What's Your Story with Jaime & Stan

Surviving the Unexpected: Adapting to Life's Chaos as a "Third Culture Kid" ft. Maria Garaitonandia

Episode Summary

What happens when life throws you across the globe, shatters your expectations, and tests your resilience as a mother? Cross-cultural expert Maria Garaitonandia reveals how a chaotic upbringing as a "third culture kid" became her secret weapon for navigating sudden medical tragedies, surviving life as a solo entrepreneur, and mastering the unspoken rules of global communication.

Episode Notes

What happens when life throws you across the globe, shatters your expectations, and tests your resilience as a mother? Cross-cultural expert Maria Garaitonandia reveals how a chaotic upbringing as a "third culture kid" became her secret weapon for navigating sudden medical tragedies, surviving life as a solo entrepreneur, and mastering the unspoken rules of global communication.

If you’re interested in:

• Customer service trends and the human connection versus automation.
• The immigrant experience and fleeing Cuba during the Bay of Pigs.
• Growing up as an expatriate in Italy, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.
• The psychology, adaptability, and emotional detachment of "third culture kids."
• Balancing single motherhood, divorce, and international relocation.
• Navigating severe childhood epilepsy, intellectual disabilities, and vagus nerve stimulators.
• Cross-cultural training for corporate executives relocating to foreign environments.
• Cultural communication differences, specifically blunt phrasing versus relationship-based interactions.
• The harsh realities and distinct freedoms of 100% commission entrepreneurship.
• The unique history of the Basque language and Cuban immigration at the turn of the 20th century.

You’ll want to watch this episode.

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CONNECT WITH MARIA GARAITONANDIA
Webpage: https://www.mariagaraitonandia.com/
http://www.globalbridgestraining.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariagaraitonandia/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariagaraitonandia

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@mariagaraitonandia

Book Untangling Communication: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP8C7HRS

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