Nomadic Diaries a Podcast

05/06/2026

Friends — this week we reach Episode 200 of Nomadic Diaries! 🎙️

I'm spending the next ten days counting down to the milestone by sharing the themes and moments that have made this podcast what it is.

Today I'm thinking about the question that started everything: what does it mean to truly belong somewhere?

Follow along this week, and if Nomadic Diaries has ever meant something to you, I'd love to hear about it in the comments. 💙

04/13/2026

Guess! You got it Re- Entry!

Today is a re-entry day!

I am heading back to the Pacific Northwest — a place I lived, a landscape I loved, a version of myself I left behind there. One year away. It doesn’t sound like long. But anyone who’s ever returned somewhere that mattered to them knows that time is only part of the equation.

02/11/2026

"Bilingual, Bicultural, and By Myself."

That's what the T-shirts said at bilingual education conferences in Texas back in the 1980s.

My latest Nomadic Diaries guest, Kathy Ellis, wore one of those shirts. Now, after living in 7 countries and visiting 45+, she helps others navigate the deep waters of cross-cultural adaptation.
Her key insight? Noticing that food and language are different is just the surface. The real cross-cultural mindset dives below the waterline deep into the murky, ambiguous depths where true understanding happens.

Her advice for adapting to a new culture: Lead with positivity, find humor, and anchor yourself to what matters most about being there.

After decades abroad, Kathy's definition of home? "Comfortable, relaxed people."

Not a place. People. ❤️

Listen to our conversation on Nomadic Diaries! 🎧 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ogbv7iCjIw

02/02/2026

11/20/2025

Quick shoutout to Mel Robbins for building such an impactful podcast!
Now, real talk: Our Belonging Project isn't getting the listens we'd hoped for - like Mel Robbins yet! But we keep showing up because these stories matter.
If you've ever wondered where you truly belong, these conversations are for you.
Last week we shared five incredible stories:

🏡 Camie Fenton - Creating home in San Miguel de Allende
https://www.nomadicdiariespodcast.com/belonging-to-a-place/

🇯🇵 Hiroko Bell - Bridging New York and Japan as a TCK
https://www.nomadicdiariespodcast.com/tcks-japan-belonging/

🌍 Dr. Helen Fagan - Persian Bakhtiari nomadic roots and identity https://www.nomadicdiariespodcast.com/tcks-japan-belonging/

💕 Erin Meyer-Cherneux - From Texas to Brussels via love
https://www.nomadicdiariespodcast.com/belongings-heartbeat-in-brussels/

🧘 Marcia Bonato Warren - How our bodies know belonging
https://www.nomadicdiariespodcast.com/bodies-know-belonging/

The Belonging Project wraps at month's end, but these conversations will resonate for years to come.

This is such an international group from Iran, to Brussels, to Japan to Mexico and back again.

Which story calls to you? Let us know in the comments!