From Down Under to Down South
From Down Under to Down South is a twice-weekly reflection from an Australian making a life in the American South.
After moving from Australia to Tennessee in 2018, I began noticing the subtle cultural differences most people miss — the way politeness sounds different, the way goodbyes stretch longer, the way everyday moments quietly reveal what’s different.
Some episodes explore those contrasts directly. Others are quiet stories from the week — conversations and small moments that say something bigger.
It’s not outrage or culture wars. And it’s not a travel diary. It’s simply one Australian perspective on life between two countries.
If you’ve ever lived overseas, loved two places at once, or found yourself caught between familiar and foreign — you’ll feel at home here.
New episodes are released twice weekly as part of the broader From Down Under to Down South series across podcast and YouTube.
From Down Under to Down South
This Week in America - Warmth & Steadiness
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This Week in America: Warmth & Steadiness
This weekend, Brianna turned seven.
Fifteen kids. Rain outside. Glinda from Wicked in the living room. And somewhere between glitter arguments and polite doorway goodbyes, I heard a sentence I’ve come to understand differently since moving to America:
“We should do this again.”
In this episode, I reflect on warmth versus follow-through — watching one daughter thrive, another quietly absorb disappointment, and having an unexpected conversation about family history with a fellow dad that stretched back across oceans and generations.
Belonging isn’t always loud.
Sometimes it’s built quietly.
Through repetition.
Through showing up.
Through being there when you say you will.
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