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Tanai Benard

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Tanai Bernard was famous for her blog Four Deep Around the World, in which she chronicled living in the Middle East with her three kids, teaching school, and traveling the globe. Today she is stateside, teaching and raising her kids in Houston. When Hurricane Harvey struck, she and her family took refuge at her mother's Dallas home. But news of devestation in her hometown of Beaumont, Texas brought back memories of her own loss during Hurricane Rita in 2005. "To watch people you knew (on TV) being evacuated by helicopter put a fire in me," she said in this Like a Mother episode. "I didn't even know what was going on with my own home. I just knew I had to help these people." Pulling on her Facebook community, Tanai put out a call to action, and within 16 hours, friends and strangers from around the globe had made donations through Walmart's 'Ship-to-Store' feature. Tanai loaded up a rented cargo van and drove through scary flood waters and barricaded roads the blankets, diapers and bottled water to a church in Beaumont. That run inspired more donations, and eventually Tanai rented and hauled a  half-dozen 26-foot trucks and an 18-wheeler to Harvey victims in Houston. Today, she continues her work, posting requests and updates on Facebook, focusing on supporting displaced families and getting kids back to school — all while working fulltime and taking care of her own three kids, whom, thankfully, have a safe and dry house.  In this episode Tanai and I discuss:  Why moving across the globe in the middle of her divorce was the best thing for her and her kids. Her favorite moment when traveling internationally. What it was like to date in a Middle Eastern country. What she thought and felt when she delivered supplies to stranded Harvey families. The magic that transpired to support her efforts What keeps her motivated to keep supporting and serving Harvey families. How her global travel prepared Tanai for the service she does now 

Tanai Bernard was famous for her blog Four Deep Around the World, in which she chronicled living in the Middle East with her three kids, teaching school, and traveling the globe. Today she is stateside, teaching and raising her kids in Houston. When Hurricane Harvey struck, she and her family took refuge at her mother's Dallas home. But news of devestation in her hometown of Beaumont, Texas brought back memories of her own loss during Hurricane Rita in 2005. "To watch people you knew (on TV) being evacuated by helicopter put a fire in me," she said in this Like a Mother episode. "I didn't even know what was going on with my own home. I just knew I had to help these people." Pulling on her Facebook community, Tanai put out a call to action, and within 16 hours, friends and strangers from around the globe had made donations through Walmart's 'Ship-to-Store' feature. Tanai loaded up a rented cargo van and drove through scary flood waters and barricaded roads the blankets, diapers and bottled water to a church in Beaumont. That run inspired more donations, and eventually Tanai rented and hauled a  half-dozen 26-foot trucks and an 18-wheeler to Harvey victims in Houston. Today, she continues her work, posting requests and updates on Facebook, focusing on supporting displaced families and getting kids back to school — all while working fulltime and taking care of her own three kids, whom, thankfully, have a safe and dry house.  In this episode Tanai and I discuss: <ul> <li>Why moving across the globe in the middle of her divorce was the best thing for her and her kids.</li> <li>Her favorite moment when traveling internationally.</li> <li>What it was like to date in a Middle Eastern country.</li> <li>What she thought and felt when she delivered supplies to stranded Harvey families.</li> <li>The magic that transpired to support her efforts</li> <li>What keeps her motivated to keep supporting and serving Harvey families.</li> <li>How her global travel prepared Tanai for the service she does now</li> </ul>

Single Mom Tanai Benard: Helping Hurricane Harvey victims

It’s no secret that traveling with your kids is one of the best ways to expose them to the world and all its cultures. But for some of us, that just doesn’t always seem possible. We have financial challenges, scheduling challenges, limited vacation days, and on and on. There are many reasons why traveling just doesn’t seem practical or possible. Our guest today never imagined herself as a world traveler. She was stuck in a cycle of living paycheck to paycheck and being unable to ever get ahead. That’s when she heard about a job overseas that might allow her to live a little more freely. Tanai Benard is a mom of three kids who lives in Abu Dhabi in the UAE. She calls her family 4 Deep Around the World, and they spend as much time as they can exploring new places from Paris to the Philipines. Tanai has found a way to live her dream and change her life, and now she’s encouraging other moms to take the travel plunge. But she doesn’t say you have move around the world to do it. Even traveling up the road to a nearby city or natural landmark is okay by her. As long as you are exploring, you are learning and growing, and that’s what travel is all about. Listen in as we talk about how she made the big move overseas, what her family thought about her move, what a day looks like in Abu Dhabi, how her kids have reacted to the move, her philosophy on travel, and where she’s been lately. You’ll also find out more about her Facebook Group: The Wandering Moms, and where she’s headed next. Here are some links from the show:  Secret Flying.com Wandering Moms Facebook Group Connect with Tanai:  Blog | Facebook | Today’s sponsor for the podcast is Thrive Market. Thrive Market is a wholesale buying club for healthy and organic food. The company is committed to the highest quality products at 20-50% off regular prices! Head HERE to get a one-month FREE TRIAL!  Did you know you can also shop at Amazon and have a portion of your purchase go to support The Global Mom Show? Just head to www.theglobalmom.com/amazon and do your shopping there–at no extra cost to you! Thanks! Thanks for listening! As always, you can find Mary Grace on twitter @theglobalmom or on Facebook and  Instagram at The Global Mom Show. To subscribe to my e-newsletter:  Text GLOBALMOM to 444999  The post 24: Moms, You Can Travel the World, with Tanai Benard appeared first on The Global Mom Show.

It’s no secret that traveling with your kids is one of the best ways to expose them to the world and all its cultures. But for some of us, that just doesn’t always seem possible. We have financial challenges, scheduling challenges, limited vacation days, and on and on. There are many reasons why traveling just doesn’t seem practical or possible. Our guest today never imagined herself as a world traveler. She was stuck in a cycle of living paycheck to paycheck and being unable to ever get ahead. That’s when she heard about a job overseas that might allow her to live a little more freely. Tanai Benard is a mom of three kids who lives in Abu Dhabi in the UAE. She calls her family 4 Deep Around the World, and they spend as much time as they can exploring new places from Paris to the Philipines. Tanai has found a way to live her dream and change her life, and now she’s encouraging other moms to take the travel plunge. But she doesn’t say you have move around the world to do it. Even traveling up the road to a nearby city or natural landmark is okay by her. As long as you are exploring, you are learning and growing, and that’s what travel is all about. Listen in as we talk about how she made the big move overseas, what her family thought about her move, what a day looks like in Abu Dhabi, how her kids have reacted to the move, her philosophy on travel, and where she’s been lately. You’ll also find out more about her Facebook Group: The Wandering Moms, and where she’s headed next. Here are some links from the show:  <a href="http://www.secretflying.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Secret Flying.com</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/872751556152383/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wandering Moms Facebook Group</a> Connect with Tanai:  <a href="https://tanaibenard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/872751556152383/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | Today’s sponsor for the podcast is Thrive Market. Thrive Market is a wholesale buying club for healthy and organic food. The company is committed to the highest quality products at 20-50% off regular prices! Head <a href="http://bit.ly/globalmomthrive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> to get a one-month <a href="http://bit.ly/globalmomthrive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FREE TRIAL! </a> Did you know you can also shop at Amazon and have a portion of your purchase go to support The Global Mom Show? Just head to <a href="http://www.theglobalmom.com/amazon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theglobalmom.com/amazon</a> and do your shopping there–at no extra cost to you! Thanks! Thanks for listening! As always, you can find Mary Grace on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/theglobalmom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theglobalmom</a> or on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theglobalmom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theglobalmomshow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> at The Global Mom Show. To subscribe to my e-newsletter:  Text GLOBALMOM to 444999  The post <a href="http://www.theglobalmom.com/tgms024/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">24: Moms, You Can Travel the World, with Tanai Benard</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.theglobalmom.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Global Mom Show</a>.

24: Moms, You Can Travel the World, with Tanai Benard