What happens when you choose adventure over the conventional path, and trust yourself enough to keep going?

In this episode of The Global Girlfriend, we sit down with Jayce Keil, international luxury wedding photographer, former whitewater river guide, outdoor adventurer, and global entrepreneur, to talk about building a life driven by passion, creativity, and freedom.

Jayce shares her journey from guiding multi-day river trips in Moab and ski seasons in Telluride, to traveling the world, falling in love across borders, and building a photography and videography business with her Irish husband that now spans the US and Europe. Together, we dive into what it really takes to create a location-flexible career, navigate international relationships, blend cultures while raising a child, and resist the pressure to “pick just one life.”

This episode is for anyone dreaming of:
• Living and working abroad
• Building a location-independent or creative career
• Navigating love, marriage, and family across cultures
• Choosing adventure over expectations
• Designing a life that doesn’t fit into a single box

Jayce’s story is an honest reminder that you don’t have to follow the script, and that believing in your vision (even when others don’t) can change everything.

🎧 Tune in for inspiration, real talk, and permission to run toward the life you actually want.

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https://jaycekeil.com/

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As we step into a new year, this episode of The Global Girlfriend is all about pausing, reflecting, and dreaming forward.

In this New Year special, we’re looking back at 2025: a year of travel, growth, courage, and unexpected lessons...and setting powerful intentions for 2026. From unforgettable destinations and meaningful cultural moments to behind-the-scenes reflections on building a global podcast and community, this episode is about honoring where you’ve been and getting excited about where you’re going.

We reflect on what travel taught us in 2025—about slowing down, belonging, confidence, and purpose—and share how The Global Girlfriend podcast evolved through conversations centered on global living, love, friendship, and personal expansion. We also express deep gratitude for our listeners, whose messages, stories, and support continue to shape this community.

Looking ahead to 2026, we talk about:

• Dream travel destinations and intentional ways of exploring the world

• Slow travel, deeper cultural immersion, and traveling for meaning, not just content

• New podcast themes, dream guests, and how we want the show to feel next year

• Personal intentions, growth goals, and choosing a word or mantra for the year ahead

This episode is also an invitation to reflect on your own year and step into your Global Girlfriend era, wherever you are in the world. You don’t need a passport to live globally, curiosity, courage, and intention are enough.

Whether you’re planning your next trip, navigating life abroad, or simply craving a sense of expansion and connection, this episode is meant to feel like a hug and a boarding pass.

🎧 Subscribe, share this episode with a fellow global girlfriend, and tag us with your 2026 dreams. Wherever you are in the world, you belong here.

What happens when you listen to the quiet nudge that says there’s more?

In this episode of The Global Girlfriend Podcast, we’re joined by Jaid ( @jaidinthelife ) — a Canadian content creator who packed up her life in Toronto and moved to southern Italy in her 30s on a working holiday visa… without a job, without Italian, and without a long-term plan.

Now living in Bari, Italy, Jaid opens up about what it really looks like to start over abroad: the fear, the freedom, the unexpected love story, and the slow, beautiful shift into a softer pace of life. From restaurant work to wedding planning, solo travel to building community, this conversation is a refreshingly honest look at what happens when you say yes to possibility.

We talk about:

• Moving abroad in your 30s (and why age shouldn’t stop you)

• Following intuition and trusting the “pull” toward something new

• Solo travel as a catalyst for personal growth

• Finding work abroad without speaking the language

• Dating and relationships overseas (yes, Italian men ...)

• Making friends and building community in a new country

• Letting go of hustle culture and embracing a slower life

• Why you don’t need everything figured out to take the leap

If you’ve been dreaming about living abroad, taking a solo trip, or changing your life but fear, timing, or “logic” keeps getting in the way, this episode will remind you that you’re allowed to begin again.

Pour yourself a glass of prosecco and press play. 🍾✨