Big welcome to the newest members of The Expat Investor Academy. Shoutout to: Camilleย Monroe, Mikeย Lock,, Kevinย Post, Tashaย Griffin, Brianย Decker, Paulย Brown, Snehaย Bapodra, Jeromeย Hunley, Sharneeย Bennett, Bย D, Kenย Macleod, Annaย Lasota Hamzaย Abdullah You have officially joined a group of people who are at least slightly suspicious of the default life plan โ work forever, retire at 67, maybe see the world when your knees stop working. Weโre here for something better: Build wealth. Live abroad. Create freedom. Eat better fruit. I just published our first interview inside the Expat Interviews classroom with my friend Sierra Melcher. Sierra has lived abroad for almost 20 years, moved overseas as a teacher, built and sold a yoga studio in Medellรญn, started a publishing company, raised her daughter in Colombia, and somehow managed to build a life that includes freedom, family, meaningful work, good health, and apparently massages on Friday afternoons. In the interview, we talk about: - Living abroad without having your entire life figured out - Starting a business in another country - Raising a bilingual kid abroad - Healthcare and education in Colombia - Earning dollars while spending pesos - The magic of cheap fruit and walkable cities - The annoying stuff too: banks, bureaucracy, language, culture shock, and waiting in lines where nobody seems to be in a rush except you