David Zamora left Colombia for South Africa in 2013 with one main goal: to learn English.

In this episode of Home, Again, he shares what it was like to arrive with limited language, take restaurant work to practise English, stand up for his dignity, and build a life over 11 years in South Africa. He also reflects on meeting his wife Michelle, moving to Ireland, and discovering how each country shaped his confidence, relationships, and sense of self.

A thoughtful conversation about migration, language, work, love, and the courage it takes to begin again.

*EPISODE NOTE: This episode has been edited with many cuts due to problems with the interview recording. It however seeks to share David's story in as much depth as possible.

Moving to another country is difficult. Doing it while pregnant, learning a new language, rebuilding your life, and becoming a parent at the same time changes everything.

In this episode of Home, Again!, Shelby Norment shares her journey from the United States to Chile after falling in love, starting a family, and choosing a very different future for her son.

Shelby reflects on identity, isolation, motherhood, language barriers, culture shock, dependence, guilt, resilience, and the quiet emotional realities of starting over abroad. She speaks openly about leaving family behind, navigating pregnancy in a foreign healthcare system, losing independence, and slowly rebuilding belonging one conversation at a time.

This conversation explores what happens when relocation strips life back to the basics and forces you to grow in ways you never expected.

Topics include motherhood abroad, immigration, language learning, identity shifts, cultural adaptation, loneliness, resilience, family, and rebuilding life in Chile.

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What happens when relocation changes more than your address?

In this episode of Home, Again!, illustrator and storyboard artist Pete Woo reflects on leaving South Africa for the United Kingdom and the unexpected personal shifts that followed.

Pete shares the reality behind rebuilding life abroad after leaving behind a settled home, creative identity, family, and familiarity in Cape Town. He speaks openly about grief, hearing loss, confidence, care work, creativity, bisexuality, and the freedom that can come when relocation removes old expectations and allows you to see yourself differently.

This conversation explores belonging, identity, adaptation, and the quiet internal changes that happen when you begin again in another country.

You can find Pete’s work at:

• petewoo.com

• Instagram: @pete_woo

Home, Again is part of Bravely Me, supporting people through life transitions, identity shifts, relocation, grief, and relationship change.