Tag the Creators Who’ve Kept You Sane Abroad

When everything felt foreign, their words felt like home... even at 2am

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Some of the best advice I’ve ever gotten about life abroad?

Came from people I’ve never met, but whose words made me feel seen on the loneliest days. People who wrote things I screenshotted, saved, and returned to when I needed a reminder that this wild, wandering life wasn’t just mine. People who made me laugh about the exact things that had me crying a week before.

I laughed. I cried. I subscribed.

And I think we need to talk more about them.

So this week’s thread is for love letters — to the creators who’ve turned life abroad from a lonely leap into something that feels like a cosy club.

So, tell us:

💫 Who are the writers, podcasters, TikTokers, or Instagram voices that have actually made your life abroad feel more possible, more real, more you?

🗺 What do they talk about that hits home — the logistics, the loneliness, the lifestyle, the laughs?

📚 And how has following them changed something for you — a belief, a plan, a ritual, a dream?

Drop their names, newsletters, Insta handles, spicy takes, or comforting rambles. Bonus points if you tell us what kind of abroad content you wish existed — because chances are, someone reading needs the same thing (or might just create it).

And yes, if you like, you may tag yourself! Love the confidence!

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🗂️ Need inspiration?
Check out the Substack Writers Abroad Directory — a curated list of 218+ real voices living this life across borders.

✨ Planning your next chapter?
The Dream Life Abroad Starter Kit has everything I wish I’d had: a destination quiz, 300+ locale database, goodbye rituals, meditations, and planning tools to turn daydreams into decisions.

So go on — spill. Who’s in your abroad-content hall of fame?

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