SHE MOVED TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND BUILT A BUSINESS FROM SCRATCH | THE ONE WAY TICKET PODCAST

In this episode of The One Way Ticket Podcast, I sit down with Andie who left Sydney to build Buffalo Pond, a swim school in Lombok, Indonesia. Andie's story starts in Johannesburg, South Africa, where a hostage situation at her preschool prompted her family to emigrate to Australia. From there: solo travel to India and Zambia at 19, a life-changing breakup in New Zealand that brought her back to surfing, COVID lockdowns in a Manly share house with six surfers, and a single surf trip to Bali that led her to Lombok — and to a life she never planned but wouldn't trade. We talk about the entrepreneurial community that made her feel at home, how she turned a simple observation into a business, and the mindset shift that drives everything she does: it's not that I'm not scared things will go wrong — it's that I know I'll be able to figure it out. If you're dreaming of building something abroad but don't know where to start — this episode will show you what's possible. Follow The One Way Ticket Podcast: Instagram:   / the.onewayticket.podcast   06:00 – Held hostage at age 5: the day her parents decided to leave South Africa 17:00 – Solo travel at 19: India, Zambia, and learning to go with the flow 25:30 – The breakup that led her back to surfing — and eventually to Lombok 29:45 – Arriving in Lombok: "Welcome home, sister" & falling in love with the community 33:00 – Building Buffalo Pond: free swim lessons for local kids, funded by a social enterprise