Pop Abroad

Sonographer and Radiographer Adrienne Katombela has been working in healthcare for over a decade. She has always wanted to live abroad so she made the move from Johannesburg, South Africa to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She studied radiography and ultrasound in postgrad at the University of Johannesburg.

In this episode we discuss:

-Contracts and Finding a Job

-Housing

-Benefits of Working in Healthcare Abroad

-Tax Free UAE

-W...

Super mom and super teacher, Leila Sammou has been working abroad for a decade in Morocco, USA and now the UAE. She has made Abu Dhabi her home and has grown her family from two to four since her move to the Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She is a language teacher by trade and speaks multiple languages, loves traveling, music and more. On this episode we chat:

-French as a foreign language abroad

-Working as a translator and teac...

We are changing it up for this special episode. Saudi Arabia, or the Kingdom is a neighbor of the United Arab Emirates and are often confused but for this episode we wanted to give you some information on this country and how it compares to the UAE. 

Jordell Bynum, originally from North Carolina USA, Jordell has taught English in Shanghai, China, Miami, USA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and now in Saudi Arabia. He has a passion...

Quitney Price, from Hawaii USA has been a teacher in Hawaii, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates. She has degrees in Education and is currently teaching the 5th grade at an American international (private) school in Abu Dhabi. In this episode we chat

-Applying to schools abroad

-The Attestation Process (#1 thing you need to do after getting the job offer)

-4.5 Day Work Week and UAE Laws

-School Curriculums

-Teacher Salaries in the ...

Stephanie Shaw, originally from Liverpool, is on her third posting on behalf of the British Civil Service here in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Her first posting was in Beijing, China then Delhi, India and now Stephy calls Abu Dhabi home. In this podcast episode we discuss:

-Her First Post (Job Role) in Beijing

-Salaries as a Civil Servant

-Apartment Hunting in Abu Dhabi

-Communities & Mental Health Abroad

Privilee

-Learning Arabic

-Driving ...

Shalyn Tharayil from California, USA has worked in university and guidance counseling in a high school setting since 2014. She has been a counselor in Los Angeles, Hong Kong and now Dubai 

In this episode we discuss:

-Working at an international or private school abroad 

-Types of counselors abroad 

-Websites to find a job in counseling abroad 

-Salaries 

-Savings abroad 

-American taxes 

-Self-ca...

Elizabeth Craig, has worked as a nurse for many years. Most of her nursing career has been with the NHS in the UK but due to her love of travel, Lizzie has made the move to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to work at one of the more reputable hospitals. 

In this episode we discuss

-Nursing recruitment process in the UK and Ireland

-Nurse contracts & benefits

-Accommodation

-Communities in Abu Dhabi

-Feeling homesick and lon...

Ellen Aichelmann, originally from Germany has worked in hospitality since 2009. She has worked in London, China and now Abu Dhabi. Starting at the Kempinski hotel group and now working for Hong-Kong based luxury hotel brand, the Rosewood, Ellen studied hospitality in Switzerland and has since navigated her way around the world working in sales & marketing. 

In this episode we discuss;

-Finding a job in hospitality

-Navigat...

Lan Ly, a Vietnamese-American born and raised in Ft. Worth, Texas has made the leap to move to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to teach middle school math. Abu Dhabi is Lan's first home abroad and it has been a wild ride.  

In this episode we discuss 

-Her move from Texas USA to Abu Dhabi 

-What credentials are needed to teach in Abu Dhabi 

-Resources to find a teaching job in the UAE -

The perks of teachin...

Originally from California, Priya Kanayson, a Manager at one of the first Global Health Institutes in the United Arab Emirates shares her journey from her life working and living in New York City to her new home, Abu Dhabi. An NYU graduate, Priya lived and worked in NYC for 9 years after deciding to make the move to the Middle East. 

In this episode we discuss

-Her move from NYC to Abu Dhabi

-Job platforms for the global ...

Anne Scott was a digital nomad before the term existed; a "Digital Nomad 1.0" she likes to say. One day in 2010 she looked up and realized that she'd lived in 10 countries in 10 years and that she felt at home on the road. She founded Girl Gone International (GGI) to help her connect with other women who were navigating life while living outside of their home countries. Today, GGI has several hundred thousand members in nearly 200 ...

Stephany Zoo is one of the young people working on supporting economic and entrepreneurial development in Africa. She's on the ground bridging the gaps between the people and the forces driving African economies and China. Currently splitting her time between Nairobi, Cape Town and China, she is the outgoing Curator of the Global Shapers Shanghai II Hub, a multi-stakeholder community born out the World Economic Forum which boasts a...

Few things are more frightening to migrants than giving birth outside of their home country. This is what led Melanie Ham and a few other mothers in Shanghai in the mid-2000s, to connect and build community. What began as a small clutch of expat women with babies and toddlers looking for companionship and reassurance, has exploded into Shanghai Mamas, a diverse city-wide organization with over 17,000 parents and multiple events per...

LinkedIn Local: a community to bring online connections offline with chapters in over 600 cities. Co-President of the Shanghai chapter of LinkedIn Local, Tamar Hela has been living overseas since she was 23. After studying in Spain and starting her own business, she spent time as a digital nomad, eventually making a swing back to her home in California where she switched to teaching and then made the move over to China. A training ...

Originally from Hefei, China, Rebecca Liang migrated to Shanghai where she became an entrepreneur. And then her company failed spectacularly. She was jobless, homeless and went through a bad breakup. Rebecca walks us through the story of her first venture, how it seemed like a cant-miss opportunity, and then how, in the aftermath, the Startup Grind community, along with the entrepreneurs that she worked with in her subsequent job a...

With a presence in 600 cities across 125 countries, and boasting over 2 million members, for entrepreneurs in the tech space, or anyone who is interested in the tech industry, Google-supported Startup Grind is a great way to no only meet like-minded people, but to help get plugged in to the local startup ecosystem wherever you are. Sabrina Benioudren, founder of the student chapter at Renmin University, and Co-director of the Beiji...

A global community that gives back to communities through volunteering and fundraising projects. Rita Malvone is one of those folks. For people like her who want to dig deeper into the place where they live and who want to give back, Rotary Club has just what you're looking for. As Rita explains, people who get involved in Rotary's service projects find their lives enriched in incredibly fulfilling ways, AND that they're a part of ...

Shannon Martin has been living abroad for years. Ever since she convinced her employer to let her work remotely and she fell in love with the #ExpatLife in Spain, she's never felt the pull to go back "home." Today she's a successful content manager and PR pro who is also the organizer of the Shanghai branch of Podcast Brunch Club, a global community for people who love on-demand audio. "It's like book club, but for podcasts!" PBC i...

Australian Vy Vu set up FitFam, "A free fitness community that is accessible to all." They offer free workout classes to people of all fitness levels taught by volunteer instructors, and the idea has taken off. FitFam classes are now taught at 35 locations across the city, along with multiple locations in another 9 cities in 7 countries and regions. She discusses how she has built and runs what has now become a multinational n...