Hello and welcome, today I want to reflect on the past year at House of Peregrine and give thanks to you, our listeners and community. As of today our podcast is now received over 2000 downloads, a milestone we are really proud of. Congrats to the whole team. And thank you to you, our listeners. As I think back on our year here at House of Peregrine, I am overwhelmed with the incredible growth and innovation we have enjoyed in 2024. What both gets me up in the morning as well as keeps me up at night is that moving to a new country is a deep act of bravery. It is a lot of highs and adrenaline, of course, and a grand adventure. We’re literally living a life many can only dream of. I could talk endlessly about the amazing parts of living abroad. What keeps me up at night is that there are people out there who are going through this alone. Or are not able to bring their unique gifts to the world because of the many moving parts and incredible undertaking it is to keep life moving.

And you’re living abroad. I am also on this journey with you and I am asking the questions, interviewing the people and creating the products that can make living abroad more connected, collaborative, and filled with beauty. This is why I created House of Peregrine so far the way we have with community at the forefront. We’re at the same time building what we like to call the infrastructure level of living abroad in web three. We can now connect people in new and delightful ways. And very powerfully indeed. When you stay in the country you were born in, you can benefit from and thrive on the solid base that exists there within the community. You never have to worry about visas or immigration, currency exchange, lifelong networks for both professional as well as personal growth are built in. But when you live abroad, you’re creating this from scratch. What is hard to remember is that there is an entire population of people who are doing the same. This is why we are creating House of Peregrine. To connect and collaborate with others who are also building life abroad, whether that means you want to live a life that is location independent, is based in multiple places, you want to travel as a lifestyle for a period of time, or you have finally settled in a new country for you, what you hope to be permanently.

You are part of this global community of people who live life on their own terms and want to live in a place or culture that resonates with the life they want to create. So far, this is what we have been up to in 2024 House of Peregrines. Our team grew from two to five this year. We released our web three native app for both members and non members to stay connected, earn rewards and shop in our marketplace.

As well as learn about the ins and outs of living abroad. We found strength in our community. We had many contributions from our Genesis members for projects that help move the mission of House of Peregrine forward. We created 27 new podcast episodes, which resulted in 25 campaigns for our members with discounts, events, guides, and more.

We started the 2024 2025 glow in the now campaign with Laser 314 and had an event with over 10 House of Peregrine business members. Including our artist, Laser314, who came together for an incredible evening with over 50 guests in the heart of Amsterdam. We had exclusive events like our perfume evening, where we imagined new ways to experience identity and scent, as well as reinvention. We had informative events about visas and other essentials when living abroad, like finances, how to stay connected with your romantic partner, or how to help kids through an international move. Invitations to our members included an exclusive art opening, a wine tasting in Amsterdam’s oldest wine shop, and a dry January micro dosing challenge. All of our business members had access to co working all year, and the opportunity to showcase their businesses to our network. Can also make special offers to try new products or offerings within our membership. This year, our membership was given rewards of over 2000 euros in value in the form of free offers, discounts, and access to exclusive events and services.

On the tech side, we were selected for and completed the third web. Incubator with other cutting edge companies, building and web three partnerships and collaborations with unlock protocol, laser three, 14, third web, Ryzender labs and Amazon web services, as well as RLP holdings. We received our seed round of funding and we’ll with any luck, we’ll be profitable by 2025.

We are now expanding our offerings to community tools and guides by mid 2025. Sponsorships for the house of paragraph podcasts are even in the works. Wow, what a year. Our mission to create an infrastructure layer and ecosystem for international life is well underway. We hope you will join us and continue to follow along. We are determined to make your life abroad more connected in every way possible and continue to celebrate creating your life story with intention in a place that suits you best. Please feel free to send us a message at houseofperegrine. com or follow along on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube. We would love to hear from you. If you’re in Amsterdam, consider joining our membership where we have in person events, benefits, and resources for living well abroad. And if you’re considering moving abroad, go to houseofperegrine. com for more information and resources about how to do this well and with intention. We love helping people live the life of their dreams. And lastly, thanks for following along this year. It means the world to be in your ears every week. You’ll continue our dedication to go deep and bring you amazing stories and value in 2025 and beyond. I am wishing you a very happy holiday season if you celebrate for me, as well as the team at House of Peregrine.

We really look forward to bringing you what we have in store in the coming year. As we are fond of Saying at House of Peregrine, it’s now, this could not be more relevant as we go into a new year. Buy the plant, do the thing. Live your life on your own terms because your life doesn’t stop when you live abroad, but your life story has changed forever. Okay, that’s it for today. I hope you’ve enjoyed our show For the latest insights on living internationally, join us at houseofperegrine.com to find out how you can connect with our community. Let’s craft our life story with intention together.