Nubia and Frantzces get candid about podcasting. They share 5 specific reasons why Chronicles Abroad hasn’t been as consistent as they used to be. A lot has changed since the inception of Chronicles Abroad and Nubia & Frantzces are juggling quite a few different businesses. Nubia’s Black & Tulum group recently hit 10k, she’s also managing the BlaxIt group, and her travel consulting/coaching business, while Frantzces is f inishing her book and re-launching her coaching program on top of w...
Dec 09, 2020•35 min•Season 6Ep. 165
Shanette from The She Voyage shared with us that self-care is the best care . She felt like she wasn’t growing in her home environment. She felt stagnant as if she wasn’t growing. Shanette made herself too accessible to the people at home and felt that she continued to put herself last. She was looking for several opportunities outside of her home state and she found one! Shanette spent that time alone discovering herself and being by herself. She most importantly learned to say no. In Asia, she...
Nov 18, 2020•30 min•Season 6Ep. 164
Liz is a global marathon runner who has run in various marathons in countries such as Afganistan, Beirut, Malaysia, the Ivory Coast, and more . She took to running as a way to grapple with her father’s passing . Soon after, she decided to combine her new love of running with her passion for travel and deep, deliberate exploration of other cultures. In early 2019, Liz launched Run to Reach , an 18-month marathon fundraising campaign with the goal of running 30 marathons in 30 countries before tur...
Oct 28, 2020•46 min•Season 6Ep. 163
Cepee has been supporting women to reinvent themselves in various stages in their lives. We caught up with her to see how she and her community of Refreshers of She Hit Refresh were doing. This episode was recorded during the early stages of COVID-19. During this time, Cepee had to pivot and readjust her business to meet her community’s needs. We talked a lot about what it means to reinvent yourself and how to embrace learning new skills and the reinvention journey. She believes that moving abro...
Oct 14, 2020•37 min•Season 6Ep. 162
This episode is all about risk-taking and entrepreneurship with Natalie, creator, and founder of Beautiful Booze . An award-winning resource for cocktail enthusiasts, professional bartenders, brands, and travelers alike. Beautiful Booze is the spirited brainchild of a former home bartender turned cocktail influencer, who turned her passion for cocktails, entertaining and global adventures into one of the top booze and travel accounts in the U.S. You don’t have to have a recipe for everything. Yo...
Oct 07, 2020•42 min•Season 6Ep. 161
Don’t ask for permission to live your life. Nubia gets even more personal in this deeper segment about her life. She discusses parenthood and making tough decisions that impacted her relationships with her family and friends. In this episode, Nubia is candid about how she works through her limiting beliefs and how despite these limited beliefs she’s living a life filled with gratitude and purpose . You can also check out Nubia's previous episode about her involvement with BlaxIt and how she crea...
Sep 30, 2020•48 min
Frantzces interviews Nubia who says you are the creator of your life. She shares what she’s been up to for the last 16 months living in Mexico. In this episode, she shares how and why she built Black In Tulum a wildly popular Facebook providing events and excursions and other related guided tour services for people of color visiting Tulum, Mexico. She also shares why she became heavily involved in BlaxIt, another popular group providing resources and support to Black Americans who want to leave ...
Sep 16, 2020•49 min•Season 6Ep. 159
Nubia interviews Frantzces about trusting the process. This episode is in full transparency as Frantzces shares her personal story about what made her transition abroad, and the internal battles that she experienced throughout the years. Fear and uncertainty could've stopped her from taking risks but she leaped forward without a real game plan so that she can not only heal but also to find deeper purpose and meaning in her life. In this episode you'll be inspired by the following: 1. Don't allow...
Sep 02, 2020•51 min•Season 6Ep. 158
We're spilling the tea! This is a special episode for us. We're spilling the tea about our hiatus. Now, you know we don't sugarcoat anything and we've always been transparent and authentic about everything that we do. But, we've been gone for a very long time, and there are specific reasons as to why that was. In this episode, we discuss what's been going on behind the scenes with us and we spill the tea on how our friendship was tested and what's next for Chronicles Abroad and some of the chang...
Aug 19, 2020•36 min•Season 6Ep. 157
Perspectives help us to reframe the challenges in our lives . It's the subtle shift in perspective that allows us to understand what's happening in the world around us. It's a conscious decision that we must decide to make. It's times like this that urges us to change our perspectives , to reframe how we used to look at things, and to reframe how we currently are looking at things. What other perspectives could we adopt during this critical time in our lives, so that it creates more healing? It'...
Apr 27, 2020•7 min•Season 5Ep. 15
In a time of crisis , we vacillate between several emotions. Whether it be sadness, happiness, grief, anger and it's exhausting at times. What we need in times of crisis isn't just empathy but also compassion . Compassion is a natural tendency since it is essential for human survival, so compassion is what keeps us going. It really makes us feel good because engaging in generous acts of kindness is so pleasurable. There are even more ways that compassion benefits our lives. Tune in as Frantzces ...
Apr 20, 2020•9 min•Season 5Ep. 14
The storms in our lives are seasonal. Some may think that storms come to disrupt our lives but really, storms come to do many things, such as clear our paths for deeper connection and clarity . Dr. Myles Munroe is a pastor and motivational speaker. Frantzces came across his sermon from 2011 about how to live above the storms of life and found it relevant to our current state of time. Unfortunately, Dr. Munroe is no longer with us, but what he has left behind was this incredible passion for the h...
Apr 13, 2020•11 min•Season 5Ep. 13
In a time of crisis, it's easy to lose faith in humanity. It's easy to get lost in the darkness of people and get caught up with terror. This pandemic has made us realize how interconnected we all really are . We need each other. The media and even the people you care about will have you question humanity. But remember, people are generally good and people generally care about each other. In a time like this, it's important to remember how humans have been able to survive for centuries. People a...
Apr 06, 2020•8 min•Season 5Ep. 12
How do you make your videos stand out and go viral? Going viral isn't easy and sometimes videos go viral when we least expect it. However, there are somethings that you can do to make your video stand out. Parchelle breaks down the 7-step formula that she uses with her clients to make their videos impactful. She recommends focusing on "edutaining" your audience. Which means, combine education with entertainment to have the most impact. Here are the 7 Steps: 1. Know your audience. 2. Have SMART g...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 4
How are people so resilient? Like, how do people seem to bounce back when they experience horrific events ? Resiliency is something we all can strengthen. But, it does take a bit of practice, it takes a bit of us facing our fears. Some people are more resilient than others. Although we need to honor our progress and refrain from comparing our journey from others, there are some themes that present. Themes that could support us in the process of learning how to "bounce back" and regain more contr...
Mar 30, 2020•7 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Kenna AKA Pusha Kee is back to give us an update on how she is focusing on self this year. And the last time she was on the show was episode 97 . Kenna is behind the infamous annual #DubaiBlackOut trips. Kenna has since quit her job, moved to South Africa and is now fulltime in her travel company . She shares how since quitting her job , she is now exploring all the activities and things she’s been wanting to learn but never had the time to do. Now, she's focused on self. Kenna decided to slow t...
Mar 25, 2020•39 min•Season 5Ep. 156
What are the keys to successful video marketing? Parchelle answers this very question and provides us with many angles to tackle video marketing strategy. She shares insights on what the top 3 types of videos that you should focus on. And if you're short on time, she also shares some tips on how to make shorter videos to fit your busy schedule. We help you to think about the following: 1. PRES is an acronym that helps you formalize your framework for video: P get to the point R get to the reason...
Mar 24, 2020•36 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Using mindfulness for anxiety helps tremendously. Especially, since anxiety continues to flare up as the world attempts to contain COVID-19. Everyone is feeling it whether there's a diagnosis of anxiety or not. Mindfulness techniques are extremely useful for anxious thoughts . In this episode, Frantzces takes you through four different mindfulness techniques that you can use to ease your anxiety. One that helps a lot of people are mandalas. Mandalas are geometric shapes that you can color in, th...
Mar 23, 2020•13 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Kimberlee is an educator that has been traveling the world for a little over 12 years. Her first trip abroad was to Spain by accident. She loved it so much she decided to teach in Spain. One year turned to 12 years. Kimberlee has a positive attitude besides several muggings in Latin America. Despite these robberies, it hasn't deterred her from traveling and living abroad. She shares her tips on how to stay safe and the different warning signs so you can spot a robbery before it happens. In this ...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 155
Have you asked yourself what is getting in the way of you creating more video content? Would you like to create more impactful videos that receive tons of engagement? Our industry expert is Parchelle for our Global Grind segment and in this episode, she shares with us how to get break free from your barriers to video. We help you to think about the following: 1. Worrying about perception and getting over camera shyness. If someone is watching your video then that means something. This is a time ...
Mar 17, 2020•52 min•Season 5Ep. 2
The global health epidemic of the Corona Virus also known as COVID-19 has the world in hysteria. At a time of crisis when our survival is threatened, we are challenged to look within so we can manage the external. Are you panicking or overreacting? In times like this, we cannot forget humanity and we cannot panic. Imagine if first responders panicked every time there was a disaster? We’d be in big trouble. However, they are trained to remain calm in the face of terror because if they panic it’s ...
Mar 16, 2020•6 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Meet Dr. Nadeen White. blogger by day, a physician by night. She is the creator, editor & writer for The Sophisticated Life Blog . Nadeen's blog strives to inspire others to travel around the world by sharing personal travel experiences and providing detailed travel guides . The Sophisticated Life covers affordable luxury travel, culinary travel & wine. Nadeen grew up watching her mother travel. She would watch her travel to off the beaten path places in the 70s and 80s. Her mother spoke...
Mar 11, 2020•58 min•Season 5Ep. 154
Would you like to create more impactful videos that receive tons of engagement? Our industry expert for this Global Grind segment is Parshelle Tashi of Parchelle Tashi Media . She has created a successful video marketing business that allows her to travel the world and work from anywhere (WFA). In this episode, Parshelle shares with us why it's important to include some form of video for your business or brand. She provides six vision questions you must ask yourself before you start. Parchelle s...
Mar 10, 2020•42 min•Season 5Ep. 1
The patterns in our lives reveal many things about us. But it's when you sit down and reflect to see whether or not your habits are nourishing you or causing you to suffer. The patterns in our lives also reveal our core beliefs and our values. It tells us what we will tolerate and what we won't. In this Monday Message, Frantzces shares with us why breaking patterns are crucial to you living a joyful life. But, you must be able to face your fears to do so. Ps: Join Frantzces' coaching program The...
Mar 09, 2020•5 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Brighde the co-owner and operator of World Vegan Travel gave us an inside look into her travel story and her luxury vegan travel company. She received the travel bug from her mother and by the time she was 18 she left Australia and hasn’t moved back since. That was 20 years ago! Brighde shares how living abroad opened up possibilities for her that she never imagined would have happened. As a result, she has been able to broaden her perspective, make many friends and combine her love for vegan fo...
Mar 04, 2020•50 min•Season 5Ep. 153
What is your life's calling? And do you have to find it now? If you're trying to figure out what you "should" do for the rest of your life, stop. When you focus on trying to find that out, you don't become any clearer. But, if you're dead seat in figuring your life's calling, look to your childhood for clues. What did you use to be so engrossed in, that time didn't exist? Usually, you'll find the answers through there. If, still there are no answers, then lead by curiosity. What's one thing that...
Mar 02, 2020•11 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Erick is a newbie ex-pat who recently moved to Sweden . He shares in this episode what his experiences have been like so far. But what's most important is how he had the courage to finally make the decision . A decision he sat on for four years. We explore the 3 F's that plague our audience. This includes Fear , Family, and Finance. These are the 3 F's that prevent people to travel and or move broad. Eric shares valuable insight into how he was able to move past these very real situations. And n...
Feb 26, 2020•31 min•Season 5Ep. 152
Is redemption possible? Kobe Bryant's death had Frantzces thinking about what it means for someone to redeem themselves and is it possible for someone to do that in the current climate of our society? Who is redemption ultimately for? Redemption is possible for everyone who is willing to walk on the journey of humility. She also explores how there is this widening gap between us as humans and empathy . She asks the question, are we selective with empathy or can we find a way to bridge that? Empa...
Feb 24, 2020•8 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Karen is a Worldschooling mom and a nomadic chef. She has cooked professionally, in restaurants, commercial kitchens, and private homes on four different continents over the last decade. Karen followed her husband to Japan for what was supposed to be a one year journey. It turned into 10 years of living abroad in Asia. Her husband helped to push her outside of her comfort zone to try something different and a bit scary. She shares with us how as a couple they decided to make this drastic move in...
Feb 19, 2020•44 min•Season 5Ep. 151
The growth process isn't easy . But it's something every one of us faces, and usually at multiple points in our lives. For some change comes a little harder. When it's time to grow though , how do you know you're making genuine shifts in your life? Change is directly linked to a changed before. If you're finding yourself back at square one it might be a few reasons. Frantzces gives the 4 basic ingredients for change that you can get started on now. So, be sure to grab a pen to take some notes. W...
Feb 17, 2020•7 min•Season 5Ep. 5
