Design Her Travel
Do you feel most alive when exploring new parts of the world? Do you dream of living a life filled with adventure, connection, and purpose?
If so, you’re in right place! Design Her Travel is the podcast that inspires you to turn those dreams into reality.
Hosted by global nomad Kim Anderson, this podcast is your weekly source of travel tips, fascinating stories, and actionable advice. Whether you’re dreaming of your first solo trip, planning your next family adventure, or searching for ways to design an intentional life full of travel, Design Her Travel has something for you.
Each episode takes you behind the scenes of extraordinary journeys, from travelers who’ve walked the globe, rowed across oceans, written best-selling books and created success as digital nomads and travel entrepreneurs.
Through a mix of guest interviews and solo episodes, you’ll get real-world tips, heartfelt stories, and the kind of inspiration that’ll have you turning your travel dreams into reality.
Meet Kim:
Her solo travels have taken her to over 40 countries and across countless oceans, and her unique experiences—like sailing the world despite not seeing the ocean until age 12—prove that transformation happens when you step out of your comfort zone. Her passion for adventure and community led her to create Design Her Travel group trips for like-minded women, offering you the chance to explore the world with a built-in travel tribe of lifelong friends.
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Design Her Travel
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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