~ A custody battle, a kidnapping, and an introduction to Latin America that would forever change her life. ~

Lily’s background will shock you. She was kidnapped by her mom due to an ugly custody battle and taken to Mexico as a young child. While it was a hard to be on the run, learn a new language, and change aliases often she wouldn’t change a thing.

Learn about what it’s like to work in the South Pole station, and how someone could truly come home and say they learned how to swing dance in Antartica. 

Fouts shares the biggest struggle with life on the road: consistent interaction with friends and relationship building. In Episode 3 Gustav, the Modern Nomad, dives into great detail addressing this common problem and he has some great solutions.

Favorite Quote: 

“It was harder reintegrating in the US because we looked like everyone else but had watched different shows growing up… and were essentially Mexican. In Mexico we stood out so, if our behavior was a bit odd, it was just chalked out to us being foreigners.”

If you want to learn more about how to move, live, work, and retire in Ecuador read, Becoming an Expat: Ecuador

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Resources:

Third Culture Kids: Growing up Among Worlds

Responsible Expatting- Blog Entry

Finding a Furnished Apartment in Loja- Blog Entry

Blog Entries About Life in Antartica

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