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Five Years In: What I Learned About Language Learning, and How It Can Help You

I Had the Bones of an 85 Year Old and I Was the Fit One

Fantasizing Is Always the First Step

The 21 Steps From Daydream to Moving Day

I Left the US at 56. Five Things I Understand Now.

You Don’t Always Get to Pick the Moment to Leave

How I Stopped Comparing My New Country to My Old One: and why that matters...

The Resource Nobody Told Me About

You Are Not a Threat. You Are a Mirror.

Forever Is the Wrong Thing to Ask of a Country

Aging Well in Portugal, Set It Up Before You Need It!

My Friend Almost Died Three Blocks From a Hospital

The “Don’t Die” Checklist: What to Set Up the Moment You Move Abroad!

Free Guides: Start Here!

The Five Lies I Told Myself for Ten Years Before I Finally Left

How Liezl Earns Enough to Live Abroad on 3 Hours of Work a Day: Podcast Episode #49

Your Body Already Decided. You’ve Just Been Arguing With It.

An Observation Exercise

The Body Compass

Moving Abroad Gave Me a New Kind of Anxiety. I'll Take It.

I Moved Abroad at 56 With No Job. Here Are the 5 Income Streams I Built From Scratch.

THE 90-DAY PRE-MOVE COMMUNITY PLAN

I Moved to Portugal Without a Scouting Trip, a Trial Run, or a Plan.

I Used Portugal to Escape the US System. Here’s a Blueprint You Can Copy to Move Anywhere.

You Don’t Have a Country Problem. You Have a Filter Problem.

Living Her Best Life at 69: How Siobhan Farr Became a Global Nomad: Podcast Episode #48

Portugal Is Not the Point

Ethical Volunteer Travel: What Actually Helps —Podcast Episode #47

The Real Shock of Moving Abroad Isn’t Leaving. It’s Coming Back.

I Didn’t Know This About US Hospital Bills - Podcast Episode #46

The Disconnect: Why the Internet Hates Immigrants, but My Neighbors Don't...

Build Your Escape Plan: 6 Residencies, $1k Rent, & Life in Thailand: Podcast Episode #45

The “Survival Number”: Why I Left a $150,000 Salary for Portugal

Work With Me!

Paraguay: The Hidden Expat Secret (Living on $1000/Month) -Podcast Episode #44

How to Survive the Winters in Northern Portugal