases with a mature business (14 years old), a brand new one (just a few months) and a Not For Profit organisation. The Facebook.. Read More
Expat Singles
October 10, 2019 17:20 - 35.2 MBThis week the podcast ventured into unknown territory for Kirsty and Nikki, being expat while single. As they both entered the expat world post partnering, their nearly 40 years of combined expat experience and advice gave them nothing and they had to source the downlow elsewhere. Nikki spoke to Lindsay and Kirsty spoke to Kate separately about their single expat escapades and the interviews are included in this episode. There.. Read More
Expat greenies, is it possible or just a sham?
October 03, 2019 16:57 - 26.8 MBAnother week where a post from our Facebook group generated a huge discussion that launched a podcast topic. Joss posted about what she currently does as an environmentally aware expat in KL and asked others for ideas and tips to add into her own routine. Is it in fact possible to be an Expat Greenie, or does any international air travel you do just cancel it all out? This led.. Read More
Is your expat experience working against you?
September 26, 2019 15:44 - 28.4 MBThere’s an article doing the rounds of the interwebs this week and causing a lot of discussion in the (especially Aussie) expat world, Thinking of moving overseas for work? Research says you’ll struggle to return. We chatted about the article and being a repat seeking employment in the facebook group and got lots of feedback on personal experiences. Kirsty spoke with Jane about her repatriation and her husband’s job search,.. Read More
New Season, New Friends, How do you find your people?
September 19, 2019 08:55 - 25 MBIt’s a BRAND new season and we’re baaaaaackkkkk! Kirsty is looking for 5 new friends for Christmas, after being in Doha for 9 years, she is definitely a ‘stayer’ and a long termer but still in need of new ways to make friends. We break down all the different ways she might be able to do that and asked the Facebook group about the strangest place they’ve ever met a.. Read More
Summer quickie Part 2. Z is for Zambia.
September 18, 2019 22:54 - 23.4 MBOur summer has been long and full of activity, so we have put together a quick update for you that covers the main activities of Nikki and her family over the last few months. In location, location, location we spoke to Janet who is currently in Zambia. And just like that, the alphabet is done! Join us on the socials with the #’s #twofatexpats and #whereIlistentotwofatexpats Write us a review.. Read More
Summer quickie Part 1. Y is for Yeong San Gu.
September 18, 2019 22:40 - 19.1 MBOur summer has been long and full of activity, so we have put together a quick update! In location, location, location we spoke to Katherine in Yeong San Gu who is a returnee to Korea so we got to hear her opinion on the second time around. Join us on the socials with the #’s #twofatexpats and #whereIlistentotwofatexpats Write us a review on your favourite podcast app or send us.. Read More