Episode 14: Extending Hospitality Cross-Culturally with Julie (The Serviette)
One of the more intimidating things about living cross-culturally is when you decide to start inviting people into your home. Our minds tend to go into overthinking mode with all sorts of questions: “What if they don’t feel comfortable? What if they don’t like the food I prepare for them? Is this halal? Do I need to make room to sit on the floor or in chairs?” Fortunately, Julie, the writer behind The Serviette, puts our minds to ease about the topic of hosting others in our home. She opens up about her own experiences—as well as insecurities—when it comes to being a hospitable expat and helps us to remember that it’s really about making more room in your heart, schedule, and lives for those around you. It has much less to do with the space available in your home or whether you can prepare the best meal. Be sure to keep listening after the interview as more women chime in with their experiences of having people in their homes.Don't forget you can listen and subscribe on iTunes or Spotify. If you leave us a review we will be happy! happy! happy! It's so easy, right from your phone.
If you would like to keep up with Julie, there are a few ways to do that:Find her on
.Check her out on
.Go read her blog,
(and find the other ways you can be in touch with her).Some of our favorite posts for The Serviette:
Understanding Cultural Differences in Hospitality
Hospitality without Complaining
Table Games that Work Well Cross-Culturally
Recipe: Butter Chicken for a Crowd
Essay: How We're Reclaiming Sundays for Hospitality
If you would like to find our other friends who shared their hospitality story, find them on their blogs or Instagram:Annetta Bosakova in Slovakia on
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Beauty is in the Eye of the Camera
.Kary Pyo in South Korea on
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.Stacey in Peru on
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.Emily Jackson recently repatriated from China on
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.Kate Moala in The Cook Islands on
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