E134: Bryan McInnis knows all about the temptations of the expat bubble

In this episode, I’m speaking with Bryan McInnis, who moved from the United States to Kampala, Uganda with his wife and two daughters.

Every immigrant has felt the tension of the pull towards your people as you settle into the new country. The comfort of shared references, familiar jokes, conversations that don’t require any literal or cultural translation.

Bryan McInnis was no different. But he and his wife left the United States specifically to give their kids a more robust picture of the world. You can’t do that if you only hang out in the expat bubble.

And so 6+ months into life in Kampala, Bryan’s learning about cultural differences that only show up if you dig in.

Bryan and I chat about:

• What it’s like to move the United States to Uganda

• The trip that kicked off everything

• The Ugandan entrepreneurial impulse that defies the “Africa is slow” stereotype

• What it means to raise third-culture children

• Why he thinks his family is more intentional now than ever