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A guide to moving to Latin America, finding work, and settling in.
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The Ebony Expats Podcast: Living, Working, Retiring and Thriving Abroad as a Black Expat
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Explore living abroad from the perspective of Black expats with years of experience living abroad. We're committed to helping Black travelers & expats connect, live, work, retire, start businesses, and thrive abroad. CONNECT WITH EBONY EXPATS Website: https://www.ebonyexpats.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/ebonyexpats Instagram: instagram.com/ebonyexpats LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ebonyexpats UPCOMING THAILAND TRIP ✨ November 9 - 17, 2024 ✨ Explore Thailand with community! 9 days of culture, ...
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#1- Details, details and the general lack thereof: #2- Gringo hiring / firing tips and Latino labor laws: #3- The Expat Plan B “honeymoon“ period: #4- Just who is living the good life? And who ain’t: #5- Don’t buy a car with a sunroof: #6- Is Guatemala really safe? #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The new…
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#1- Expats- please stop obsessing about US politics:Shut up about it. Most of us expats have left to escape all of that. If you’re so obsessed, please do us a favor and just go back to Cleveland. #2- The many ways gringos piss off the natives: #3- Latin America- the land of deadbeat dads: #4- Why Latina ladies nearly always prefer gringo men to the…
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#1- About all of those old gringo expats in poor health: #2- Ten more reasons why Latinos think gringos are nuts: #3- Ozempic and weight loss drugs in Latin America; #4- Gringo deathbed regrets: #5- What you don’t know about illegal organ trafficking in Latin America: #6- How cartels take advantage of the waves of gullible, low IQ, US bound illegal…
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#1- About that certain percentage of expats who are forever worried about the clueless (or ever suffering) “old folks” and family back home: #2- An expat gringo writes an open letter to ridiculous gringo and gringa“wanabees”:Unfortunately, this letter is in English so it won’t be seen by any of said “wanabees” #3- Why the Starbucks franchise is so …
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#1- What’s your #1 unearned “Gringo Advantage”? #2- Your “Plan B” risk - reward ratio: #3- Latinas and “feminism lite” in Latin America: #4- The Latina negative “Barbie” effect”:Why the Barbie was a flop with Latin Americans… #5- How long will your “Plan B” nest-egg last? #6- DYK Argentina’s last president was a serial wife beater? #7- Be sure to p…
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#1- Why so many embarrassing “out of shape” gringos and expats? #2- Though Latinas may whisper about our lack of fashion sense and gringo clothing faux pas, still, they are ever so forgiving:Funny how Latinas claim they can spot a gringo by his cloths from a mile a way... #3- These are the hoops your Latina GF will “try” to make you jump through: #…
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#1- Super nice (but retarded) Latin American “Customer Service” personnel explained: #2- When the “employee of the month” becomes the “shithead of the month”: #3- A boots-on-the-ground Venezuelan ballot box report from an actual “blue collar” Venezuelan who observed the voting shenanigans in his own town:Hear how the 1st world media and the Venezue…
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#1- What you need to know about “Certified Organic” food in Latin America: How about “Almost Certified” food? #2- The not-so-obvious downsides to living in Latin America: #3- What gringos and expats can get away with that Latinos can’t: #4- The problem with those ubiquitous tortilla stands in Latin America: #5- Watch out for Latin American bank ATM…
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#1-Marry the girl, marry the family:That’s what you're in for in Latin America… #2- How to test the “sincerity” of your Latina or Latino romantic partner: #3- Latino adolescent boys versus American adolescent boys: #4- The fatal flaw in Latin American universities: #5- The “fake honey” problem in Latin America: #6- Be sure to pick up my newly updat…
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#1- How to scam a gringo: #2- How gays manage to live in the very macho Latin society: #3- Confessions of an Expat social media addict: #4- Hysterical expats with “Trump Derangement Syndrome”: #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The new edition for 2024 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "St…
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#1- Why some previously gung-ho Plan-B Gringos throw in the towel and leave- Part 2: #2- The Latin American 'Nepotism" disease… or how Latinos insure their businesses remains 3rd world: #3- Latino body builders… skinny legs and all: #4- The real dope on the recent Venezuelan election: #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHC…
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#1- The problems with using Google and Whatsapp in Latin America: #2- Road obstacles and missing manhole covers: #3- Picking up Spanish by osmosis: #4- Latin parking lot etiquette: #5- Gringo stress levels: #6- What about all that Latin American graffiti? #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The new edition f…
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#1- The truth about Latin American ‘Gym Rats”: #2- the 4 most common Latin American building construction errors: #3- Latino body builders… skinny legs and all: #4- What about sexual micro-aggressions in super macho Latin America? #5- Sweatshops in Latin America: #6- How Latino tax amnesty programs work: #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LA…
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#1- Apartment problems you should know about but won’t readily see: #2- Saved by the trusty wet/dry vac: #3- Pre-construction real estate deals:Are they really good deals? #4- Mini-split A/C units and tips to know about them: #5- Monthly maintenance fees explained: #6- How Latin American National Healthcare systems consistently fail Expat patients:…
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#1- The “Gringo Advantage” and Argentina:Nope, not much… #2- Bidets: don’t knock em’ till you’ve tried em':Don’t poo poo them just because their a French thing... #3- Living in Latin America on $1500 a month: #4- Middle-age dating facts to consider: #5- Gringos, Expats and personal regrets: #6- Do you have social media anguish? #7- Gringo/Latina ar…
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#1- The problem with cheap-ass skinflint Gringo Expats: #2- The problem with moto delivery guys: They're everywhere and here's what you need to know… #3- When a gringo decides to live in a $200 a month apt in the barrio: #4- The differences between deadbeat Latino dads versus deadbeat stateside dads: #5- Strange Argentine facts you never knew: #6- …
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#1- Why adjacent Latin country residents often claim Argentinios have an uppity air about them:Could it be because even the lowly street urchins in Argentina avoid slang and speak proper Spanish? #2- So then how do Argentines feel about other Latin country residents?Let’s just say they are not forthcoming with complements… #3- Why lonely lovelorn G…
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#1- Argentina- the whitest country I've ever seen: #2- Have you heard the term “papa sin sal”?:It means uninteresting, no spark, no energy… like a potato without salt. #3- The real estate situation in Argentina: #4- Argentinians love dogs and hate pooper scoopers:Keep your eyes down and beware of landmines, there’s poop everywhere!!!. #5- Should Ex…
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#1- Latin America is chock full of real leather products and every Latino with dough wears the real stuff all the time:If wearing animal products is against your religion you’d better not leave your comfortable cocoon, because if you visit south of the border you’ll be offended at every turn. #2- A word about Argentine steakhouses:In Buenos Aires, …
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#1- The “problem” with emotional support dogs is not the dogs themselves:Today we talk about the ever increasing appearance of emotional support dogs for woke wienies. It's today's first wild and crazy Latin American a boots on the ground story… #2- Flying US airlines versus Latin American airlines: #3- Rubbish, plastic and pollution in Latin Ameri…
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The Mindset of Success for Black Expats and Entrepreneurs
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Tori meets with Travel Journalist, Photographer and Digital Marketer, Erick Prince. In this timeless conversation, Erick and Tori discuss the mindsets and mentality needed for success as a Black person living overseas. Erick introduces us to his company “Minority Nomad”, how he started the company, and what it has taken for him to achieve his succe…
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Living in Thailand as a Black Expat: A Live Conversation with Ebony Expats and Black in Portugal
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In this episode, Tori introduces you to Shane Edmond who moved to Thailand in 2020 and has been a pillar of the community, leading programming on our community platform and now helping with the launch of our new coaching programs and travel packages. Tori and Shane meet with Kam, Heather and Anna from Black In Portugal to answer questions about liv…
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Feeling Alone or Lonely as an Expat and Learning Yourself
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During this holiday episode, we talked about what it really feels like being a traveler or pioneers of our families and communities: feeling alone, the pain, doubts, and how our families and society view us. We're making decisions that are different. It's risky. It's life-changing. It's beautiful. But, it also has its pains, especially during the h…
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Aim to Live a Life You Love with Amber Aziza
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On this episode, the amazing Amber Aziza joins me to discuss her journey from a corporate executive to an entrepreneur and expat. Believe me when I tell you that she shared so many gems about trusting your gut, building a business around what you like to do (and outsourcing the rest) and letting go of the things that are standing in the way of you …
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If You Want It, Go Get It... With Amber Aziza [Bonus Clip]
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Tune in for a few minutes of FIRE advice from Amber Aziza!! At the end of our interview, Amber gave her final advice encouraging entrepreneurs and travelers to FIND A WAY if you really want it. Listen and tell us your thoughts and any insights you get from this on IG: @ToriTalks and @Amber_Aziza. Go to amberaziza.com to learn more about the Make Yo…
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Doing, Being and Living with Claire Soares of Up In The Air Life
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Founder of luxury travel company Up In The Air Life, Claire Soares, believes in DOING what you love, BEING who you are, and LIVING life out loud. She’s a firm believer of living each moment to the fullest and creating your best memories with no regrets! Claire talks about how she went from Corporate America to CEO and an expat by taking a leap and …
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Thoughts Become Things with William Gilchrist
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On this debut episode, Tori talks to CEO of Konysg: William Gilchrist. William has lived abroad for several years - he currently lives in Singapore. He talks about his desire to travel abroad since the age of 9, the career path that led him to where he is now and the privilege of being a foreigner overseas. William also gives advice to aspiring tra…
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Coming Soon: Ebony Expats Podcast with @ToriTalks
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Join @ToriTalks, Founder of Ebony Expats, as she chats with expats from all over the world for conversations about culture, thinking outside of the box, how their journey led them to living overseas, what they've experienced in different parts of the world, and owning who you are. If you have any questions or stories you'd like to share, send us a …
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