Finding Home in a Life Without Borders - A Conversation with Sam Frearson Tubito

What does home really mean when you’ve lived across eight countries before adulthood? How do you create stability in a life defined by movement? In this episode, Mickelle sits down with Sam Frearson Tubito, global nomad, memoirist, and author of Beneath a Borrowed Sky, to explore what it means to belong when home isn’t a single place - but a feeling.

Raised in a whirlwind of international relocations as the daughter of a global banker, Sam grew up shifting between continents, cultures, and languages. From the Caribbean to Africa, Asia, and Europe, her childhood was shaped by constant adaptation. But when it came time to raise her own family, she made a conscious decision: to give her children the gift of stability within the movement, rather than apart from it.

Together, she and Mickelle discuss the complex layers of identity, the unique challenges of raising third-culture kids, and the trade-offs - both seen and unseen - that come with a globally nomadic life. They also explore what it takes to build a deep-rooted sense of home, even when the world is your playground.