Teen Life in Europe: Dylan on School, Friends, Travel and Growing Up Abroad
We recorded this episode to let Dylan talk honestly about what it has been like growing up in Europe after moving here at age nine. He has now spent half his life abroad and shares how that experience has shaped school, friendships, travel and daily life in ways that feel very different from growing up in the US.
This episode is a straightforward conversation about what changed, what was hard at first and what now feels normal after years of living in Italy and the Netherlands. It is an inside look at life abroad from a teenager’s point of view rather than a parent’s.
Episode Summary
Dylan talks about moving to Europe as a kid and what it was like adjusting to a new country at an age where most friendships and routines are still forming. He shares how school feels different, how friendships work in an international environment and how his perspective has shifted after growing up between cultures.
We talk about what surprised him most when he first moved, how his sense of independence developed and how travel became a normal part of life rather than something occasional. He also reflects on what feels different now when he visits the US and how living abroad has shaped the person he is becoming.
This is a relaxed conversation with honest answers about growing up overseas, the good parts and the difficult parts and what daily life actually looks like for a teenager who has spent half his life in Europe.
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