Episode 46: Expat vs Immigrant: What It’s Like to Be a Refugee In a European Country with Sabrine Ingabire

So many of us are connected because of our immigration stories. Some of us move for fun, while others move for survival. This week’s guest is now an established and published journalist living in Belgium, but as a child, she was a refugee from Rwanda who was separated from her family and made to assimilate in a predominantly white country that never let her forget she was different. Sabrine Ingabire (b. 1995, Rwanda) is a Rwandan-Belgian journalist and writer. She’s currently writing a book for De Correspondent. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of Lilith Magazine. She also worked as an editor and reporter for NRC and as a columnist for De Morgen, MO* Magazine, and Dipsaus. Her first young adult novel, ‘Le chemin vers le bonheur’, was published in 2016, and her second novel, ‘Lotgenoten’, in 2024 (Uitgeverij Pluim/Dipsaus).In this week’s episode, we’re talking about what it’s like to be a refugee in a European country. Just because you’re in a safer place physically doesn’t mean you don’t still have trauma to work through. On top of that, Europeans are also still racist. It’s different compared to the US and its history, but Europe is not the post-racial utopia some Europeans try to convince themselves it is. Sabrine has had to endure a ton of systemic racism as a citizen and in the workplace as a journalist. Tune in to hear how she rose above it and how she’s healing her trauma as a refugee. Enjoy! And don’t forget to subscribe to the No Boundaries Patreon for exclusive content.Follow Sabrine on:Instagram: @ingabire.sabrine Substack: https://ingabiresabrine.substack.com/ Paetron: https://www.patreon.com/Ingabire For our Dutch Listeners who want to buy her beautiful book "Lotgenoten": https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205797450-lotgenoten Follow Anousha on:Instagram @‌anoushanzumeWork with Anousha:Book your first life coaching call with Anousha here! Follow the No Boundaries Podcast on:Instagram @‌noboundariesthepodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoBoundariesthePodcastSubstack: @noboundariesthepodcast Patreon: NoBoundariesthePodcast Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.