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Meet Karissa: Battle of the Cultures Quebec vs United States
Season 2 ยท Episode 15

Meet Karissa: Battle of the Cultures Quebec vs United States

Meet Karissa, Small town girl who after her very first french class, made up her mind to move abroad and become a french teacher! Little did she know, when she made her move later on what she was in for. ๐Ÿ’ In this episode Karissa talks us through all...

Meet the Expats ยท Meet the Expats

September 15, 202143m 6s

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Show Notes

Meet Karissa,


Small town girl who after her very first french class, made up her mind to move abroad and become a french teacher! Little did she know, when she made her move later on what she was in for. ๐Ÿ’
In this episode Karissa talks us through all her culture shocks, from living abroad in a region where english is not the official language, to cooking ๐Ÿฅ‘ with college friends.ย 

From the differences in educational and healthcare systems to mariage and family. She tells us how she grew and shifted her mindset in this new environment.


And of course, her recommendations:

๐Ÿฅš Brunch: Le Toasterย 

๐Ÿธ For drinks Le Sparrow Barย 

๐Ÿท BYOB Le Pegaseย 


And to test your fluency in Quebecois, try her expat song ๐ŸŽค ย Toune d'automne by Les Cowboys fringants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k--T1IbA7l8


Music credits


Not The King - Ice Tea : https://youtu.be/xYI0Rrnk1Jo
Not The King : https://soundcloud.com/coreygagne


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Topics

USACultureQuebecfrenchcanadatravelnomadexpatexpatriateabroadmeettheexpatsexpat lifeUnited StatesCulture shock