Marion Müller is originally from Switzerland and now calls Singapore home. What was meant to be a temporary move for her boyfriend’s job became a life-changing decision - even after their relationship ended. Yes, Marion decided to stay in Singapore, far away from the place she used to call home, to start a new life, by herself.Previous to the move to Asia, her life back in Zurique was pretty good and she was convinced she would spend the rest of her life there - she was finishing her Master's in Political Science and the her plans after that included finding a job, getting married and starting a family.

But when she arrived in Singapore, it was almost like love at first sight. And everything changed... In this episode, we talk about her decision of staying abroad alone - and how she did that - cultural differences between Europe and Asia, how moving abroad changed her life, and how she built a new career as a content creator in Singapore.

Connect with Marion:

• Youtube Channel @Swizzyinsg
• Instagram - @swizzyinsg
• TikTok - @swizzyinsg

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Why the name “Transplants”?

I've always loved the meaning this word can have. To be a transplant is to carry one life while learning to live another.

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Connect with Transplants:

• Follow on IG https://www.instagram.com/transplants.pod

• Substack/newsletter - https://wearetransplants.substack.com/

• Laura's IG https://www.instagram.com/laura_peruchi

• Follow on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@wearetransplants

When Olga Kudrick took a 36-hour bus from Lithuania to London, she was just a young woman looking for new opportunities and hoping to support her family. Sleeping on the floor, nearly becoming homeless, and being harassed were definitely not on her bingo card — but little by little, after overcoming a series of obstacles, she began building a new life. Olga met her husband, they had their daughter, bought a house, and everything finally felt settled… until another big move happened, and the whole family relocated to Jersey City in the United States.

In this episode, we talk about her life in Lithuania, the struggles of her early years in London, why the move to the U.S. was such a difficult decision for her, and how she has been dealing with her evolving identity as a mother. You’ll see that sometimes we don’t have everything figured out — and that’s perfectly fine, as long as we allow ourselves to keep trying.

Connect with Olga

• Check her podcast - The Messy Mom Chronicles
• Olga's Instagram (@the_messy_mom_chronicles)

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Why the name “Transplants”?

I've always loved the meaning this word can have. To be a transplant is to carry one life while learning to live another.

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Connect with Transplants:

• Follow on IG https://www.instagram.com/transplants.pod

• Substack/newsletter - https://wearetransplants.substack.com/

• Laura's IG https://www.instagram.com/laura_peruchi

• Follow on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@wearetransplants

From a 21-year-old English teacher in rural Japan to 15 years on a Thai island and now a future in Valencia, Kaila Krayewski has been chasing belonging across continents.

Being originally from Canada, Kaila's first experience abroad was in Japan - moved by the belief that Canada was not the right place for her and inspired by her parents, she thought that living in Japan to teach English would be a great idea.

And although her experience was not the greatest, that gave her the opportunity to visit Thailand, where she fell in love with Koh Phangan, a tropical island. And then, after backpacking in South East Asia and meeting her husband, they moved to that magical island for good. Kaila created different businesses, she had her son and built a whole life in that tropical paradise... until, she felt literally trapped.

In this episode, we talk about some highlights of her story: her move and adventures, relationship struggles, dealing with lost of both her parents while living abroad and the reasons why she finally decided to leave Thailand.

Connect with Kaila:

• Home Abroad Substack

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Why the name “Transplants”?

I've always loved the meaning this word can have. To be a transplant is to carry one life while learning to live another.

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Connect with Transplants:

• Follow on IG https://www.instagram.com/transplants.pod

• Substack/newsletter - https://wearetransplants.substack.com/

• Laura's IG https://www.instagram.com/laura_peruchi

• Follow on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@wearetransplants