Why We are Leaving the United States FOREVER | Minimalist Travel

"Not all who wander are lost". Have you ever taken a leap of faith? If so, please share your experience with us.

I did not expect to be going through a divorce at 56 after 26 years of marriage. Got on a plane in San Francisco with 2 suitcases and moved to Portugal. No regrets. Beautiful places, amazing people, and I feel so grateful to have this new adventure. It sometimes feels surreal, but there is so much I want to learn and see, that I feel lucky to be able to experience new things and new places.

Greetings from Portugal! Been an legal resident since 2016...Orginally from Texas! In 2014 after struggling with medical issues...I booked a 1 way ticket to Mexico City and 15 month's later ended up in Brasil...It was do or die...After frustrating years of no answers from Doctor's and another prescription that made me worse...That Journey saved and changed my life for good...I completley healed from my medical conditions and made peace with my past...It's about Energy and living in the present...It's also about loving yourself first and taking the only body, mind and spirit and nourshing it with authentic and holistic exercise, nutrition and etc. but the same with people, places and things...Removing all Toxic Energy...Fear is what keeps most folks trapped...Be kind to yourself and get out in it...Sending Blessings and Positive energy to all on the Journey! 🇵🇹😉🙏😇✌️🤘🤙 ..

After living in the United States for 22 years, I finally moved back to Argentina. I retired at the age of 43. I am living my dreamed life. Without realizing it I became a minimalist. After living in the USA and working 60+ hours a week for most of my adult life I am more than grateful for my new life in Argentina. Good luck on your new life!

Not hard to do when you have a spouse that is helping you and your grown children are overseas to guide you along. The ones that are all alone, over 60, 70, and even 80, leaving everything behind and are all alone are truly brave and adventurous. Lots of those brave people on YouTube to watch. Good Luck!

I sold everything and made plans to travel the world. I had the first 6 months planned out. A week before I was to leave for Bali, my starting point, all international travel shut down due to Covid. It was March 2020. I didn’t have a bed, a fork, nothing. And I’d given up my lease on my apartment. So I stayed with family and friends over the summer, bought an airstream, and, over a three martini lunch with girlfriends, ended up with a sheepadoodle puppy named Norman. We toured the US for about 6 months. Just me and my dog. He got bigger and the already small trailer got smaller, so I ended up selling it. I’m now working again in Minneapolis and rent a house with a small fenced yard. I still travel, but it’s spaced out. 🙂 I’ll retire retire in about 4 years. I didn’t ever think I would be alone this long post divorce (8 years), or that I’d get laid off from a great job after 15 years, or that my mom would die as soon as she did, etc… All of these life changes altered the kinds of future paths I could choose. And that’s how I ended up where I am now. I viewed most of these changes simply as interesting plot twists in my story. (The exception,of course, being the death of my mother). But honestly, without those unexpected, sometimes life changing moments, it’d be a pretty boring life story. I don’t want twists all the time, mind you. But I’ve learned to go with the flow and just think, “Ok. What else could I do instead?” And I can hear my mom laughing when it doesn’t exactly go my way. 😀 I wish you the best on your journey!

My dearest friends did this for eight years then suddenly, her husband had a stroke. All travel stopped and they had to rely on family and start over acquiring what they needed to care for his debilitating health. This sounds romantic and adventurous but people forget you grow old and this may not be doable in the long term.

😢♥️💗this video was a tearjerker. I’m so happy for you and for this new chapter in your life. I’m 42 and I could not hold back the tears because your experience is almost like what I had planned at this moment in my life, but life has its own plan. I’m not married and accepting many realities about my current partner and our relationship. It must be wonderful to have someone special to hold your hand through all the seasons of life. An ocean of blessings for you both ♥️🙏

Like yourselves, I sold everything, packed two suitcases, and moved to Ecuador. Solo. 13 years ago. Best decision of my life. And honestly, I’ve never looked back. I’m from San Francisco and I loved my city. But seeing what’s happening up there now has absolutely verified my decision of so many years ago. I travel, experience life, integrated myself into a new culture, I study and learn, I have transformed into a much more relaxed and anxiety free person. I smell the roses everyday. So I applaud you and your husband doing what you’re doing. It’s incredibly liberating. And after a few years you’ll look back and wonder why you didn’t do it before. Now days I don’t ever look back. Living the here and now. It is truly wonderful. Best to you and yours.

If you love somebody totally as you and your husband do Connie then I believe this love transcends everything. I had this with my late wife. Now I travel on my own but her spirit is with me every minute of the day

Such a heartwarming video about your journey. I met my wife in Canada 12 years ago and we sold everything and moved to the Philippines. No regrets, my wife just built her home here and we are enjoying our journey together. Both of our daughters were also born in the Philippines. We want to travel more in the future and explore this world. It is a liberating feeling to let go of worldly possessions and make a major move, the journey has more to offer than the destination.

I think it is so sad we have lost the beauty of. Multi generational families living together. I partially blame the university system that says your children must live far away from family and that career and ambition is more important than family ties. I am sorry you were forced to make this choice in order to be near your own children.❤️ I can feel your pain and sorrow and loss beneath the words. Prayers for you both.

Congratulations! This is so exciting! You are living my fantasy life. I always think it’s great when parents raise children who have the confidence and feeling of support and security to travel and move abroad. You won’t need boxes or a suitcase for the priceless memories you will be making!

Hi Connie, I wish you and your husband the very best in this new chapter in your lives. ‘May the road rise to meet you. May the wind always be at your back’. (Part of an Irish blessing.)

Connie: YOU certainly have an amazing free spirit that is to be admired. For what it is worth, I don't recall ANY grandmother looking as fresh and young as you. Life agrees with you, for sure. How fortunate it is that your Hubby shares similar interests and simple joys. Kudos to both of you as you move along your journeys. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

Very happy for you and your husband, Connie. I wish you guys the best in your new adventures together. Thank you for being such an inspiration for me these last few years. I, too, had a car accident where I sustained a TBI. I am still dealing with the affects 5 years later, but I feel each day brings the new possibility of healing. Having someone to relate with has helped me to not feel alone in this process. I really love your videos and look forward to you sharing a little of our big-small world as you begin your new journey!

You'll never regret this decision. So exciting. We're British in our late 60s and we don't own a house or a car and we move around wherever we want. We haven't travelled during the covid two years but are really desperate to escape - my brother's ill-health kept us here this past few months. We're off to South Africa in the Autumn. Extremely excited for you and cannot wait to follow along but please do include some of the practical details because we're not sure ourselves how we're going to handle everything! Well done!

I've only recently started following you. I love that you have the opportunity to venture off and get to spend time with each child in the places they've chosen to live. Wishing you many wonderful experiences along the way. Be well, stay safe. 😊❤

I love how you present yourself and your videos. In July 2022, my husband and I left our jobs, gave our kids most of our furniture, sold the home we raised the kids in and took off in our RV. It's been 8 months and 30 states so far. We gave ourselves a year to discover a new home after living in the same town all our lives. We've truly had an adventure and I know you will too!

I’m so excited for you & your husband. That explains having to donate all of your keepsakes that had meaning to you. That had to be the hardest thing to do. Wishing you the best of luck on your new journey, and I’m sure your children are so looking forward to having you and you husband closer to them and, being a part of their lives. 💜