We’re back on the other side of the pond after we both visited home in the states. So this episode is a bit of a catch up on our visits home and a discussion about what visits home look like (and don’t) for two gals who have lived abroad for a while now, but still love visiting home.

Taylor took a spontaneous one-week trip to New Jersey thanks to new direct Prague–Philadelphia flights. Lili visited Oregon for two and a half weeks with her boyfriend “Limebike,” and introduced him to her loud family, ate lots of Mexican food, and got his culture shocks around American small talk and tipping.

This one is a quicker episode than usual as your gals are BUSY this summer, but hope you enjoy! And leave your biggest reverse culture shock in the comments below

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It's been one year since we started Packing Up & Peacing Out! And in honor of a year of making this podcast and forming our community of people who dream big and go for it, we decided to go back to where it started. Our first episode is us recounting why and how we moved abroad. For Lili, it was a windy road that started in Spain, then Australia, and now London. For Taylor, it started in Prague and after years of traveling around with her Czech-English boyfriend, brought her to Prague as well! This is a reminder that your journey to moving abroad may just start here, listening to this very episode, but it will take you so many places! So if you want to learn more about moving abroad, or you already live abroad and need some relatable content, PUPO is for you.

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We are both members of the dead dad club, so we know grief pretty well. But it's not just about loss, it's also about living a life you never expected and grieving the one you did.

Grieving when you live so far from home is tough, so we thought we would dedicate a whole episode to it. What we went through, lessons, and tips for anyone who is going through it. If you are dealing with grief, make sure to speak to someone (either a friend or a professional). And remember, it does get better.

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It’s really damn hot. In case you don’t know, at the time we are recording this there is a major heatwave across Europe. Temperature records are getting broken as we speak and there are already dozens of confirmed deaths either from heat-related illness or drowning from people seeking relief from the heat.

In most European countries, air conditioning is not widely available, so your girls are struggling immensely. But let’s talk about how to survive a heatwave without the usual comforts of home, and how moments like this shed light on cultural differences.

We cover:

• Why is A/C just less available in Europe?

• Health related illness & death

• Tips for surviving a heatwave

• Cultural implications of heatwaves

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If you told us 4 years ago that we would spend our friday nights at the pub screaming at our teams… we would laugh!

But when you move abroad, taking up sports is one of the easiest ways to integrate and make friends.

In honor of The World Cup being on, Taylor and Lili talk about how sports factor into living abroad. And TBH, they are a bigger factor than we ever thought!

We discuss:

• The different culture of sports for children

• Why the USA actually is good at one element of sports

• How to adopt a team and make friends that way

• Cultural differences in sports

• How to play sports to make friends and form community abroad

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Not every dream city abroad is made equal… some are walkable, some are quaint, some have world class entertainment, some have the hobbies you love. You just need to find the perfect city for you.

So what are the green flags to look out for? Taylor and Lili have each moved to very different cities and learned which parts of them make them a great fit and which parts aren’t so great.

We discuss:

• How to know what to prioritize in a city

• Why certain cities are great for one person and terrible for another

• If scouting trips ever actually work

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In Spain, they think they are the healthiest in the world… and then they pull out a pack of cigs. In America, they think they have the best healthcare in the world… then you get a bill for $5000. In Australia, they say they are the most active country on earth… but they get a lot of skin cancer.

Basically, we all think we have health figured out! In reality, we all have a lot to learn from each other.

While this video was inspired by the differing menstrual products out there we get into so much more like:

• Male body standards

• Medication vs lifestyle change differences

• Why Europeans think they’re so much better than Americans…

And more!

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Unless you live under a rock you’ve probably heard the term Euro Summer, but what actually is it? How does one ‘Euro Summer’?

In this episode of Packing Up & Peacing Out we are putting on our travel agent hats and laying it out for you as two girls who live in Europe and have done a lot of traveling.

Whether you have a trip to Europe planned this season or Euro Summering is on your bucket list, this episode will be sure to leave you with practical advice and tips to ensure you have the trip of your dreams!

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