Adrienne and Chris are a couple that quit their stable careers to travel throughout Southeast Asia. They committed to preparing for a life-changing journey and sacrificed their careers and financial stability. Adrienne and Chris put themselves on a one-year plan. Then saved enough money to travel long-term without any of them having to work. It’s easy to get wrapped around a job right after college and feel like you’re stuck. Most of their travels before traveling the world included just local t...
Jul 03, 2019•39 min•Season 4Ep. 124
Emotions are information so when we avoid to feel them we miss out. When we’re going through it, we often don’t always want to acknowledge the pain and the hurt . So we do everything that we possibly can to avoid feeling it. But again emotions are information, they are our compass. They tell us what we need. Whatever is going on right now, take a moment to explore it and process it. Frantzces provides a step by step process to work through the difficult stuff. Because sometimes an inspirational ...
Jul 01, 2019•6 min•Season 4Ep. 123
Nicole is The Blue Backpacker who says trust yourself. She is the Founder/CEO of Capitol Creative, a global firm specializing in the creation of business development seminars that connect inspirational speakers to organizations internationally. As a teen mother, her life revolved around what she had to do and not what she wanted to do. After getting laid off from her corporate job , she decided to move to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nicole has traveled the world honing her skills, meeting new peopl...
Jun 26, 2019•30 min•Season 4Ep. 122
While on a trip to D.C. Frantzces’ things were stolen. Her book bag had everything you can think of such as her mac laptop, her kindle, her phone and a bunch of other items. After having a mini-meltdown, she was able to see some of the lessons that she was supposed to learn from this incident. It brought her to remember the lessons of stoicism and excess. Our attachments to things can create an over-identification with our possessions. If you’re unfamiliar with stoicism you can get a bit more in...
Jun 24, 2019•7 min•Season 4Ep. 121
Wendy and J Freedom are a married couple living in Mexico. Their motto is “be free” . They left the States because they believe there was a better quality of life elsewhere . They scouted places by visiting and networking with other expats to figure out where they would like to call home. J Freedom believes that people of color are in an abusive relationship with America. She wrote a book called We Out: How to End Our Abusive Relationship with AmeriKKKa: The Blueprint . Her ideas are that until ...
Jun 19, 2019•43 min•Season 4Ep. 120
When you move past resentment it’s meant more for you than it is for the other person. Sure pain recycles itself, and the person you resent may also be feeling it. But ultimately, resentment is poison. It poisons everything around you. You find yourself governing your life from this place of hate and anger. So on today’s Monday Message, Frantzces is encouraging you to begin the process of forgiveness by letting go. Despite not being able to change past circumstances, you can create a more improv...
Jun 16, 2019•5 min•Season 4Ep. 119
C.J. is a serial ebony expat who has lived in Barbados, Colombia, South Africa, Great Britain, and Thailand over the last decade taking him to every continent except snow white Australia and Antarctica. He’s visited over 40 countries and is fluent in Spanish and is learning French and Portuguese. Rather than joining the digital nomad or backpacker tribes, C.J. has carved out a life as a slow traveler who bases himself in the places he lives and explores the region in-depth with treks for two wee...
Jun 12, 2019•39 min•Season 4Ep. 118
Everyone suffers from impostor syndrome. From celebrities to your next door neighbor. It’s not discriminatory. When you allow impostor syndrome to lead the way, you find yourself deeply insecure about your work. You question whether or not you are qualified, you question whether or not you have a right to be here. Seth Godin provided a key tactic to use to work through impostor syndrome. Frantzces is sharing that with you today. So on this Monday Message, you will be inspired to begin the work t...
Jun 10, 2019•5 min•Season 4Ep. 117
Chapin is the host of Misfits And Rejects. Misfits And Rejects is a podcast about the lifestyle design of expatriates, travelers, entrepreneurs, and adventures. Many of whom are living unconventional lives abroad. Chapin relates to the stories he produces because he didn’t feel like he belonged in the States . He always felt disconnected. But one day, everything changed for him when he visited his friend in Costa Rica. He’s been on the road traveling the world ever since then––and that was over ...
Jun 05, 2019•33 min•Season 4Ep. 116
Being single isn’t easy. We sometimes wonder despite these amazing qualities that we have why are we still single? On today’s Monday Message, Frantzces talks about the difference between intentionality and longing. And how sometimes the longing part gets in the way of finding the person that we would like to share your lives with. Because of that longing, we sometimes ignore the red flags which make us focus on the potential of something or someone and not necessarily the person that’s in front ...
Jun 03, 2019•8 min•Season 3Ep. 115
Today Frantzces talks about how energy is everything. But on the last few Monday Messages, Frantzces spent some time talking about the lessons she learned while living abroad. If you haven’t listened to them yet, here is her favorite lesson of all . What does Frantzces mean by energy is everything? Energy dictates the kind of life you live. You can use energy to your advantage by calling the things you want into your life through the energy you produce. If your energy is negative it can also cal...
May 27, 2019•9 min•Season 3Ep. 114
On the last lesson, we talked about living abroad although it can be lonely at times , it also teaches you how to enjoy your own company. Many of us have a lot of distractions and people around that it gets in the way of us getting to know ourselves better . Being alone also helps to build our resiliency because we have to navigate new nuances on a daily basis. On today’s Monday Message, the last lesson that Frantzces learned was how self-care improves your quality of life . Some of us aren’t su...
May 20, 2019•6 min•Season 3Ep. 113
One of the things that’s heard a lot on Chronicles Abroad is how many people find it difficult to travel alone . Most often people are terrified of the idea of traveling to a new country without going with someone they know. They are so terrified that because they are waiting for someone to go with them. Stop waiting. Traveling alone is one of the most liberating and resilient acts of courage that you can do. You get to learn a lot about yourself. The things you want and need as well as the thin...
May 13, 2019•5 min•Season 3Ep. 112
Frantzces learned a life-changing lesson on attachments. Many of us have never put too much thought on our attachments to people and things . It’s important to know what healthy and unhealthy attachments look like. The way we develop attachments to others growing up has a massive impact on our attachments as adults. Living abroad taught the lesson of impermanence and attachment because the living abroad community is transient, which means people come and they go. Often for very short spurts or f...
May 06, 2019•8 min•Season 3Ep. 111
Another season wrapped up so quickly! We’re giving a ridiculously fast recap of Season 3 and the things we have in store as we move forward. But before we get into what’s upcoming, we are so ever grateful to our audience, listeners, supporters, and collaborators. Our hearts are bubbling up with gratitude because we love hearing from you guys––it means the world to us. In 2019, we celebrated the following: Our 100th episode, in which we went LIVE for the first time ever on Instagram! (Woo learnin...
May 01, 2019•5 min•Season 3Ep. 110
Frantzces learned in lesson number two is that you don't need much to be happy. As she traveled to different parts of the world she met a lot of people who were content with what they have. She believes that there is an over-consumption of stuff in the Western world . It has a lot to do with how much self-worth we feel that we have. Some of us buy things to fill a void or to be someone that we're not. When you travel to different countries you often see people happy with so little. A Swedish pro...
Apr 29, 2019•6 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Nicole from I Luv 2 Globe Trot is currently living her best life in Oman. Prior to her move abroad (10 years ago), the job market in the States frustrated her . Her friends’ who were at the time living and teaching in Japan sparked her curiosity. Hearing about their lives abroad fueled her to commit to taking the leap. She utilized social media to connect with other people of color living abroad. She shared with us what it’s as a Black woman living in the Middle East. To her surprised many of th...
Apr 24, 2019•37 min•Season 3Ep. 108
Frantzces learned some valuable lessons while living abroad for the past three years . She is going to spend the next five Monday Messages breaking these messages down and sharing some of her insights with the hopes that it encourages you to reflect a bit more deeply about your life. The first lesson is about not being able to outrun your problems. There was a lot going on at the time that Frantzces decided to move abroad. She quickly realized that life is about telling yourself the truth, facin...
Apr 22, 2019•6 min•Season 3Ep. 107
Renee Adolphe, was a Psychotherapist who held a private practice in the Washington, DC area. At the age of 35, decided to give up her practice, sell her home and car and decided to travel to India and later South America to learn more about herself, as well as to learn alternative healing practices to work with her clients. She wanted to live in an atmosphere that helped to facilitate the alternative treatments that she was providing to her clients. She discusses how living in Brazil has changed...
Apr 17, 2019•42 min•Season 3Ep. 106
Finding our purpose and calling in life doesn’t start with the outside, it’s a feeling, it’s something that comes from the inside first. Nipsey Hustle’s death brought about a lot of emotions such as why the good die young phenomenon and had us thinking about the kind of world we want to live in. He seemed to have known what he wanted his world to look like and he was on a mission to build that world. But his life and death was a stark reminder that purpose is a feeling. It’s not something that c...
Apr 15, 2019•6 min•Season 3Ep. 105
DeNorris Johnson of Travel And Truth is changing the narrative of what it means to travel, specifically to Africa. He’s traveled to 53 countries. The sole purpose of his platform is to provide honest and educational information about the African Diaspora worldwide. His mission is to tell the untold stories that are hidden in history books and to retell those stories that have been altered in disempowering ways. He plans to make it easier for travelers to immerse themselves in the local culture b...
Apr 10, 2019•42 min•Season 3Ep. 104
Time moves hella fast. That was Frantzces’ thought as she watched her son turn 21. She did a bit of reflecting in this one about how one decision can shift the moments in anybody’s life. Time doesn’t wait for anyone and it has no qualms in leaving you behind. Time will move with or with your participation in your life. Oprah Winfrey says, “Time is the most valuable resource that we have.” Time is an illusion, a construct that constricts. So often, we become bogged down by time and begin doing or...
Apr 08, 2019•5 min•Season 3Ep. 103
Yan & Lee are a couple living in China whose motto is live how you want to live. A plant-based married couple living in China with a specific goal in mind, to live debt-free. They both graduated from college but had a hard time finding jobs . So they decided to take matters into their own hands. They quit their government jobs in 2012, sold everything , toured Europe where they got engaged in Paris, then moved to China. They’ve been living in China since November of 2015 grinding and stackin...
Apr 03, 2019•32 min•Season 3Ep. 102
Radical acceptance is this notion that we accept people with all that they have and with all that you have to accept them with. Because when we don’t conflict develops in those relationships , we become angry and resentful. It makes it difficult for us to see the people we love, in loving ways. But acceptance doesn’t mean to allow yourself to be abused or mistreated, it doesn’t mean that you sidestep issues, but what it does mean is accepting people for who they are, and then moving on. It’s nat...
Apr 01, 2019•10 min•Season 3Ep. 101
We are celebrating our 100th episode! We can’t believe we’ve reached this amazing milestone. All because of all of you, thank you for your support, thank you for downloading, listening, sharing, commenting and all of that good stuff. Your comments and encouragement keep us going. We did something a little differently, we went live on Instagram completely off script to connect with you, our audience. We talked about how the show got started and how we sat on this idea for quite a few months befor...
Apr 01, 2019•37 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Tori spent some time talking to us about the power of activating your network. She moved to Bangkok as an English teacher in the summer of 2017 with the plan to stay for only six months. But two years later she is thriving in Thailand. If you’re interested in working abroad but you don’t want to teach, then this episode is filled with nuggets about the different ways you can secure non-teaching jobs abroad . Tori is known as a Connector, and she lives by her coined phrase: “Activate Your Network...
Mar 20, 2019•28 min•Season 3Ep. 99
Have you ever had the feeling that you’re just forcing it? Like no matter what you do it’s just not working out. It’s not working in your favor. Like, you’re trying to make something work that may not be for your highest good . You know, that whole forcing a circle into a square sort of thing. We force things all the time and sometimes we’re able to catch it quickly enough and then other times, we have to go through it until we’re ready to let it go . What happens we force things? When we litera...
Mar 18, 2019•6 min•Season 3Ep. 98
Kenna Williams is an avid world traveler and creator of the infamous BOOKDATISHT hashtag. Which means to book your flight and ask questions later. Featured in essence , Kenna’s friends call her Pusha Kee for her incredible ability to gently encourage individuals to step out of their comfort zone and push life to the edge. Kenna is constantly manifesting her dreams and uses the term #YearOfYesManifest to get what she wants out of life. She’s known in travel circles for her infamous annual #DubaiB...
Mar 13, 2019•39 min•Season 3Ep. 97
Did you shoot your shot? Have you ever shot your shot? What does that even mean? It means taking the ultimate risk in something to advance your dreams. It means going all in and doing things that are super duper uncomfortable just so you can be one step closer. You have to take some form of risk in life. There’s no other way. You have to somehow find the will to believe in yourself, to believe in your dreams without waiting for external validation. At some point, you have to decide to be an acti...
Mar 11, 2019•9 min•Season 3Ep. 96
Self-proclaimed corporate America escapee, Derek the strategist, took the challenge to do better in his life and decided to up the ante and move on the other side of the world. Chicago native, Derek up and moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand indefinitely. He is on a mission to travel more and explore other cultures . Derek is a business coach and marketing consultant helping entrepreneurs build and grow their business online. His ‘side hustle’ is to inspire Black people (especially Black men) through ...
Mar 06, 2019•34 min•Season 3Ep. 95
