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I spent part of my childhood abroad thanks to my parents' jobs. I always knew that one day I would want to live outside the US again and make my own way as an adult. As a child, I lived in Europe and Central America, so as an adult I wanted to live in Asia and/or Africa. I wanted to go abroad on my own to experience new cultures, push myself beyond my comfort zone, as well as see and experience countries and continents I hadn't before. In all honesty, I think answering what "inspired" me to move abroad is difficult because I never saw my life as not being lived outside of my native country.

I was working a 9-5 corporate job and just not feeling totally fulfilled in my life. I was making great money, had all the nice things I wanted, but felt like there was so much more out there for me. I internally knew that I needed to take a risk and decided to quit my job, give away all my furniture, sell my car, buy a backpack and start travelling. I went to New Zealand on a working holiday visa and had very little money when I got there. I joined the WWOOF (willing workers on organic farms) community and things took off from there. I was able to travel all over the country trying new things and meeting the most amazing people. Those memories will stay with me forever!

What inspired you to travel abroad?

We didn’t travel much when I was a kid, so my first travel experiences were in the back of a station wagon that was always “going to turn right around and go home if you kids don’t stop arguing, keep your hands to yourself!”.