Solo Travel for Black Women: Cultural Adaptation, Dating, and Mental Health Abroad w/ Christina Jane #119

Curious about what it’s really like to embrace solo travel as a Black woman, navigate dating abroad, and adjust to life in unfamiliar cultures?

Join us as Christina, creator of the popular travel blog, Being Christina Jane, shares her transformative journey. From her first solo trip to Ghana to her current life abroad in Doha, she navigates dating, adapts to new cultures, and prioritizes mental health.

In this episode, Christina opens up about the highs, lows, and everything in between. Discover how she found patience and community in Ghana, and learn her insights on dating abroad, adapting to cultural norms, and setting personal boundaries.

We also discuss the importance of mental health while living an extraordinary life abroad. Christina shares how she stays grounded and balances the image we project online with who we truly are.

Whether you're curious about solo travel, life overseas, or simply need a mental health check-in, this episode offers practical advice and plenty of inspiration.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• What do you do when all your fears happen on your first trip
• Daily life in Doha
• How to maintain good mental health while living overseas
• Life lessons learned in Ghana

RESOURCES:
Connect with Christina: Being Christina Jane Website, Instagram
⚡ ROUND BOOK: All About Love by Bell Hooks

EPISODE DETAILS:
8:30 - Sometimes all of your fears can happen in one trip.and you can learn to make it work.learn to problem, solve and learn.

13:50 - Especially in the online space, who we really are and  who people perceive us to be are sometimes very different.

14:54 - Mental health is an important part of life, no matter  where you are.

18:27 - You don't know what's on the other side if you don't go 

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