Are you Just Running Away? What is your Move Abroad is Really About?
About this episode
In this special episode of House of Peregrine, we’re sharing Mickelle’s guest appearance on Passport to Wealth with hosts Arielle Tucker and Savannah Chaffin. Together, they explore the emotional, logistical, and financial realities of life as a US expat. Mickelle recounts her family’s daring move from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam - with three kids under five and no housing—highlighting the blend of risk, resourcefulness, and soul-searching that shaped their international life.
They discuss the unexpected generosity of strangers, the power of expat communities, and the cultural recalibrations that come with building a life abroad. Mickelle shares how being rooted in values like global citizenship and belonging helped her navigate distance from family, cultural differences, and the startup world in Europe.
Key Moments:
- Trust in the process: Mickelle’s family’s bold relocation without jobs or housing—on her son’s 5th birthday, just in time to start school in Dutch
- Finding Belonging in Community: The support she found in international networks and school friendships.
- Run Toward, Not Away: Why choosing a place for its values alignment is key to long-term fulfillment.
- Redefining the American Dream: How global living reshaped her relationship to identity and ambition.
- Family, Distance, and Guilt: Honest reflections on staying connected across oceans.
- Startups and Cultural Shifts: The contrasts between US and European entrepreneurial ecosystems.
🎧 Listen now and explore what it really means to live meaningfully abroad.
Find Mickelle at houseofperegrine.com
Connect with Arielle and Savannah at connectedfinancialplanning.com and https://www.passporttowealth.com/
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