Small Town Wisconsin to Seville Sun | A Returnee's Global Journey | Journey Home - Stories of Cultural Explorers and Returnees
About this episode
Stephanie Jahn shares her journey from a small town in Wisconsin to becoming a relocation specialist in Seville, Spain.
In this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Stephanie Jahn, an American expat who traded the snowy landscapes of Wisconsin for the vibrant, sun-drenched streets of Seville, Spain. Our conversation couldn't have started better, diving straight into her unique upbringing in a tiny Wisconsin town with no stoplight and a gas station as the primary grocery store! (01:09) It immediately struck me how different her world was from the bustling metropolis she now calls home. Stephanie's journey to Spain began with a college study abroad semester in Seville, sparking a fascination with Europe's rich history and diverse cultures. I was particularly interested in how she navigated the transition from textbook Spanish to the rapid-fire, often abbreviated Andalusian dialect. We shared a laugh over the common struggles of language learning, from misinterpreting simple phrases like "over there" (22:11) to the sheer frustration of a witty one-liner getting lost in translation before you can even form the words. My personal takeaway? There is "no bigger enemy for learning a new language than your ego" (01:11:00), a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with from my own German learning…
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