Moving abroad isn’t just for the young and untethered. In this elegant, grounded conversation, Mickelle and Move to Europe visa expert Travis Drews explore how clarity beats fear and how language programs, scholarships, and student visas create legal, affordable pathways to Europe at any age and stage.

Travis shares his Peregrine story from Texas to Berlin - DJ, remote tech, founder - and why the frame isn’t “hard vs. easy,” but “which path fits you, and how do we walk it.” Together, they unpack integration with grace: start the language before you land, honor local norms, and let the place change you.

They also champion community as the quiet superpower where tiny, make‑or‑break questions meet real‑time answers, and small smart steps compound into a life that feels both rooted and free.

In this episode:

• Student visas, scholarships, and language study as real entry paths

• The arc: study → job seeker → job → residency → citizenship

• Why “move toward” beats fleeing fear

• Learn the language early; be a guest who plays by local rules

• Community for forms, timing, and the unknowns

• Europe’s openness to education and what that reveals

If “someday” is calling, start with one elegant step. For more on Travis Drews, visit The Global Citizen Hub.

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This Most Replayed Episode returns to a conversation that feels especially timely. Mickelle and Dr. Kaisu Koskela explore the gap between the rise of remote work and the Visas and Countries still catching up.

Kaisu breaks down why many digital nomad visas are modeled like migration permits: slow, rigid, and out of sync with people who are already moving. The shift, though, is underway. As governments recognize remote workers as long-term contributors, not just tourists, better policy becomes not only possible, but inevitable. Kaisu outlines what that can look like: a “funnel” from short stays to deeper contribution, clearer permission to work remotely while visiting, and residency pathways that reflect modern, globally distributed work.

For the full conversation, head to the episode page, where you’ll also find more about Dr. Kaisu and the work she’s doing: https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-071

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In this episode, Mickelle sits down with Andrea Jansen, Amsterdam-based designer and founder of Kama by Andrea, to explore what it looks like when creativity, spirituality, and devotion become something you can actually wrap around a life transition. Andrea shares the origin of the name Kama, rooted in Kamadeva, India’s “Cupid” and why her work is ultimately about love made tangible, not trend cycles.

Together they unpack Andrea’s path from fashion design and years in art direction/product design (often in the baby + children space) into a deeper calling: creating “modern sacred garments” that honour birth as both practical and profoundly mythic. The conversation moves through symbolism, Andrea’s holy bird as a bridge between heaven and earth, wings spread in protection around a baby’s name and why these rituals matter, with or without religion.

They also widen the lens on “sustainability,” arguing it isn’t only materials and labels, it’s meaning, longevity, small-batch integrity, and choices that reduce waste because objects become keepsakes. Andrea speaks candidly about producing ethically at small scale, the pricing pressures of the current system, and her desire to keep sacred design accessible.

in this episode

• Why Kama (Kamadeva) + Andrea’s deep connection to India

• Birth blankets/capes as ceremony: naming, protection, transition

• The “holy bird” symbol + how Andrea designs through deep knowing

• Reframing sustainability: sacred = kept, not discarded

• Small-batch ethics, pricing realities, and questioning the system

• The heroine’s journey, slowness, and trusting creative purpose

Find Andrea at https://kamabyandrea.com and in Amsterdam at Atelier Hop.

For a special listener offer, visit https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-080. Follow House of Peregrine at https://www.houseofperegrine.com.

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