Flourish In The Foreign

16/11/2025

All year long, you’ve voiced the same question, whispered late at night, journaled in the margins, or unpacked over brunch with that familiar mix of courage and exhaustion:

“Could I build a life abroad?”

If that question has been tugging at you, this conversation is for you.

I’m the featured speaker for The Formation’s final community event of the year:

ROOTED ELSEWHERE: Black Women Exploring Lives Well-Lived Abroad
🗓️ Tuesday, Dec 10
🕔 4:00pm CST / 5:00pm EST
🔗 RSVP link in bio

We’re talking about:
🌍 what it actually takes to move abroad
💼 how Black women build careers + income overseas
🧘🏾‍♀️ migration as a liberation + wellness praxis
✨ and what becomes possible when you decide to root yourself… elsewhere

About The Formation:
The Formation is a community-based space built for Black women navigating work and wellness in an inequitable world. Their app offers real resources, real support, exclusive events, courses, and a powerful community committed to breaking down barriers to Black prosperity.

If you’ve been dreaming, wondering, or trying to figure out your own “elsewhere,” come through.

Let’s talk about what’s possible. ✨

04/11/2025

For the latest guest post on my Substack, Tiandra Burns shares her journey of pivoting again and again. From aspiring astronomer to selling real estate in the U.S., to working in Uruguay, from job loss to reinvention.

For professionals navigating major transitions, especially those living abroad, this is an honest reflection on resilience, career reinvention, and the art of the pivot.

Read it here:

From aspiring astronomer to Uruguayan immigrant and professional writer — discovering that security is in adaptation, not just stability.

29/09/2025

Paris doesn’t look like Emily in Paris. It doesn’t even look like the dream Robin Allison Davis imagined when she moved there in 2016.

What she found instead: breast cancer—twice. A community she didn’t expect. And a new definition of home.

Her essay on my Substack is a meditation on survival, belonging, and the messy truth of expat life.

Read it here →

On illness, resilience, and unexpected grace abroad

21/09/2025

I thought about brain drain all summer and whether what I’ve been observing, Black American women leaving the US, constitutes brain drain. Does anyone care? And what does it all mean?

Read my thoughts here:

Dear Black American women (everywhere),

01/09/2025

I was featured on Business Insider, check it out and let me know what you think.

Christine Job moved from Atlanta to Spain, where she built community, friendships, and a podcast that helps other Black women moving abroad.

01/09/2025

Absolutely delighted that my podcast, “Flourish in the Foreign,” is featured in Vogue Arabia Vogue Arabia as one of “The Best Travel Podcasts By Women.” Check it out here:

From Marrakesh souks to van-life on the open road, these women-led travel podcasts go beyond itineraries and Instagram moments. They tell richer, more personal stories – about resilience, belonging, and the intimate ways we move through the world

01/08/2025

✨New Podcast Feature!✨

What does it really mean to flourish abroad?

I had the pleasure of joining the "Armchair Expat" podcast with Shannon Acton of BaBargain Homes Abroado share my journey from burnout in Atlanta to building a life of purpose, rest, and joy in Spain.

We talk:
🌱 Burnout & starting over abroad
🌍 Cultural shifts in Spain around wellness & work
🧭 How the Camino de Santiago changed everything
🎙️ Creating FlFlourish In The Foreigno amplify Black women abroad
❤️‍🔥 Why migration can be a form of liberation

If you’re rethinking hustle culture or dreaming of a life that feels more you, this episode is for you.

🎧 Listen now:
Apple: https://apple.co/3WR8UlR
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3WQvQkp
YouTube: https://youtu.be/lOj0dc5zD_4
Blog post: https://www.bargainhomesabroad.co/post/flourishing-in-spain-christine-job-on-finding-home-purpose-herself-abroad

01/08/2025

What does it mean to belong to a place when your history has been fragmented? When you were adopted, disconnected from lineage, and yet your body still remembers?

In the latest "Conversations From Elsewhere", I’m honored to share a voice note from writer, traveler, and adoptee Lisette Austin, who reflects on her journey of DNA discovery, ancestral return, and finding home in Mexico and Brazil.

She asks:
🔹 What truths emerge when you stand on ancestral soil?
🔹 How does land become part of your healing?
🔹 What does home mean when you’ve had to find it piece by piece?

Listen to her audio letter: https://open.substack.com/pub/christinejob/p/lisette-austin-on-belonging-and-the?r=16ojm9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Dear Elsewhere,

01/05/2025

🌍✨ Season 6 of Flourish In the Foreign is a wrap! ✨🎉

Despite the wild blackout across Spain, Portugal, and parts of France earlier this week (yes, I still got the episode out—albeit late 😅), I’m incredibly proud to celebrate the end of another phenomenal season of my award-winning podcast, Flourish In the Foreign!

🎙️ With 150+ episodes and my 5th podcast anniversary just 10 days away, I’m feeling deeply grateful—for the journey, the growth, and especially for the brilliant women I had the honor of interviewing this season.

Season 6 explored aging abroad with vulnerability, candor, grace, and humor. Thank you to everyone who trusted me with your stories. You made this season unforgettable.

The final episode—a special AMA (Ask Me Anything)—is live now! I answer your questions about:

✈️ Moving abroad as a creative

🏢 Navigating corporate jobs overseas

💰 Managing international finances

❤️ Handling partner hesitations around relocation

…and much more!

Listen to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and across all podcast platforms.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0yKdDABALckvXyTbjJxMSS?si=bceDy51kTy2iXzu3A-d1ew

And as I close out this chapter, I’m shifting focus to my Substack, where I’ll be pouring my energy into sharing the behind-the-scenes of my author journey, creative projects, and more.

💌 Subscribe here to stay in touch: https://christinejob.substack.com/

Thank you all for supporting Flourish In the Foreign—whether you've listened to 1 episode or 100. Here's to continuing to explore what it means to cultivate a life well-lived abroad. 🌱

Creator of the award-winning podcast "Flourish in the Foreign", amplifying Black women thriving abroad. Based in Valencia, I explore how global living fosters wellness, identity, and growth. I’m now writing "Flourish in the Foreign", my debut book. Click to read Flourish in the Foreign: Truths n' ...

21/04/2025

In this episode of , Ava LaTanya Hilton shares her remarkable journey from growing up in Detroit during the height of Motown to living in Valencia, Spain.

She reflects on the challenges and triumphs of her childhood, pivotal experiences like her senior class trip abroad, her academic and professional accomplishments, and the profound impact of dance on her life. Ava discusses how living abroad has influenced her personal wellness, her marriage, and her family's dynamics, culminating in her and her husband's decision to make Valencia their permanent home.

This Episode Covers:

First International Experience

University and Dance Journey

Professional Life and Global Adventures

Living Abroad: England and France

Living Abroad: South Africa and Saudi Arabia

Dance: A Lifelong Passion

Life in Valencia

And much more!

Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all podcast platforms.

Learn more about Ava at https://www.flourishintheforeign.com/ava

14/04/2025

Special Series: Aging Abroad

In this episode of , past podcast guest shares her journey of moving to with her family and the challenges and triumphs they faced over the years. She reflects on her son's educational struggles and successes, her daughter's adaptation to Spanish life, and the cultural differences they've embraced.

Lori discusses her professional shift from academia to creating a community for BIPOC women writers and her achievements in fostering creative connections. She candidly speaks about the concept of aging, both personally and for her family, and highlights the importance of wellness, self-care, and planning for the future.

This Episode Covers:

Settling into Life in Spain

Launching a Child into University

Affirming Black Identity Abroad

Motherhood Abroad: Evolution and Reflections

Professional Evolution and Leaving Academia

Pursuing a Creative Life Abroad

Building a Writing Community

Reflections on Aging Abroad

And so much more!

Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all podcast platforms.

Learn more about Lori at https://www.flourishintheforeign.com/lori-2

07/04/2025

In this episode of Flourish In the Foreign, Emely Rumble ( ), a bibliotherapist and author of "Bibliotherapy in the Bronx", explores the concept of bibliotherapy, the history, and role of literature in emotional healing, and provides book prescriptions for life abroad.

This Episode Covers:
Becoming a Bibliotherapist
The Essence of Bibliotherapy
Cultural Roots and Identity
Literature as a Bridge to Home
The Art of Bibliotherapy: Prescribing Books for Healing
Understanding Client's Emotional Roots
Tailoring Book Prescriptions to Reader Preferences
Neurodiversity and Literature: Embracing Different Ways of Thinking
Grief, Migration, and Cultural Disconnection
Hypothetical Book Prescriptions for Life Abroad

Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all podcast platforms.

Learn more about Emely at https://www.flourishintheforeign.com/episodes/bibliotherapy-in-the-bronx