We spent 6 weeks in Mexico to see if we could handle living abroad. It was an eye-opening trip.

"Like so many others, I moved to New York City chasing success, reinvention, and the fantasy of living in a Nora Ephron movie. But after the 2024 election and the rise of anti-Latino sentiment, I felt lost as a woman of Hispanic descent. Suddenly, the US didn't quite feel like home - beyond that, life in New York was becoming unbearably expensive."

"Even as DINKs with decent incomes, my fiance9 and I still felt the financial strain of living in a high-cost-of-living city that was only getting pricier. Then, while doom-scrolling one night, I came across a video of a couple who had moved to Spain with their cat. I started following their journey, then stumbled into a rabbit hole of others who left the US for a new life abroad. If they could do it, why couldn't we?"

"My fiance9 could work remotely, but for our plan, I'd have to leave my corporate job in the US. It was scary to give up the health benefits and a steady paycheck, but what once felt like a dream role had left me burned out and deeply unhappy. So, I left. From there, we set our sights on Mexico as it's where my grandparents were born, and I'd always felt a pull to connect with my roots and learn Spanish."

A couple left New York City to test full-time digital nomad life in Mexico for just over six weeks. Rising anti-Latino sentiment after the 2024 election and escalating living costs in New York pushed a woman of Hispanic descent to reconsider staying in the US. The fiance9 could work remotely, prompting her to leave a corporate job that caused burnout despite benefits. Mexico appealed because of family roots, the chance to learn Spanish, and lower living costs. The trip involved logistical work like flying their cat and storing belongings and served as a trial run toward a possible permanent move.

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