Great piece Jill! Well written and I love your perspective on your journey.

Those of us who have chosen to live abroad have done so for surprisingly many different reasons. All of our journeys on how we got here aren't certainly the same which makes things very interesting as we can learn from each other.

We can take bits and bob's from other people's journey and try to apply them to our own. I think this also helps give us ideas and directions in our own seemingly neverending journies.

I think the key to living abroad, especially for extended periods of time, is finding your "why" and it can't be somebody else's "why", although all our "whys" can be similar.

I really liked reading about how you found your "why" and creating your lifestyle through your, well, for lack of a better word, "creativity".

Actually I think by pursuing your creative outlet your "why", your "how" seems to magically appear, if that makes any sense.

But I do think your "why" is a key component to your drive to make things work and through creativity in living out your "why" the "hows" do appear like signposts in the road.

Also, on a side note, people don't realize how lonely life abroad and on the road can be along with other challenges like a stable income and even having to have a place to call home, even for a short while is underrated...

When I moved abroad, things like making money online, even the term "digital nomad" weren't even in our vernacular...

That's why as I look back now, I am so grateful for being able to find a new job and profession where I was able to work in a physical location with colleagues and students in a real face to face environment...

Thanks again for writing such a really nice piece. Sorry for the rambling comment...☺️