"On the surface, our life was great. My husband and I both had thriving businesses. I was an accountant, and he was a home inspector. We had a lot of external things that defined success, like two brand-new cars sitting in the driveway, a beautiful 2,000-square-foot two-story house that we spent a lot of time renovating to be perfect. From the outside, it looked like we had it all together. But the truth is, we weren't really happy."
"We went through some personal turmoil and had falling-outs with our closest friends. And in 2023, my father passed away, and my mother, who is from Poland, moved back there to take care of her sick brother. We felt really isolated. Eventually, we started thinking about moving somewhere new - somewhere near my mother with warm weather. We're beach people, so we landed on Spain."
"Before making the leap to Spain, we sold our home and auctioned off everything in it - furniture, kitchenware, and all the little knickknacks we'd accumulated over the years. We also sold our other real-estate properties for a decent profit. We also decided to fulfill a lifelong dream of traveling around the US in an RV. I wanted to test if I could take my business on the road and reconnect as a family,"
Izabela Oquendo, 35, and her husband had thriving businesses in Connecticut, a renovated home, and material markers of success but experienced personal turmoil and loneliness. The death of Izabela's father and her mother's return to Poland to care for a sick brother increased feelings of isolation and prompted consideration of relocating closer to family in warmer weather. After visiting Alicante in January 2024 and deciding it fit their priorities, they sold their home and possessions, sold other properties, traveled the U.S. in an RV to test remote work, and moved in May to prioritize family time and work-life balance over money.
Read at Business Insider
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