What happens when your friend trades barbecue and baseball for tapas and tax breaks? You get The Expatriate Act — a sun-drenched cocktail of wanderlust, jet lag, and a few linguistic train wrecks. Clifton and Shay touch down in Barcelona to catch up with globe-hopping friend Todd Cowen, who’s been collecting passports, perspectives, and a few “napkin” scandals along the way.

From Fort Worth to London to Spain, Todd’s story is one long layover of bold moves and awkward translations. Shay opens up about her own leap from New York to California — a solo flight equal parts bravery and breakdown — while Clifton admits to surfing New York waves like a madman with a longboard on the subway.

Between sips of sangria and talk of “pañales” (that’s diapers, not dinnerware), the trio unpacks what it means to reinvent yourself far from home. It’s about finding your rhythm in a foreign land, fumbling through the language, and realizing that “home” might just be wherever you can order croquettes without embarrassing yourself.

The Expatriate Act is equal parts culture shock, comedy, and confession — proof that sometimes, getting lost abroad is exactly where you find yourself.

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