in Mexico with Roxana Bangura
SEASON 7 EPISODE 14 |Flourish in the Foreign - Black Women Living & Thriving Abroad
Meet Roxana
Roxana Bangura is a journalist by profession and a global citizen by heart. She successfully raised a polyglot daughter in Mexico and has a true passion for migration and improving the human condition.
Connect with Roxana
Website: www.bangurastrategicsolutions.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxana-bangura-a0b783a0/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxana.bangura/
What resources (books, blogs, services, apps) did you utilize to help you go abroad & thrive abroad?
Local community friends, I volunteered to teach ESL at a church to Mexican and other Spanish speakers to have an understanding of where I was moving to. I used Facebook groups like Black People Living Abroad and Black People in Mexico, etc. YouTube was also a resource.
What's something you wish people would ask you about your life abroad?
How much better my life has gotten, and how much more I appreciate my life and love for myself.
What wellness practices/mindset shifts have you adopted to support your wellness, sustainability, and longevity abroad?
I truly understand that NO is a whole sentence. I surround myself with those on similar paths in life to me. I have all my health practitioners on my WhatsApp. I visit traditional healing places here in Mexico. I understand that I must remain humble, flexible, and adaptable as a guest in another country. This keeps me sustained and successful abroad.
What is the motto (affirmation, prayer, poem, song lyrics, etc.) that you live by?
What you want is on the other side of your fear.
This Episode Covers:
Family Background and Immigrant Journey
Pursuing Journalism and International Relations
Experiences in London
Challenges in Ghana and Family Dynamics
Planning a New Life in Mexico
Discovering Afro-Mexican History
Adjusting to Life in Mexico
Navigating Employment in Mexico
Living Abroad and Preserving Wellness
Complexities of Identity and Stereotypes
Blackness and Erasure in Latin America
Aging Gracefully Abroad
Black Girl Soft Life
Liberation Through Migration
Episode Credits:
Christine Job-Creator & Host
Zachary Higgs-Theme Music
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