In January 2024 I had a chat with Liz, a Lebanese SLP working in Dubai. 

You may know Dubai as the home of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. But did you also know that Dubai sometimes experiences fake rain?

Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as an SLP in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪.

In May 2024 I had a chat with Jaime, a Kiwi SLP working in Melbourne, Australia. 

You may know Melbourne as the hometown of pop icon Kylie Minogue. But did you also know that Melbourne is the sporting capital of Australia, playing host to events such as the Australian Open, the Grand Prix and the AFL grand final?

Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as a Kiwi SLP in Australia 🇦🇺. 

A couple of content notes: for listeners outside of Australia you may not be familiar with the acronym NDIS. This stands for National Disability Insurance Scheme, which is government funding for speech pathology service. Also, this episode touches on the topic of substance use and abuse. Please take care when listening. 

You can access Jaime's "moving to Melbourne" to-do list here. 

In April 2024 I had a chat with Virginia, an American SLP working in Mexico City, Mexico. 

You may know Mexico City as the second most populated city in the Americas (behind Sao Paolo Brazil) with over 9 million people living in the city itself and nearly 20 million people living in the greater CDMX area. But did you also know that Mexico City is home to the largest urban park in Latin America? Parque Chapultepec is two times bigger than New York’s Central Park and contains museums, cafes, green spaces and a castle!

Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as an American SLP in Mexico 🇲🇽.

Just a quick note about the audio quality in this episode. Virginia and I recorded this interview in person in a cafe in Mexico City, so occasionally you’ll hear some city sounds in the background.

You can find Virginia's Speech Train website here ⁠https://www.speechtrain.org/⁠ and on Instagram @⁠speech_train⁠. Cultural Collaborations is here ⁠https://www.cultural-collaborations.com/⁠ and on Instagram @⁠cultural_collaborations⁠

En abril del 2024 hice una entrevista a Virginia, una terapista del habla quien es americana y vive en la ciudad de México.

Quizás tú conoces a CDMX como una de las ciudades más grandes en las américas, con más de nueve millones de habitantes en la propia ciudad y casi 20 millones viviendo en las afueras del centro. También, sabes que CDMX es el hogar del parque urbano más grande en latinoamérica? El Parque Chapultepec es el doble del tamaño del parque central en Nueva York. Contiene museos, cafés, espacios verdes y un castillo. 

Agarra tu pasaporte, empaca tus maletas y prepárate para una aventura de audio en el cual descubriremos como es la vida mexicana para una terapista americana 🇲🇽.

Una nota sobre la calidad del audio en este episodio. Grabamos esta entrevista en vivo en un café en CDMX, entonces puede que escuches sonidos de la ciudad en el fondo. 

🔗 Speech Train y Cultural Collaborations tienen sitios de web y páginas de instagram. Se puede encontrarlos aquí: ⁠⁠https://www.speechtrain.org/⁠⁠⁠  @⁠⁠⁠speech_train⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.cultural-collaborations.com/⁠⁠⁠ @⁠⁠⁠cultural_collaborations⁠⁠

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La versión inglés de esta entrevista está disponible en nuestro podcast feed.

¡Disfruta el episodio!

In June 2024 I had a chat with Kate, an Australian SLP who owns a private practice in Mexico City, Mexico. 

You may know that Mexico City is the capital of Mexico and it's the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world. But did you also know that, after independence from Spain, Mexico City became known as the Federal District (Distrito Federal or DF) from 1824 to 2016? Since 2016 the city has been officially known as Ciudad de México (CDMX). 

Kate is an amazing guest for this podcast because she has worked as a speech-language pathologist in Mexico and the UK, and she is now running her Mexico City private practice remotely while living in Australia.

It’s time to grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as an Australian SLP in Mexico 🇲🇽.

🔗 Here are the links to some of the websites and Instagram accounts mentioned in this episode: @⁠communicate_with_kate⁠ ⁠https://www.speechtherapymexico.com/ ⁠ @⁠⁠⁠⁠speech_train⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.speechtrain.org/⁠⁠⁠  @⁠⁠⁠⁠cultural_collaborations⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.cultural-collaborations.com/⁠⁠⁠ .

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Enjoy the episode!

In January 2025 I had a chat with Caryn, a South African SLP living and working in Adelaide, South Australia.

You may know that Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia, the state that is home to some of the best wine in the world. But did you also know that, according to the 2021 census, over a quarter of the population living in Adelaide was born overseas?

Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as a South African SLP in Australia 🇦🇺.

For listeners outside of Australia, there are some local terminologies in the episode that you might not be familiar with. NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme; a type of government funding for speech pathology services. And COMPASS is the Competency Assessment in Speech Pathology; a tool used to assess the clinical competency of speech pathology students in Australia to ensure they have gained experience across clinical populations prior to graduation.

👍 Make sure you like, subscribe and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and ⁠Instagram⁠ so you can hear episodes as soon as they land (yes, that's an airplane pun).

SLPs Overseas is an independently produced podcast. I record, edit and publish episodes while working full-time as an SLP (and travelling, of course!) If you enjoy listening to my podcast and want to buy me a coffee to show your support, I would greatly appreciate it.

☕️ ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/slpsoverseas

In January 2025 I had a chat with David, an American SLP living and working in Jakarta, Indonesia.

You may know that Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, with a population of over 11 million people. But did you also know that Indonesia is a country made up of many islands? Jakarta is located on the island of Java. There are, in fact, over 17,000 Indonesian islands in total!

Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as an American SLP in Indonesia 🇮🇩.

👍 Make sure you like, subscribe and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ so you can hear episodes as soon as they land (yes, that's an airplane pun).

SLPs Overseas is an independently produced podcast. I record, edit and publish episodes while working full-time as an SLP (and travelling, of course!) If you enjoy listening to my podcast and want to buy me a coffee to show your support, I would greatly appreciate it.

☕️ ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/slpsoverseas⁠

In January 2025 I had a chat with Abby, an American SLP living and working on Bribie Island in Queensland, Australia.

You may know that Queensland is home to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo. But did you also know that Queensland’s capital city, Brisbane, will host the Olympics in 2032?

Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as an American SLP in Australia 🇦🇺.

For listeners outside of Australia, there are some local terminologies in the episode that you might not be familiar with. NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme; a type of government funding for speech pathology services. 

👍 Make sure you like, subscribe and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ so you can hear episodes as soon as they land (yes, that's an airplane pun).

SLPs Overseas is an independently produced podcast. I record, edit and publish episodes while working full-time as an SLP (and travelling, of course!) If you enjoy listening to my podcast and want to buy me a coffee to show your support, I would greatly appreciate it.

☕️⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/slpsoverseas⁠⁠

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Enjoy the episode!