EP 01: Moving to Raleigh for the First Time

Welcome to the first episode of This is Raleigh podcast, where we share the warm and vibrant lifestyle of a place we chose as our permanent home (after 23 years of nomadic travels) In this episode we share the first part of our story where I was randomly placed at a school in Johnston County on a cultural teaching exchange program. We knew nothing about Raleigh and instantly felt we belonged. We share: How we first heard of Raleigh and what brought us here The cultural exchange program I joined and the local Triangle company behind it (and their important mission) The very difficult application process for my teaching job (spanning 3 continents) When we first felt like Raleigh was home (like immediately) The challenges of settling into a new country + ways to overcome culture shock and make it great My teaching experience in Johnston County and working through Educational cultural shock How the people we met helped us fall in love with Raleigh Other reasons we loved living in Raleigh RESOURCE LINKS 34 Reasons we love living in Raleigh About US Our Teaching Experiences around the world The jobs we’ve had working overseas The instant connection we felt with Raleigh Local things to do in Dublin, Ireland ( a few of our favorite things) Participate Learning (the teaching program we came to Raleigh with) 3 Principles to Creating your Dream Life In the first three episodes of our This is Raleigh podcast, we're diving deep into our story of how ended up in Raleigh in 2004, moved back and forth several times since, and eventually got a green card to live permanently. Be sure to listen to Episode 2: Why we love living in Raleigh and episode 3: How we got green cards!  Thanks for listening. Leave a review, subscribe and share us with your friends.