158 Moving Abroad Allows Me to be Who I am Today with Veronique Mandray
Roadmap to Adventure Series
Have you or are you considering traveling or perhaps moving abroad? With the COVID-19 pandemic you might feel a bit frustrated or even that these dreams are no longer an option for you. Certainly, Coronavirus changes things; however, it is important to recognize that this pandemic and the challenges it poses to traveling and moving abroad are only temporary. If this is your dream, it absolutely makes sense to start thinking and planning ahead now.
What you are about to hear is my new series called Roadmap to Adventure, that is intended to help you do just that.
This Week’s Episode
What do having itchy feet, being a free spirit, and liking being on the fringes of society have in common? These characteristics all describe Veronique Mandray whose experiences living outside her home country, intrigue and inspire. Check out this Roadmap to Adventure episode where she recounts her unconventional stories of living abroad.
Bio
Veronique Mandray is a tour guide who specializes in guiding French speaking tourists in Sydney and Australia. She was born and raised in Saint-Die-des-Vosges, in Lorraine which is in North-East of France. It is a small town in a mountainous area. As a teenager, Veronique felt her world was too small, she could not wait to broaden her horizons. She started to travel and thought there was no life worth living without it. Traveling was her passion. After her first flight at age 18, she went to India, Israel, Egypt, New York, Nepal and a few countries in Europe. She got a job working as stewardess on a German cruise ship along the Rhine river for a season, going from Basel to Rotterdam. That was just a beginning. When she finished her studies in Paris, she decided to move abroad at the age of 24. Since then she has lived in two countries and learned another language. She has now spent more time abroad than in her birth country. Through it all she has learned how to adapt and live the life she has chosen with no room for regrets and now she can’t wait to share her insights with you.
