In this episode of Flourish in the Foreign, Tania Beasley-Jolly, a Black American woman living in Düsseldorf, Germany. She has spent about 11 years living abroad across Belgium, Singapore, and Germany. Tania shares how art history and opera shaped her international path, how expat moves affected her career, identity, marriage, and motherhood, and how she built community through “cultural ambassadors.”


This Episode Covers:

  • Expat Move to Belgium
  • Singapore Expat Bubble
  • Düsseldorf Lockdown Reality
  • Marriage Lessons Abroad
  • Motherhood and Raising a Third Culture Kid
  • Career Pivot and Writing a Book
  • Aging Abroad
  • Migration as Wellness



To learn more about today's guest, visit their show notes page at flourishintheforeign.com/episodes/tania


To learn more about today's guest, visit their show notes page at flourishintheforeign.com

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Episode Credits:

Christine Job — Creator, Host, Producer & Editor

Zachary Higgs — Theme Music



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