Move Abroad Success Stories
Inspirational success stories from expats in our community who left the U.S. to move abroad or slow travel for a higher quality of life and a lower cost of living.
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Michael Retired Early & Moved to Cuenca
/in Blog, Case Studies, Ecuador, Home Featured/by JP StonestreetI just wanted to take a moment to tell you thank you for all that you have done for me. I first saw you and Amelia on YouTube back in 2022-23 about your life experiences in Ecuador. I moved to Cuenca from Denver in early 2024 and am currently waiting on my permanent residency visa.
Kerry on Leaving the US & Moving to Ecuador
/in Blog, Case Studies, Ecuador/by JP StonestreetMy main motivation for moving abroad was that I didn’t want to work until I died.
During COVID we lost a lot of friends and I was afraid I would die in my job, or have to become a Walmart greeter for the rest of my life and I could not see a way to make ends meet retiring in the US. So, money was a motivating factor.
Byron On His Way to Ecuador
/in Blog, Case Studies, Ecuador/by JP StonestreetWhen I turned 60, I realized that my life had passed in a flash.
In my mind, I was still in my twenties with plenty of time ahead of me – plenty of time for me to eventually “do the things I really want to do.”
I was so busy working making my employer more profitable that I lost track of my youth.
Kim and Mike in Ecuador
/in Blog, Case Studies, Ecuador/by JP StonestreetMy husband Mike (age 73) and I (age 68) moved from Hudson, Ohio (in northeast Ohio) to Cuenca, Ecuador on May 15, 2024 and we have never regretted our decision.
Due to the nasty politics going on in the U.S., the rising cost of food and healthcare and the hot humid summers and icy cold winters in Ohio, we decided that our final years should be spent someplace more acceptable to us.
The Bowen Family in Ecuador
/in Blog, Case Studies, Ecuador, Home Featured/by JP StonestreetWe’d always been very drawn to South America, and dreams about moving to Buenos Aires, Chilean Patagonia, or the hills of Uruguay colored our life—to the extent that when we sat our children down and told them we were moving to Ecuador, they just shrugged and said, “Okay.” It was about time.
Steven on Slow Traveling
/in Blog, Case Studies/by JP StonestreetMy name is Steven, 60 years old, retired teacher since a year and a half ago. After researching Cuenca and some other places, I realized I didn’t have to convalesce in Tucson the rest of my life due to limited financial funds. Now I am a Slow Traveler, traveling the World with my Traveling Partner, Louise.
Cindy in Ecuador
/in Blog, Case Studies, Ecuador, Home Featured/by JP StonestreetOriginally, my main reason for moving abroad was political. But then, my mom (who was living with me at the time) and I traveled to Ecuador to check it out, and we both fell in love with the country, the people, the food and the climate. At that point, we wanted to move to Ecuador for the right reasons.