From Third Culture Kid to "The Black Expat" with Amanda Bates

In this episode of Flourish In The Foreign, Amanda Bates, is the founder of "The Black Expat" a website and resource for Black people living and thriving abroad. She is a third-culture kid who grew up in multiple places. She talks about her background and experiences as a Black woman living abroad, her family originally came from Cameroon, a country in Western Africa, and how her parents came to the US for better education and opportunities, but later decided to return to their home country. She also mentions how common it is for first and second-generation African and Caribbean immigrants to come to the US for a better life and education and then want to go back to their home country to contribute to its development. Amanda also talks about how moving back to Cameroon at the age of 10 with her parents was difficult for her, as it was a big change and how living in the US can be hard for immigrants who are away from their family, culture, and what they know. To learn more about this guest, go to their show notes page at flourishintheforeign.com/episodes   Flourish in the Foreign Resources Podcast Website (https://www.flourishintheforeign.com) Buy Me a Coffee  (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/flourishforeign) Join the Substack (https://christinejob.substack.com/)   Episode Credits: Christine Job-Creator, Host, Producer & Editor Zachary Higgs-Theme Music Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy