Geopats Abroad - Expat Life and Living Abroad Conversations

Join Stephanie Fuccio, a serial expat of 20+ years, to explore nuances of countries and cultures around the world. Through candid conversations with fellow internationals, she explores daily life culture and norms in places where her guests (and herself) are not from in an attempt to understand where they are living and the lovely people around them.

Geopats Abroad - Expat Life and Living Abroad Conversations is a education podcast hosted by Steph Fuccio | Expat Podcaster & Living Abroad Stories, with 92 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 82. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Steph Fuccio | Expat Podcaster & Living Abroad Stories hosts Geopats Abroad - Expat Life and Living Abroad Conversations, a education show with 92 episodes published.

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  Episode #5

  Why is learning Chinese so hard with German Bookish YouTuber Angie Dumas

  Aug 4, 202512 minS5

  <p>Send us a text</p><p><b>Musical tones, grammar traps, aha moments. </b> Chinese sounds simple—until it isn't. From tone tricks to missing tenses, Steph and Angie chat about  the unexpected complexity of learning Mandarin, especially for speakers of English and German. Their conversation unpacks how tonal cues, filler sounds like “ma” and “ah,” and even body language all shape meaning, while verbs and grammar markers leave learners scratching their heads. Hear what surprised them most and what finally clicked in this honest, funny, and relatable episode on navigating a famously “easy” language—until you try speaking it.</p><p><b>Full...

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  Spain and China are culturally similar?

  Jul 28, 202512 minS5

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Imagine realizing that everything you were taught about politeness, personal space, and even shopping no longer applies. In this conversation with Shannon, we talk about how living abroad—especially in China and Spain—has completely reshaped our habits and expectations. From using QR codes to give money to street performers, to feeling awkward saying “please” and “thank you” too much, to the never-ending tug-of-war between needing personal space and learning to let it go, it’s a real look at how cultural norms can clash, evolve, and even make you laugh at yourself.</p><p>Traveling...

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  Episode #3

  Dog culture and class in China (replay clip)

  Jul 22, 202515 minS5

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Evan was expecting cultural differences when he first moved to China in the early 2000's but he wasn't ready for the nuances of dog culture. Here's a clip from our conversation about pet adoptions, status pets and more from 2018, when we both lived in Shanghai, China. </p><p>Full episode: </p><p>https://geopatsabroad.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/13164575-what-was-dog-culture-shock-like-for-this-american-in-china</p><p>----------------------------------------------</p><p><br/></p><p>Traveling Mailbox: https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</p><p><b>Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I'll get a small com...

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  Episode #2

  Chinese International Student Found A Home in Edinburgh, Scotland (replay clip)

  Jul 14, 202510 minS5

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Culture shock both positive and negative can feel odd, disorienting. Xing, an international student who studied in Edinburgh, Scotland more than a decade ago, described his experience as a "Game of Edinburgh" with different seasons. Here's a clip from the full conversation I had with Xing in 2018 about that game. </p><p>Full episode: </p><p>https://geopats.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201564-what-was-it-like-to-move-from-china-to-scotland-for-this-writer</p><p>Traveling Mailbox: https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</p><p><b>Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I'll get a small commission.<br/></b><...

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  What should you do when you don't get paid for your English language job? (replay clip)

  Jul 7, 202513 minS5

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Here's a clip from Evan's experience teaching English in Korea in the early 2000's. </p><p>Full episode: </p><p>https://www.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201567</p><p>Traveling Mailbox: https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</p><p><b>Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I'll get a small commission.<br/></b><br/>🔥 Traveling Mailbox: scan/forward postal service for Americans. It's saved me time, money and headaches. <br/>https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</p> <p> 🔥Chase Sapphire Credit Card: annual fee, NO currency conversion fee. Used this in many coun...

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