Expats, repats, immigrants, TCKs, and other alien lifeforms tell their stories. Sharing feelings of foreignness and belonging, we delve deep into what it’s like always checking the ’other’ box. https://www.instagram.com/foreign_or/
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Check out our convo with Tien Chi Fu, Taiwanese-American producer, writer, and director. Episode description below, stylized as a screenplay. Enter TIEN, (30s), a fast talker who’s into unhinged behaviors and sub-subcultures. We begin in 90’s Taiwan, musing on how growing up in the ‘middle-of-nowhere’ came with its own unique cultural self-esteem. FADE IN 周杰倫 Jay Chou | 夜曲 Nocturne CUT TO: SMALL…
Allow me to introduce you to Lee, American-born ForeignOr, at your service. From military training in Philadelphia to co-op living with the hippies in Santa Barbara, Lee brings a balanced voice in a world of extremes. After more than twelve years in Shanghai riding fixies and running corporate charity initiatives he left to find his new purpose. Today he's volunteering full time on the border of…
You just can’t keep up with a Hero. Olivier Dressen , aka Hero , is a multidisciplinary artist that just can’t stop working. “To be an artist is to be cursed,” he muses, and it’s clear that the curse of creativity will not let this Belgium-born Bangkok resident rest. From gypsy roots to indie film fame, Olivier has creative-directed multinational teams from Paris to Shanghai to LA and beyond. We…
My host sister from China, Shan Shan Nie , is a lot to live up to. With a masters’ from Harvard, a corporate job leading leaders, and a newly published novel this Sichuan-born beauty embodies the American dream. In our chat we go from rebelling to excelling, hacking the ACT/SAT exams, using higher education to serve a purpose, and self-financing your dreams. We also nerd out on crafting…
Urmi Hossain is the perfect brown girl. At least that's what her Bengali parents want her to be— and like many Southeast Asian women she still struggles against those rigid cultural norms. We talk to this third culture kid about growing up in Italy, Muslims in Montreal, and the family expectations that led her to fight for women's empowerment. Bonus: get some Toastmaster tips on public speaking in…
In part one we introduced some of your juiciest scammer stories. But in part two we had to ask ourselves: were these ForeignOrs really scammed? Or did they just learn some tough lessons about life abroad? Judge for yourself as Dill gets arrested, Renzo gets off scot-free, and Bob continues to twist trust in a fairytale place called Nomadland.
Living a somewhat disjointed life filled with translations and transient people ForeignOrs can make a perfect target— or unknowing accomplice— in a scam. In part one we dive into pyramid schemes, a cariñoso con artist who cheats friends out of their money, and 'Bob-types'— enigmatic serial entrepreneurs who prey on digital nomads.
Say hello to Tavey, our Blues Brother who used to 'sunlight' as an ESL teacher. A Taiwanese-American turned Beijinger, this bar boss always comes correct in business casual... but he might botch his exit and end up sleeping on your couch. Now, a surprise move back to the U.S. has this pandemic repat reinventing himself once again. Listen to Tavey cogitate on TCM fire massages, the Fukienese pirate…
IrishBrit Dillon King spills on bootlegging in boarding school, starting whisky clubs in China, and how independent cask trading actually works. Now Dill is a burgeoning viral video star spitballing on spirits in Mandarin.
ForeignOrs all over the world are drinking too much. By using alcohol abroad some find it easier to socialize, to relax, to escape. In "Sovereign" an anonymous expat abuses alcohol to free himself from the life he has chosen.
