SEASON 1 EPISODE 6 |Flourish in the Foreign - Black Women Living & Thriving Abroad

In this episode of Flourish in the Foreign, Karla shares her serial ex-pat journey, how she has landed jobs abroad, her experience as a Black woman in Asia and some tips on how to go abroad as a career professional.

Episode Transcript

Did you know that “[p]eople who balance multiple cultures at once because they have grown up in different places are called Third Culture Kids”? [Source]

Meet Karla

Karla A. Fraser is a current ex-pat, global educator, educational consultant, ex-pat career coach, & entrepreneur. She is also the founder of Roseapple Global, LLC. Her story to date includes being a third culture kid (TCK) in Jamaica. Karla has lived in six countries (the USA, Jamaica, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Commonwealth of Dominica, and Singapore).

In 2019, Karla officially expanded her portfolio by becoming an ex-pat career coach and entrepreneur by founding Roseapple Global, LLC. The accumulated experiences over the nine years internationally have equipped her with the in-depth knowledge needed to prepare and guide aspiring, new, and continuing ex-pats.

Currently, she is in Dhaka, Bangladesh continuing her purpose and passion for working in higher education.

Connect with Karla

Twitter: roseappleglobal
FB: Roseapple Global
Instagram: roseapple.global
LinkedIn: kamfraser

This Episode Covers:

The effects of growing up as a “Third Culture Kid” (TCK)
Moving abroad as a career professional
Working in international higher education
Living & working in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Dominica, Malaysia, Singapore & the UAE
How to successfully transition your career abroad
How to develop & exhibit cultural sensitivity