Moving Countries 101
Whether you’re moving for work, love, or lifestyle, one truth remains: relocating is about more than the destination. Host Clare Kay leads you on a quest to create a life abroad: the paradox of arriving in a new destination, yet discovering the real journey is the ongoing experience of making another country home.
Clare is your essential guide to navigating the complexities of moving countries and realising the benefits of a new lifestyle. Drawing on her extensive international experience, Clare helps you uncover both the dreams and the realities of relocation, from the logistics of settling in to the emotional and cultural shifts that shape daily life.
Through authentic guest stories and Clare’s solo observations, you’ll gain practical guidance and fresh perspectives to prepare you mentally and emotionally for life abroad. You’ll hear from global movers who have relocated for jobs, relationships, family, or lifestyle, and learn how they handled the challenges and opened up to the opportunities.
Their stories illustrate how moving unsettles us emotionally, physically, culturally, and spiritually, but each conversation shows how moving countries provokes growth, awareness, and possibilities.
🎧 Tune in for revealing insights, heartfelt reflections, and uplifting moments that inspire confidence, connection, and clarity as you create a fulfilling life abroad.
Resources
Join the conversation in Clare's Facebook Group: Moving Countries 101 with Clare Kay – A space for global movers – people creating lives abroad – to prepare emotionally, culturally, and practically, and to turn cultural differences into connections.
About the host
Clare Kay is a seasoned global mover with an international career spanning sales, customer service, personal development, and flight attendant work.
She has sold books and TV programs globally, taught English as a foreign language, and supported non-native speakers through proofreading.
Her own moves – from the UK to Zambia, China, Taiwan, Nigeria, and the USA – bring direct experience, while her global outlook allows her to support others in creating lives abroad.
Through her podcast Moving Countries 101, Clare inspires listeners with the confidence and courage to make their own move – and continues the cultural conversation in her Facebook Group.
Connect to Clare Kay
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Moving Countries 101
Whether you’re moving for work, love, or lifestyle, one truth remains: relocating is about more than the destination. Host Clare Kay leads you on a quest to create a life abroad: the paradox of arriving in a new destination, yet discovering the real journey is the ongoing experience of making another country home.
Clare is your essential guide to navigating the complexities of moving countries and realising the benefits of a new lifestyle. Drawing on her extensive international experience, Clare helps you uncover both the dreams and the realities of relocation, from the logistics of settling in to the emotional and cultural shifts that shape daily life.
Through authentic guest stories and Clare’s solo observations, you’ll gain practical guidance and fresh perspectives to prepare you mentally and emotionally for life abroad. You’ll hear from global movers who have relocated for jobs, relationships, family, or lifestyle, and learn how they handled the challenges and opened up to the opportunities.
Their stories illustrate how moving unsettles us emotionally, physically, culturally, and spiritually, but each conversation shows how moving countries provokes growth, awareness, and possibilities.
🎧 Tune in for revealing insights, heartfelt reflections, and uplifting moments that inspire confidence, connection, and clarity as you create a fulfilling life abroad.
Resources
Join the conversation in Clare's Facebook Group: Moving Countries 101 with Clare Kay – A space for global movers – people creating lives abroad – to prepare emotionally, culturally, and practically, and to turn cultural differences into connections.
About the host
Clare Kay is a seasoned global mover with an international career spanning sales, customer service, personal development, and flight attendant work.
She has sold books and TV programs globally, taught English as a foreign language, and supported non-native speakers through proofreading.
Her own moves – from the UK to Zambia, China, Taiwan, Nigeria, and the USA – bring direct experience, while her global outlook allows her to support others in creating lives abroad.
Through her podcast Moving Countries 101, Clare inspires listeners with the confidence and courage to make their own move – and continues the cultural conversation in her Facebook Group.
Connect to Clare Kay
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
For this episode, Clare is joined by Taylan Ali who was born in Eastern Turkey, close to the Armenian-Iranian border but moved to Istanbul as a child. He now lives in Amsterdam, Holland, but also spent time living in Berlin. Tylan was an architect in Turkey, primarily working on restoring important medieval buildings. Work he thoroughly enjoyed, yet at the age of 41 he shut his highly successful practice and began a new journey which eventually led to him becoming a healer.
During this revealing episode, Tylan and Clare discuss some of the lessons he learned from moving countries and adapting to different cultures. Importantly, doing so in a respectful way without losing touch with his own values and personality.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
“They never teach you. You have to learn them (invisible rules/societal norms) by trial and error.”
“Istanbul is just between Asia and Europe, and it's just totally different.”
“In Turkey, it's more tribal and collective, and there's extreme individualism in the Netherlands.”
“It´s my tribe against your tribe - really, don't we have anything in common?”
“it took me, like, two years to understand the police is not going to do anything bad to me..”
“Having your base is very important, somewhere to go back to, no matter what. It's so important.”
“ How can we be open and interested and receptive to things without losing ourselves?”
EPISODE RESOURCES
https://www.instagram.com/taylonipolati/
ABOUT THE HOST
Clare Kay is a seasoned global mover – with an international career in sales, customer service, personal development, and as a flight attendant. She has sold books and TV programs globally, taught English as a foreign language, and supported non-native speakers through proofreading. Her own global moves – from the UK to Zambia, China, Taiwan, Nigeria, and the USA – bring direct experience, and her global outlook has given her the growth and connections to support others in creating a life abroad. Through her podcast Moving Countries 101, she inspires listeners with the confidence and courage to make their own move – and deepens the cultural conversation in her Facebook Group – Moving Countries 101 with Clare Kay
CONTACT
https://www.facebook.com/groups/movingcountries101withclarekay/
https://www.tiktok.com/@movingcountries101
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