Today I’m talking with two of my good buddies Amy Vale & Adam Jackson. I’ve been wanting to do an episode on this topic as I have some friends who have become foster parents or who have considered/are considering it and I knew Amy and Adam could shed some light on what the experience is like for all of us.

Episode highlights:
-how to stay connected as a couple through fostering
-what the purpose of fostering truly is
-how to navigate the nuances of the system and day to day life as foster parents

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Welcome back First Timers! I’m beyond excited to be bringing you an awesome conversation I had with democratic nominee for TN House District 75, Allie Phillips. She's a phenomenal young woman who has turned heartbreak into action.

Episode Highlights:
-Allie shares her story of why she decided to run
-What starting and maintaining a campaign looks like
-What it's like running as a democrat in a red state

I do want to put a trigger warning on this episode that we will be talking about pregnancy loss so if you’re in a place where you feel you can’t absorb that information right now, we completely understand and encourage to come back if and when you have the capacity.

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Allie on Tik Tok: @.allie.phillips
Dani on Instagram: @Daaniofficial
Dani on Tik Tok: @_DaniElliott
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Hi First Timers! I’m excited to bring my friend, vocal coaching client and writer Eliza Cossio to you today. Eliza is a multi-talented creative but her main gig is writing for TV. TV writing has always really interested me: trying to plan out a season, develop characters, wondering how you even break into that line of work, etc. so I thought I’d sit down with Eliza to have a chat about her journey.

Eliza has written on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (and also Trevor Noah), Taika Waititi’s “This Flag Means Death” on HBO, “This Fool” on Hulu. Her original scripts have been written up in NY Magazine, Vulture, AV Club & Slate Magazine and has premiered works at SXSW. She’s an incredible woman and I hope you enjoy “First Time Writing for TV”.

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I can’t believe it’s our last episode of First Time Being an Expat…Kind Of.

Today, Matt and I are going through our final pros and cons list together and are talking about our takeaways from this incredible, life changing experience. Again, we can’t express enough the amount of gratitude we have for being able to have this kind of experience while so many terrible things are happening around the world right now. The Netherlands holds a very special place in our hearts.

I hope this series and this final episode are helpful for anyone considering moving abroad and thanks again to everyone who has cheered us on during this adventure and listened to this series.

Dank je wel en tot ziens iedereen!

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Welcome back to my limited series, First Time Being an Expat…Kind Of, where my husband Matt and I break down our experience living in the Netherlands for the last couple of months and compare it to life in the states.

On today’s episode we talk about:
-my first Doctor visit in The Netherlands
-moving into another apartment…with more mold….
-going to the movies for the first time here
-and some other realizations we’ve had since our last episode.

As always, we love to hear about your expat experiences or thoughts on this so keep DMing us on insta or leave your comments on YouTube. You can reach out to me on instagram @DaaniOfficial, Matt @Wigtronic or comment on YouTube by searching “First Time Being an Expat…Kind Of.”

Thanks for hanging out with us and we hope you enjoy today’s episode!

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Theme Song: "Closer", performed by Dani Elliott, written by Dani Elliott & @TheRoyalFoundry, produced by The Royal Foundry.

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Hey First Timers! Welcome back to our limited sub series “First Time Being an Expat…Kind of.” My husband Matt and I are breaking down another week in the Netherlands, comparing it to life in The States and today we’re talking about the dumpster fire of an Airbnb we initially moved into when we moved from Hilversum to Amsterdam and we also go through an extensive pros and cons list we decided to anxiety-write over the weekend.

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Matt Instagram: @Wigtronic & @Cassette.Cycling
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Theme Song: "Closer" by DAANI, written by Dani Elliott & The Royal Foundry & produced by The Royal Foundry
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Today I'm talking with JoClub CEO, World Traveler and 8x Polyglot Jo Franco about what it REALLY takes to become multi-lingual. She dropped so many quotable moments in this episode I think I may need to make a highlight reel so we can all come back to it to stay inspired to keep pushing through when we hit that point where our brains feel like they're melting from learning a new language.

Jo makes language learning an adventure and I know she's going to inspire you to become a polyglot so you too can experience all of the incredible things that come with speaking outside of your native tongue.

Enjoy First Time Learning a New Language with Jo Franco!

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In this First Time for Everything Sub Series, Dani and her husband Matt talk about moving to The Netherlands for a 90 day trial run to see if they want to become expats in the future. They break down their experience week by week...or maybe every other week...we'll see how they go, and compare it to life in The States in real time.

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Theme Song by Dani & The Royal Foundry
Dani on Instagram: @DaaniOfficial
Dani of TikTok: @FTFEpod
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Matt on Instagram: @Wigtronic & @CasetteCycling

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