You don’t have to choose. You can have a job — even love it — but it doesn’t define who you are. You can be everything you want, wherever you want, for as long as you want. That’s the message behind my conversation with Laura in this podcast. #writingcommunity www.instagram.com/p/DQuW6hqD2i...

Living abroad teaches you to notice the small details, they often tell the biggest stories. Keep your eyes open and stay curious. #Expatlife #Storytellers

A year ago, I started writing online to reconnect with my creativity, and found connection instead. This is what one year of stories, bridges, and community has taught me. #Expatlife #Storytellers #writers #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...

What was your first culture shock? Mine was the AZERTY keyboard in France — typing auqntu physics instead of quantum physics 😅 Read the full story: open.substack.com/pub/emanuela... #Expatlife #Storytellers

Things I’ve learned abroad: 🇫🇷 Life is too short for bad theatre. 🇪🇸 Sunday is sacred for friends. 🇳🇱 Biking is freedom. 🇮🇹 Coffee is non-negotiable. And you? #Expatlife

Maybe belonging, in the end, it’s about refusing to lose yourself while you keep crossing borders, from inside out. #Expatlife #Storytellers Read “Belonging From the Inside Out“ by Emanuela B on Medium: medium.com/a-culturated...

Maybe belonging, in the end, it’s about refusing to lose yourself while you keep crossing borders, from inside out. #Expatlife #Storytellers Read “Belonging From the Inside Out“ by Emanuela B on Medium: medium.com/a-culturated...

Scene from Life Abroad #1 In France, you might find yourself watching a theatre play in the living room of someone you’ve never met, invited by a friend of a friend. A glass of wine in hand, take a seat among strangers, and for one evening, the stage is a stranger’s home. #Storytellers #Expatlife

Distance acts on memories like corrosion: suddenly, I can’t recall a name, a song, a street, can’t find a word. A new hole has appeared, right beside an old one I had learned to live with. #Expatlife #Storytellers #writingcommunity

When I first sat in a meeting where everyone spoke German, I couldn’t understand a single word, and I had one year to change that. medium.com/language-lab... #Storytellers #Expatlife #writingcommunity

This piece speaks of chairs, rooms, and ceilings, places where women and minorities have not been given access. I’d love to hear your experiences in the comments. #Storytellers

Being “invisible in plain sight” at work isn’t about age—it’s about power. Emanuela’s piece for Code Like A Girl shows how women are sidelined in decision-making spaces, and what it costs us. Worth the read: Invisible in Plain Sight codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/invisible-...

How many times have you heard a joke about your origin or accent and felt unable to respond, or that your reaction wasn’t seen as legitimate?

Have you ever been judged for your accent? I have. Living abroad showed me how much bias hides in everyday language. #Expatlife #storytellers

Some of us have embraced new languages while living abroad, as a doorway into another culture. For others, languages feel like new friends we meet along the road of life. For some, languages have become both a life and a career. I'm a languages lover! #Expatlife open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...

Travel cultivates soft skills no job can teach: adaptability, curiosity, empathy. Why don’t we value this more in CVs? #travel #Expatlife

Expats, what was your first culture shock? Mine was the AZERTY keyboard in France — typing auqntu physics instead of quantum physics 😅 open.substack.com/pub/emanuela... ##Expatlife ##Storytellers

Living abroad teaches you to notice the small details, they often tell the biggest stories. #Expatlife #Storytellers

Home isn’t just walls and a roof. For me, it’s the place I want to come back to when the outside world just sucks. What makes your home feel like home? #ExpatLife

Hello Bluesky 👋 I’m Emanuela, long-term expat, polyglot, storyteller. I write about living abroad, identity, and inclusion. Curious to meet fellow bridge-builders between cultures 🌍 ##Expatlife #Storytellers ##writingcommunity #writers

Just heard the final cut of my first podcast. Pure emotion. After a tough year, I chose to trust my creativity , to write, to speak out. I put my values out there, sharing what makes me come alive. It’s a direction. It’s finding myself again, after a long road. Trust your voice. #Growthmindset

Mid-year Cost of Living Index . Paris may surprise you: the bill isn’t as steep as many imagine compared to other European capitals. •Rent for a 4-room apartment: +35% •Public transport ticket: +35% •McDonald’s menu: even higher #costoflivingcrisis @mcdonaldsfrance.bsky.social

We often think that hiding what we consider imperfections will make us easier to love and accept. But the parts we push away don’t disappear, they wait for us in the shadows, ready to be claimed as allies, or to return as our worst enemies open.substack.com/pub/emanuela... #Lifecoaching #Expatlife

In Inclusion Room I write about the realities of crossing borders in life and work: the subtle biases we face, the small stories that shape how we feel at home (or not), and the ways diversity of gender, culture, and perspective shapes both our workplaces and our daily lives. #writers #Storytellers

If you are a Code Like A Girl writer on Medium or Substack, send us a note here, and we will add you to our writers starter pack. go.bsky.app/RLTDNyJ

I can’t control what they do, but I can control how I act. Let them laugh at a marketing campaign that perpetuates negative stereotypes. Let me say “I can’t be the only one finding this inappropriate, right?” More on this topic in my upcoming “5 Ally Actions” newsletter betterallies.com/subscribe

A retreat for your nervous system: the sound of waves, the salty air, and endless ice cream. #Growthmindset #Selfimprovement #Storytellers

Empty chairs on the beach, were they left for lovers, or friends? Had they been there since the start of the season, since this morning, or 5 minutes? left as a quiet act of trust in a routine that becomes the most powerful form of grounding? #writingcommunity #Storytellers

After 3 years away, I landed home overwhelmed yet whole. Adapting by hiding roots pushing back what shaped us to fit people expectations erodes the self. When the plane landed, I promised to carry all of this with me and keep it into the light. #Expatlife #Storytellers substack.com/@emanuelab/n...

Living abroad is like a dopamine shot—with side effects. One of them: an addiction to novelty! #Expatlife #Storytellers

At Inclusion Room, we believe every journey- across borders and within ourselves- deserves to be seen and shared. Today, walk with us through The Hague, where my memories meet a fellow writer building his own roots. #ExpatLife #Crossingborders #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...

Sometimes, you need to take a higher perspective to remember why you made those choices. #Growthmindset #Lifecoaching #Selfimprovement #Expatlife #Livingabroad #Storytellers #writers

I was that solitary child, spending hours reading and writing, then joyfully reading my stories aloud to my family. Today, I’m honoring that child — and she is profoundly happy 😊. #writingcommunity #writing #writers #Daretowrite #Storyteller

Starting on a new platform is like crossing a street in Ho Chi Minh at rush hour — no gaps, just diving into the flow and hoping to make it across. #WritingCommunity #Daretowrite #writers #Storytellers #WriterofBleusky #DigitalLife #ExpatLife #CrossingBorders #OnlineJourney #CommunityBuilding

Wonder is a gentle antidote to anxiety. Today I let the mountains move me. What might fill you with wonder today? #GrowthMindset #Lifecoaching #InspirationDaily #MotivationMonday #SelfImprovement

Finding a home abroad means more than walls and rent — it’s about the trade-offs between flatsharing and living alone. From loneliness and independence to age, culture, and cost, this post explores the compromises faced when moving alone. #Expatlife #Livingabroad open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...

Home isn’t just walls and a roof. For me, it’s the place I want to come back to when the outside world just sucks. What makes your home feel like home? #expat #livingabroad #expatlife

What I love about my life abroad is how it has transformed me — from a girl of the sea into a hiker of the mountains. The sea is still my fuel; the mountains bring me calm and clarity. #Livingabroad upgrades you in the most unexpected ways. #expat #mountains

There’s one thing you should never lose sight of while living abroad. While your priority abroad should be to integrate into the society You should never forget to find a community of people from where you come from. They will be the elastic that pulls you back in the toughest moments.

Hello Bluesky! I’m Manu — expat & multi-passionate, curious about cultures, identities, and the many ways to live abroad. I write Inclusion Room, sharing stories of inclusion, belonging, and building an intentional life beyond borders. Join me here: 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...