House of Peregrine

Choosing a primary school is one of the first and most emotionally charged decisions families face when relocating to the Netherlands. In this most‑played moment from Episode 026, Mickelle revisits a standout conversation with Annebet van Mameren of New2NL, whose decade of experience supporting international families brings calm, clarity, and perspective to the process.

Together, they explore why children’s happiness is foundational...

Mickelle is joined by Shellee Howard of CollegeReadyPlan (collegereadyplan.com) for a calm, practical masterclass on getting teens “university ready” without signing up for years of debt. With four kids through college debt‑free (and deep experience across the US + Europe), Shellee makes the process feel both elevated and doable.

Her North Star is identity: when a student knows who they are, what matters, and can prove it, they wast...

Moving across borders changes who we are and how our kids learn. In this very current, eye opening  conversation, Mickelle sits down with award‑winning teacher and author Jessica Lander to unpack what real belonging looks like in schools: not a vibe, a design. From reframing “English first” to seeing multilingual students as the cultural navigators they already are, Jessica brings clarity, hope, and practical wisdom.

We explore her ...

Moving abroad isn’t just for the young and untethered. In this elegant, grounded conversation, Mickelle and Move to Europe visa expert Travis Drews explore how clarity beats fear and how language programs, scholarships, and student visas create legal, affordable pathways to Europe at any age and stage.

Travis shares his Peregrine story from Texas to Berlin - DJ, remote tech, founder - and why the frame isn’t “hard vs. easy,” but “wh...

This Most Replayed Episode returns to a conversation that feels especially timely. Mickelle and Dr. Kaisu Koskela explore the gap between the rise of remote work and the Visas and Countries still catching up.

Kaisu breaks down why many digital nomad visas are modeled like migration permits: slow, rigid, and out of sync with people who are already moving. The shift, though, is underway. As governments recognize remote workers as long...

In this episode, Mickelle sits down with Andrea Jansen, Amsterdam-based designer and founder of Kama by Andrea, to explore what it looks like when creativity, spirituality, and devotion become something you can actually wrap around a life transition. Andrea shares the origin of the name Kama, rooted in Kamadeva, India’s “Cupid” and why her work is ultimately about love made tangible, not trend cycles.

Together they unpack Andrea’s p...

This week we’re talking about somatic healing again.  It resonated with us so much that we’ve brought this one back.  This is a clip from our conversation with Amanda MacRae and is part of our “Most Played” series.Landing in a new country (or moving through any big life transition) can leave you feeling ungrounded - even when everything looks “fine” on paper. In this clip, Mickelle and Amanda explore why change creates change, and ...

Have you ever had a life that looked perfect on paper but felt quietly wrong? Mickelle sits down with Jordan Tarver (bestselling author and change thinker) to explore the moment you realize your “right life” is calling, and what it takes to answer.

Jordan shares the intuitive origin story behind You Deserve This Sh!t—a title that arrived with full-body chills and how solo travel became an initiation into deeper self-awareness. Toget...

“Community” has become the internet’s most overused word—flattened into a marketing perk or something you are part of after you but a product you “join”. Here's the disconnect: access isn’t community, and belonging isn’t something a brand can sell. Real community is relational, embodied and an ancient human technology—reciprocity, contribution & knowing you are part of something bigger than yourself—it's relationships in motion...

As we close out 2025, Mickelle sits down for an intimate reflection on everything House of Peregrine has built this year not as a highlight reel, but as a love letter to the beautiful, complicated life we're all navigating abroad.

This year didn't emerge from strategy. It came from late-night messages asking "does everyone feel this way?" It came from vibe coding sessions where we built software side by side, and f...

From Copenhagen to Dubai, Ghana to Portugal, Mariam Navaid Ottimofiore shares the shift that transformed her life as a globally mobile family and helped each move feel intentional and  how each place becomes a layer of who we are—shaping our views on everything from taxation to tolerance. She brings us into the world of linguistic empathy and explains why speaking multiple languages doesn't just open doors, it creates different...

Ever feel “lucky” abroad and yet you don’t know how you will keep everything in the air? This episode names that tension and gives you the tools you need to break through to the next level.

Mickelle sits down with International Psychologist and Elite Performance coach Karina Lagarrigue.   Karina maps the hidden character traits and hidden costs of the internationally mobile: highly sensitive nervous systems, shifting roles, and the ...

The divorce rate among couples abroad is significantly higher than averae so even if you are happily coupled it is wise to be familiar with the complexities and pitfalls of international divorce and the documents and agreements that are essential before you leave your home country. Magali van Maanen, an esteemed divorce lawyer and mediator with nearly two decades of experience at De Boorder Advocaten in Amsterdam gives us an overvi...

In this episode, Mickelle sits down with Sophie Duong, a fully qualified European Financial Adviser, London-born daughter of Vietnamese refugees, and Barcelona-based risk whisperer on how to decode how to build a globally flexible life without sacrificing your future. Sophie manages €40M+ for 120 clients and brings a calm, human approach to cross-border money: simple language, rigorous planning, and zero shame.

They unpack the reali...

Landing in a new country can lock you into “go mode.” In this practical conversation, Mickelle and guest Erin Frobenius reframe survival energy: it’s useful at the start but it shouldn’t become your lifestyle.

Erin offers simple shifts that feel luxurious in their ease: budget your energy (some days two tasks equal ten), step outside daily, breathe, and choose presence over perfection. And act as if you’re staying - buy the plant.

Th...

Prepare for a profound journey of transformation as Mickelle Weber, host of the House of Peregrine podcast, welcomes Lara Ferreira, the visionary coach and founder of Mindful Experiences. Lara unveils her remarkable odyssey from the demanding corporate world in Brazil to a pivotal burnout in the Netherlands, a crisis that wasn't an end, but a powerful initiation into purpose and holistic well-being. This illuminating conversation c...

In this Most Played cut from Episode 64, Mickelle sits down with TEDx speaker and Resilience Mentor, Nina Aziz Justin, to unpack the Resilience Equation: time × beginner’s mindset, raised to the power of incremental action. Through her journey as a founder and mother to a child with a rare neurological condition, Nina shows how to build “inner scaffolding” and a custom life that can flex with change.

They challenge hustle-as-sufferi...

Mickelle sits down with American photographer Darren Smith, House of Peregrine’s Featured Artist for 2025–26, to explore Mayflies—his New Coffeetable  book which compiles portraits from gatherings and festivals  like Burning Man, Milkshake, and Día de los Muertos. 

Darren’s roaming studio, giving us Irving Penn vibes, invites his subjects to step out of spectacle for a moment during the event and into intimacy, revealing the entire ...

Parenting abroad can crack us open—in the best way. The lack of influence(and support) from family has a unique signature.  In this episode, Mickelle sits down with parenting educator and Aware Parenting coach Maria Bordallo (aka Mama Maria), founder of Amsterdam’s Baby Fair, to explore secure attachment, intergenerational patterns, and why our nervous systems are the true foundation of family life. From leaving a role at the Bill ...