Round Trip Stories

I just discovered this podcast full of such a variety of stories from so many intrepid travelers who have ventured all around the world. There’s nothing like travel, especially living in another country, to broaden your horizons and challenge stereotypes. There’s so much cultural richness, so many incredible people and so much great music and food to experience when we leave our own comfort bubble to explore the wider world. Tracy and Melissa make it fun and I love the way the music and sound effects make the stories come alive!

These are such interesting stories. They will make you laugh and they will make you cry. Having lived overseas and then returned to the U.S. it is comforting to hear other people’s stories who understand the transition to foreign life and then the (often harder) transition back to home country life. Thank you for telling these stories! This podcast is a must listen!

I left California in 2012 to serve in Germany and abruptly (and a bit traumatically) returned with my kids in 2020. There’s been NOTHING to help my kids and I transition back or understand the common things that come up for repatriation as individuals, as a family, etc. This podcast is such a gift to families like mine… a place to hear stories that, while unique, help normalize the joys and challenges of leaving and returning. I soak up knowing that we’re not alone and that there’s a place where we are understood, don’t have to explain our “weird” multi-cultural selves, and are inspired. Many of us left community when we returned… Melissa and Tracy provide a new community here by bringing us together through our shared stories. Share this with ANYONE you know who’s returned or are returning. It’s the hug we all need.