The Expat Experience: A Tale of Two Countries

Experts & Expats

Meet an American couple, Lisa and Ian, who found an exciting new life in France, then decided to spend their winter months in Spain. Learn what inspired their new expat life in Europe including the highs, lows, and what they’ve found to be the most useful pieces of advice.

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Κεφάλαια

1. The Expat Experience: A Tale of Two Countries (00:00:00)

2. Intro (00:00:09)

3. Meet our guests this week, expats Ian and Lisa (00:00:49)

4. Ian’s expat story (00:01:10)

5. Lisa and Ian meet, and her journey joining him abroad (00:02:44)

6. Language skills and navigating two non-English speaking countries (00:15:38)

7. Attitudes, expectations, and their effect on culture shock (00:17:51)

8. Tax implications of splitting time between two countries (00:20:49)

9. The process of buying their home in France (00:24:05)

10. Ian’s motivation to seek legal aid instead of a DIY approach to immigration (00:28:39)

11. Finding and buying their home in Spain (00:30:05)

12. Ian and Lisa’s experiences with French healthcare (00:34:28)

13. Healthcare costs in France vs. the US (00:36:36)

14. How easy is it to see elective specialists? (00:38:16)

15. Lisa and Ian’s end of life plans abroad (00:38:55)

16. The difficulties of setting down roots when travel is your priority (00:41:19)

17. The importance of experiencing a place's most extreme weather during the selection process (00:44:10)

18. Keep doing what you love by knowing what a city offers and what it doesn’t (00:46:07)

19. Adjusting to the slower pace of life in Europe (00:49:23)

20. Outro (00:51:00)