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She's So Lucky

Leaving The U.S., Conscious Spending, and Moving Through Faith with Monique Melton

She's So Lucky

She's So Lucky

Balancedblackgirl, Self-improvement, #Shessolucky, Balancedles, Business, Entrepreneurship, Lesalfred, Education

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Have you ever thought about living somewhere permanently after a vacation? I’ve been curious about the process, however, the idea of moving permanently to another country has always sounded intimidating to me. In today's episode, I’m sitting down with my friend, Monique Melton– educator, author, podcast host, and expat currently living in Spain.

Monique is sharing her thoughts on becoming an expat, living outside the U.S. as a Black American, and relocating her family to experience new cultures.

We also talk about:

  • Opening yourself up to cultures and lifestyles that aren’t your own
  • Consumerism and living with less
  • Monique’s experiences leaving the church and her relationship with faith ever since
  • Asking people for help– in work, relationships, future plans, and more


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0:00.0

The following podcast is a dear media production.

0:04.0

Thank you so much for joining me for Balance Black Girl

0:12.0

Podcast. My name is Les. I'm your host and Balas Black Girl is the

0:15.3

place to be if you're trying to be healthy, happy, thriving because that's

0:17.7

exactly what we talk about every week on this podcast. And I'm actually

0:22.3

really excited to welcome back a guest

0:24.7

who has been on the show before, but a lot has happened since the last time she was here.

0:30.0

So please join me in welcoming back,ique Melton, mother, entrepreneur, anti-racism

0:36.4

educator, podcast host, and just wonderful human.

0:40.3

Welcome back, Mo?

0:41.4

Thank you for having me.

0:42.4

I feel so, like I, I remember our first episode,

0:46.0

I feel like it was years ago.

0:47.1

It was 2019.

0:48.4

That was so long ago.

0:49.7

So long.

0:50.3

Like ancient.

0:51.9

And now look at you you like glow up.

0:55.0

Look at you. Okay we got to talk about so much.

0:59.0

We do.

1:00.0

First, when you were last on the show you were still living in D.C. I remember... I was still living in the Americas. I was still living in the Americas. Tell the people where you're living now. Now I'm in Spain. I'm in a whole other continent. Yes. Like whoa I never in 2019 right I would have never thought

1:18.1

never not no so how did you move to Spain how How did that come to be? So I actually I hosted a retreat in 2019

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