Footprints of an Expat

🌍Journey: Egypt ->Germany -> Egypt ->Switzerland Today my guest is Nermin - an egyptian engineer, a product quality coach for swiss banks and mom to 2 french girls. In our conversation, we delve into broad range topics, from exploring how climate shapes different life and work rhythms, to the intriguing crossover of applying methods from work into private life. I have already known Nermin being a determined person while encountering her at work, and this half an hour also opened how mindful and well equipt for life she is. 👉 Tips from Nermin that can help you along the way: 📎 Reach out to Nermin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nermin-elsayed-lesage/ 📎 More about Evelina: https://linktr.ee/EvelinaRimk Support the show

🌍Journey: Lithuania -> Denmark -> UAE Welcome to an inspiring episode that unveils the incredible journey of Aurelija Lapienene, a true powerhouse. In this conversation, Aurelija shares her fascinating path to success, providing a glimpse into her roles as a mother of two, global macro strategist, businesswoman, and triathlete. 👉 Tips from Aurelija that can help you along the way: 📎 Reach out to Aurelija: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aurelija-augulyte-lapieniene-cfa-cmt-8910054 / https://yalabucha.ae/ 📎 More about Evelina: https://linktr.ee/EvelinaRimk Support the show

🌍Journey: Germany -> Sweden -> Switzerland Today my guest is Lisa Schnurpfeil - Applications Service Owner and Engineer at Julius Baer. Our paths have crossed at various events, and I've always been captivated by Lisa's exceptional ability to navigate her priorities, embodying a resilient attitude and insightful reflections on her journey. This young woman exudes strength, prompting my eagerness to delve deeper into understanding her secret. 👉 Tips from Lisa that can help you along the way: 📎 Reach out to Lisa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-schnurpfeil-aa976a204/ https://www.instagram.com/L_Schnurpfeil 📎 More about Evelina: https://linktr.ee/EvelinaRimk Support the show

💥 Today I have no special guests for you, as I want to use the chance for say thank you for being with me and my guests. It means a lot when I know from you, which impact each story made on you and how your experience was reflected in one or another talk. 💥 💥 I am also thankful for all the guests, who trusted their stories into my ears and hands. It is always an honour to record and make your words go live! 💥 🎁 I wish each of you wonderful times with families at home, no matter in which way you define family and what you call home at any given moment. Let all your plans leave your busy mind; let all the unfinished thoughts give space for peace and enjoy the moment. 🎁 📎To find out about my latest project: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lithuanian-language-phrases 📎 More about Evelina: https://linktr.ee/EvelinaRimk Support the show

🌍Journey: Greece -> France -> Switzerland Today I have talked with Georgia Barnasa - a woman full of energy, inspiration and ideas. She is an ambassador of using technology for our benefit, and knowing how to use it correctly. It is a very powerfully charged talk, with lived experiences and a big gratitude to the country at which we both are guests. 👉 Tips from Georgia that can help you along the way: 📎 Reach out to Georgia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barnasageorgia/ 📎 More about Evelina: https://linktr.ee/EvelinaRimk Support the show

🌍Journey: Brazil -> Italy -> Switzerland I'm thrilled to introduce you to our incredible guest, Michelle Maioli Caobianco – a multi-talented Software Engineer, Hardware Enthusiast and Data Scientist. She was born in South America with Italian and Portuguese roots. This Star Wars Collector used her love for Sci Fi as fuel to find her place where she can feel at home 🏡 Michelle's story unfolds from her childhood in Brazil, where she always felt a sense of displacement. It was through her travels in Europe that she discovered a place where she truly belonged. 👉 Tip from Michelle that can help you along the way: 📎 Reach out to Michelle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemcaobianco / https://www.instagram.com/darthmichelleis Support the show

🌍Journey: Poland -> Germany, the Netherlands -> Switzerland Meet Alex - a woman on a mission to redesign female health through nutrition & founder of Moonchy - a Swiss startup specializing in innovative food solutions designed to sync with the feminine cycle and to support it 💫 Her decision to start a company without compromise in all aspects - environmentally friendly packaging, sustainable product production, no sugar usage - is only a small part of her fascinating journey through countries and life. 👉 Tip from Alex that can help you along the way: 📎 Reach out to Alex: https://www.moonchy.com/ / Instagram / alexplaza@moonchy.com Support the show

🌍Journey: Iran -> France, Italy -> Switzerland In today's episode, we have a heartful and spiritually calming guest for you - Anisa Zafar. Through our talk, I was surrounded by her wise energy and gratitude for life. Anisa, who introduces herself as Iranian-Italian, is a coach and meditation teacher. She has published meditation cards that you can find on her website. She also organizes meditative intuitive painting seminars and is working on publishing her book! We talked about creativity, physical and inner movements through different countries, the power of changing perspective from victim to hero of our own lives, and many more insightful topics. One of the special topics Anisa reflected on is grieving the country we leave and how to live with it. 👉 Valuable tips from Anisa that can help you along the way: 📎 Reach out to Anisa: www.treeoflifeguru.com / LinkedIn / Instagram / infoanisa@treeoflifeguru.com Support the show

🌍Journey: Serbia -> Switzerland Maja has a unique perspective on life, as she leads two parallel lives in both Switzerland and Serbia. During our conversation, we discussed how she has learned to appreciate the differences between these two cultures, and how she has created a beautiful balance between them. 👉 Valuable tips from Maja that can help you along the way: 📎 Reach out to Maja: https://sharingtribe.tech / www.linkedin.com/in/maja-schreiner/ https://www.instagram.com/sharingtribe/ maja.schreiner@gmail.com Support the show

🌍Journey: Lithuania -> France, Canada, Australia, Switzerland -> France A self-labelled explorer at heart, Ieva usually says the most fun fact about her is that she managed to live in 3 different continents over a period of 3 months. Even though she was born and raised in Lithuania, Ieva completed her Bachelor’s in Political Science at universities in France and Australia. Ieva has worked as an education content creator and editor in a Lithuanian EdTech startup and recently spent 6 months in the Swiss Deloitte cybersecurity consulting team. Currently, Ieva is in Paris, finishing her Master’s degree in International Security. 👉Main tips from Ieva: 📎 Reach out to Ieva: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ievasalnaite Support the show

🌍Journey: United Arab Emirates (originally from Somaliland) -> Switzerland Today I have a great story for you, followed by laughter and sincere admiration of the world. My guest is Hanna (Mohamed Abdi) Meiga - an original Somalian, born and raised in Abu Dhabi. She calls herself a Third culture kid. Also our talk has multiple layers, colors and countries. Hanna lives a life with an open heart. She proactively approaches people to build connections. For example, on her first day of arrival she was already planning to meet a person she had met on the plane. Also, started to learn basic German phrases on her 2nd day in Zurich. As a traveler Hanna preferred to visit small and sometimes illegal places to experience local culture. 👉Main tips from Hanna: 📎 Reach out to Hanna: hanna.meigag@gmail.com / https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanna-meigag-2664661b/ / https://www.instagram.com/hanna_meigag/ Support the show

🌍Journey: China -> Poland -> Switzerland Today we are travelling from China to Poland and Switzerland, together with a very insightful woman from Generation Z - Sherry (Jiahang) Zou. My longest podcast so far, and still I think I just scratched the topics a bit. She has background in Logistic, HR, Law, Teaching, CEO support, and has active networks in various business institutions, academic societies and other areas in China, In Switzerland, she works as Social Media Manager at SharingTribe and Management Assistance and HR Lead at FE +MALE Think Tank. 👉Main tips from Sherry: Be brave one second longer 📎 Reach out to Sherry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherry-jiahang-zou / https://instagram.com/sh.erri9859?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Support the show

🌍Journey: UK -> The US, Australia, Thailand, Spain Today in the show I introduce you to Jessica Grace Coleman - Jess. She is Travel Transformation Coach, founder of Flip The Script Travel Transformation Services and digital Nomad. 👉 Special quote from Jess: we are all problem solvers in our life. If we could solve then at home, there is no reason we will not solve them while being on a road. 👉Main tips from Jess: 📎 Reach out to Jess: info@traveltransformationcoach.com / https://www.instagram.com/traveltransformationcoach/ / https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicagracecoleman/ / https://traveltransformationcoach.com/ / https://www.tiktok.com/@traveltransformation Support the show

🌍Journey: Poland -> American countries, Ireland, Spain-> Switzerland. My guest today is Barbara Favre (Basia). Basia is a traveller who likes people and discoveries. She has lived in Switzerland since 2009. She has a background in customer service and operations, and holds a Master degree in tourism management. Be it in business or private life, fostering positive relationships is her passion and strength. She is a strong believer in equality, diversity, and the magic power of kindness. 👉3 main tips from Basia: 📎 Reach out to Basia: barbara.favre1@gmail.com / https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-basia-favre-778a5828/ Support the show

🌍Journey: Austria -> Switzerland. My guest today is Pia Wiedermayer - my dear friend, colleague and a Quality Assurance Specialist at heart. Her passion for software quality brought her from Vienna, Austria to Zurich, Switzerland in 2013. Her passion for cheese, chocolate and her Swiss husband made her stay. 👉Few take aways from a talk with Pia: 📎 Reach out to Pia: https://www.piawiedermayer.com/ / https://www.linkedin.com/in/piawiedermayer/ / https://twitter.com/qualitypassion / https://www.greatestquality.ch/ / pia.wiedermayer@gmail.com Support the show

🌍Journey: Germany -> Switzerland , Spain, Thailand, Cameroon, PR China, United Kingdom, the Philippines -> Switzerland This is already my third season, when I open the doors to glance at experiences and journeys of the podcast guests. If you are listening to this, I am glad you made it so far, joining me in discussions and reflecting about beautiful lives happening around us. Today I have a warm and gentle talk with Natalie Bertsch - a global nomad at heart. She left her footprints on three continents. Went to live in Asia, integrated herself in foreign and large cities like Shanghai, and then came back to Switzerland. She lives in Bern with her family. Natalie works as Program Manager at Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. Additionally, she is a co-leader of Lean In Network Switzerland. Lean In events was indeed where I met Natalie, and we stayed in touch afterwards. Natalie also published a book call the global nomad club. I would like to share a quote, which might be familiar to many expat souls: 👉 Holding you. Just before long enough - a plane always meant to leave. Running back to you. How could you let me go? Will I still kiss you next year in the spring? Dreams of feeling whole in tiny time bubbles. A collection of happy squares. Scattered across my world. 👉Great quotes from a talk with Natalie: 📎 Reach out to Natalie: https://globalnomadclub.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-bertsch-7939a48b/ natalie.bertsch@gmail.com Support the show

🌍Journey: Egypt -> Germany -> Switzerland -> Germany 12 years ago, Mohamed decided that it is time not only to visit new countries as a tourist, but live there to experience the culture and social surroundings abroad. His journey took him from Egypt to Germany and Switzerland. He insisted on being sent abroad for his working assignment, till he got a project in Germany. And then the fun and challenges started, as he was faced with a culture quite different than his own. We're all strangers in our own way. Strangeness is actually a default, and while travelling we expose ourselves to that strangeness. I admit I was reflecting on this idea a lot. It is so often we oversee the gap to be closed between being strangers and being accepted. It takes work and time… 👉Tips from Mohamed: 📎 Reach out to Mohamed: https://www.instagram.com/mohamedheshamamin / https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamin / mhesham.amin@gmail.com Support the show

Journey: USA-> Germany (4 months - then 5 months) -> other countries shorter (like Mexico 3x, including 10 weeks)-> Switzerland Born and raised outside Washington, D.C. with a Swiss dad and Colombian-Belgian-Danzig mom, Christina travelled internationally from a young age, mostly to Switzerland to visit her grandparents on the farm. During her teenage and young adult years, she went on many volunteer trips, mostly to Spanish-speaking countries. She has been to five continents, about 20 countries, and 37 of the United States. Christina has lived in Switzerland for almost 14 years and worked at UBS and Rothschild Bank before switching to a fintech startup four years ago. She completed her MBA when pregnant with her daughter and is now mom to three kids under 7. She, her husband and her kids live with their cat in Olten. As a creative outlet, Christina just launched a blog with everyday tips and ideas for moms. She loves to read, do puzzles and cook food from around the world. 👉Takeaways from Christina 📎 Reach out to Christina: https://www.headofmomperations.com / https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-smith-lutz-1257bb84/ Support the show

🌍Journey: Czech Republic -> UK -> Italy -> Spain -> Germany -> Hong Kong -> Spain -> Switzerland Today I have an amazing guest for you - Daniela Ivanovová. She comes from Czech Republic and is a Personal Colour and Image Archetype Analyst currently living in Zurich, Switzerland. Daniela is a very mindful person, knowing herself and her personality. That helps her to analyze the world around her and make the necessary decisions to move forward. She has shared useful tips, on how to create life and maintain valuable relationships while being an expat We have talked about a temporary mindset. By seeing experiences as temporary, we are able to enjoy the positives of the situation and blend out the negatives. 👉Tips from Daniela, if you struggle to make friends abroad: 📎 Reach out to Daniela: www.styleidentity.ch / info@styleidentity.ch / www.linkedin.com/in/danielaivanovova / www.instagram.com/daniela.ivanovova/ Support the show

🌍Journey: Lithuania -> Germany -> Netherlands Today I have prepared a positively charged discussion with my guest Ausra Vitkute, who was born and raised in a small town in Lithuania. At 24, she moved to Germany with a Master's Degree in Banking and without a career plan. As one of the few women in supply chain finance, she worked her way up to Hornbach, L’Oreal and Coty. After a promotion to Professional Global Finance Manager, she relocated to Amsterdam to work at the head office. Ausra has always challenged herself with unknown situations and learning new things. In our talk, Ausra shares stories from her recipes and a drill to create a new home in a new place 👉Tips from Ausra: 📎 Reach out to Ausra: https://www.instagram.com/ausravit/?hl=en / https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitkute// https://www.facebook.com/ausra.vit Support the show