{"id":200020,"date":"2025-08-12T11:38:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamfayed.com\/?p=200020"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:38:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:38:34","slug":"living-abroad-and-being-in-kurdistan-during-the-rise-of-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamfayed.com\/it\/podcast\/living-abroad-and-being-in-kurdistan-during-the-rise-of-isis\/","title":{"rendered":"Living abroad and being in Kurdistan during the rise of ISIS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matt has spent most of the past two decades abroad as an expat. In this episode, he shared his expat journey and what he has learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>00:00 Preview<br>00:25 Intro<br>00:44 His journey as an expat<br>02:02 Being in Kurdistan during the rise of ISIS<br>04:31 Matt\u2019s career overseas<br>07:56 Adapting to different cultures<br>14:16 Changes in Saudi Arabia<br>20:30 Living and working in Saudi Arabia<br>23:04 Plans for the future<br>28:01 Staying in a place for too long<br>30:30 Learning languages when you are abroad<br>35:16 Best places he has lived in<br>36:56 Advice to his younger self<br>44:20 Mental health in the expat community<br>50:05 Closing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Living abroad and being in Kurdistan during the rise of ISIS!\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0lTWj0JYduc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Siete afflitti dall'indecisione finanziaria? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/adamfayed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Adam-Fayed-Contact_CTA3-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117505\" style=\"width:683px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adamfayed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Adam-Fayed-Contact_CTA3-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/adamfayed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Adam-Fayed-Contact_CTA3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adamfayed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Adam-Fayed-Contact_CTA3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adamfayed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Adam-Fayed-Contact_CTA3-scaled.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/adamfayed.com\/it\/become-adams-client\/\">Diventa mio cliente<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/adamfayed.com\/it\/good-match-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fare il quiz sull'idoneit\u00e0 del cliente<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/adamfayed.com\/it\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contatto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adam \u00e8 un autore riconosciuto a livello internazionale in materia finanziaria con oltre 830 milioni di visualizzazioni di risposte su Quora, un libro molto venduto su Amazon e un contributo su Forbes.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt has spent most of the past two decades abroad as an expat. 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