What does it take to pack up your life at 21 and move to a country your parents can't even pronounce correctly?

Rachael Bassey, a 30-year-old entrepreneur who has visited over 30 countries and built her own research company while living in Slovenia for nine years. Rachael shares her journey from working for AIESEC to starting her own business after a toxic employer tried to control her visa status. She discusses the challenges of being a solo female traveler, the realities of running a business as a foreigner, and what it's like being a Black woman in Slovenia. From hiking the Italian Alps to navigating European bureaucracy, Rachael's story covers the practical and emotional sides of choosing independence over comfort.

Tune in to hear how one woman turned uncertainty into opportunity and created the life she wanted on her own terms.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Moving to Slovenia at 21, traveling to 30+ countries, being a Black woman in Europe
• Rachael’s experience in starting a research company
• Leaving toxic employment, making decisions without parental approval, taking calculated risks
• Differences between Nigeria and Slovenia, dating as a Black woman abroad, community vs individualism
• Hiking challenges, solo adventures, finding intrinsic motivation

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• LinkedIn | Rachael Bassey
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/bassey.rachael
• AIESEC in Slovenia Website | https://aiesec.org/

BEST MOMENTS:

"I think when you're 21 and you don't have anything to lose, you just go for it. And I think it's really my advice to young people, do all the daring things that you can."

"When you're going to start something, find your why. Find your big why. Because when hits the fan that big, why is the thing that's gonna help you to continue to move forward."

"I became responsible for my own permits, my permanent residence, everything else. Like, I just told myself, if there's one thing I know is I would never wake up one day and say, I'm going to school, screw myself over, and really, it's the best thing ever."

"you don't want somebody else's energy interfering with that. When I fear energy, because when that fear energy starts to come in, regardless who it's coming from, especially if it's a mom that is, like, fierce."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website | www.thereikihealingcoach.com
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754
• LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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