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L8night with ChoccyA conversation with Kelly Sorensen_ON THE BEACH SURF SHOP_Episode #3STRAIGHT OUTTA FRESNO!!This week’s guest grew up in Fresno and his family was in the agricultural business. He was a Skateboarder and spent his summers at Kennolyn Camp in Soquel Mountains of Santa Cruz. Sundays were spent on the beach, where Kelly found his love of Surfing. One summer he found himself at Portola Surf Shop owned and operated by Mike Locatelli. Fast forward a couple of years he partnered with Locatelli and opened On The Beach Surf Shop. Since 1986 Kelly Sorensen has been providing the best selection of products and excellent customer service. Like mo...2024-03-291h 04
The Growth Guide: Self-Improvement | Greatness | Impact | Creators | FI |Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier with Kevin KellyKevin Kelly is a senior maverick at Wired, an award-winning magazine he co-founded in 1993. He joined us today to talk about his book, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier, a book of 450 modern proverbs for good living.Kevin shares his wisdom and insights on a variety of topics, including the importance of taking sabbaticals to avoid burnout, the power of deliberate practice in expanding our response to stimuli, and the necessity of change in a fast-paced world. From hiring practices to the value of saying no politely, Kevin's perspective is thought-provoking a...2023-11-071h 00
Her Expat RetirementUpdate: Does Google Voice Work with Wise & Stripe, My Shingles Vaccine Side Effects & Why I'm Delaying My Trip to Thailand and The Philippines for NowIn this episode, Kelly gives an update on trying to use Google Voice for Two-Factor Authorizations (2FA) with Wise and Stripe, and what she's been up, including side-effects from a shingles vaccination and why she's decided to delay her trip to The Philippines and Thailand for possibly another year.2023-07-2324 minHer Expat RetirementCan You Get A Thailand Elite Visa If You Ever Filed Bankruptcy?Kelly Portola discusses whether or not someone can legally get a Thailand Elite Visa if they have ever filed for bankruptcy, with the answer given by a Thai law firm, as well as having been given bad advice by a western Thailand visa agent who advised her to lie to the Thai government and what the consequences could have been for doing so.2023-06-2713 minHer Expat RetirementWhy Expats Should NOT Use Google Voice or VPNs & What to Use InsteadKelly Portola discusses why expats should NOT use Google Voice and VPNs abroad, and her personal colossal failure trying them, as well as reviewing ExpressVPN, Airalo.com, Mint Mobile, Tello, Ubigi.com, TrueMove and Swappa.com for phone and data plan options for expats and where to buy good
used phones abroad.2023-06-0621 minHer Expat RetirementWhat Kind Of Woman Does It Take To Retire Abroad Alone? Five Traits You Should Probably HaveKelly Portola discusses 5 personality traits she thinks a woman should have in order to be happy moving alone as a solo retired expat living abroad, which you probably haven't heard before -- based on her own experience moving to Mexico to retire in her 40's, intending to retire early at the time (which didn't work out).2023-05-2918 minHer Expat RetirementThe Philippines vs. Thailand For A Solo Retired Woman And Why I Chose Thailand for NowKelly Portola discusses why women and men expats' needs are different, especially regarding romantic relationships & why she boiled down her choices of which country to move to for the rest of her life to The Philippines and Thailand and why she chose Thailand for now -- from visas, safety, affordability, healthcare to shipping household goods and quality nursing homes.2023-05-2330 minHer Expat RetirementWhy a Solo Retired American Woman is Moving to Thailand for the Rest of Her Life: Part Four: Safety: How the House America Initiative is Putting the Homeless Into Apartment Buildings With Our SeniorsPart Four and the final episode in this series of Kelly Portola's story about why she is leaving America to move to Thailand for the rest of her life, as a 67 year old retired low-income senior. In this episode, Kelly discusses the new House America Initiative, which is moving homeless individuals into senior apartment buildings with senior citizens who have never been homeless, resulting in America's low-income seniors being put at risk for their own safety, with nowhere left to move to in America, anymore, where they can afford to live -- and also be safe. And how Thailand is...2023-05-2322 minHer Expat RetirementWhy a Solo Retired American Woman is Moving to Thailand for the Rest of Her Life: Part Three: The Alarming Epidemic of Fraudulent Involuntary Conservatorships of American Seniors (and Our Lack of ProPart Three of Kelly Portola's storyabout why she is leaving America to move to Thailand for the rest of her life, as a 67 year old retired low-income senior. In this episode, Kelly discusses how seniors are being placed under involuntary conservatorships at an alarming rate, and how these conservatorships/guardianships are often done with the intention of stealing the elder's money and property and how our laws in America are not protecting them.2023-05-2326 minHer Expat RetirementWhy a Solo Retired American Woman is Moving to Thailand for the Rest of Her Life: Part Two: American Nursing Homes (and Why They're So Much Better in Thailand)Part Two of Kelly Portola's story about why she is leaving America to move to Thailand for the rest of her life, as a 67 year old retired low-income senior. In this episode, Kelly discusses the restrictions imposed on Americans in order to qualify for any nursing home coverage under Medicaid, and the terrible quality
of care baby boomers are likely to receive in any care home facility in America -- and how wonderful and affordable the care homes and caregiver options are in
Thailand, in comparison. 2023-05-2223 minHer Expat RetirementWhy a Solo Retired American Woman is Moving to Thailand for the Rest of Her Life: Part One: Freedom from the Burden of Government BenefitsPart One of Kelly Portola's story about why she is leaving America to move to Thailand for the rest of her life, as a 67 year old retired low-income senior. In this episode, Kelly discusses how government benefits add burdensome restrictions, privacy intrusions and stigma, which disproportionately affect women in America, and how moving to Thailand will afford her the ability to hold her head up high again by being able to afford a better life, all while being able to pay for it out of pocket without the need for government benefits and handouts.2023-05-2222 minHer Expat RetirementHer Expat Retirement Podcast TrailerAre you a solo woman considering retirement abroad? Having a difficult time finding any examples of women doing just that? Well, Kelly Portola is here to fill that void as a solo American 67 year old woman, living on a very small fixed income, getting ready to retire in Thailand for the rest of her life. Come along for her last great adventure and learn everything you need to know to make the decision for yourself of whether or not retiring abroad is right for you. 2023-05-0501 min