Summer, Like the Season

This episode is about a place that is near and dear to my heart. I was lucky enough to experience Portugal's culture in a unique way and see how the life really is. Food and restaurants I have mentioned in this episode:- Pastel de Nata- Bifana- Stone Soup (Sopa de Pedra)- Bola de Berlim- Magusto- Gato Preto in Rio Maior- Ramiro in Guia- Casa Velha in Vale Ventos- O Forno in Almeirim

Today I talk about the everyday differences I experience while living aborad. Work/life balance, salaries and cultural changes I have worked through over the years. Follow my instagram @summersieczko

In this first Postcard episode, I’m sharing a little snapshot from one of the places I kept returning to while living in the UK, Paris.This isn’t a travel guide or an itinerary. It’s a reflection on what it feels like to escape somewhere beautiful for a few days, and how certain places can remind you why you chose the life you’re living.I talk about the feeling of arriving in Paris, the small moments that stayed with me, and how travel can quietly shape who we’re becoming while we’re far from home.

In this episode, I’m talking about something no one really prepares you for when you move abroad, making friends in another country.I share what it actually felt like to start from zero in a new country. The loneliness, the awkward first meetups, the friendships that didn’t stick, and the ones that turned into something real. Moving countries isn’t just about work or visas, it’s about belonging. And belonging takes time.If you’ve ever felt alone in a new place, struggled to build community, or wondered why making friends feels harder as we get older, this episode is for you.

In this episode, I share the logistics of actually moving to the UK. The visas, the money, the planning, and the fear. A practical and honest look at what it really takes to leave and start again.

In this episode, I sit down with my 'cousin', the person I moved to the UK with, to talk about our friendship and what it was really like to leave home together. We share our different experiences of the same move, who we were before the move, and how it shaped who we became.

An introduction to Summer, Like the Season. In this episode, I share why I left, how I ended up in the UK, and why I wanted to document the seasons of new beginnings. A quiet beginning to a story about starting over.