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I moved my family from Florida to Colombia. The lifestyle is affordable and we love the vibrant culture, but it’s hard to adjust to the lack of urgency.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alyssa Bolaños, a 35-year-old creative freelancer living in Medellín, Colombia. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… My husband, two sons —who were four and five at the time — and I moved from Orlando to Medellín, Colombia,…

I moved my family from Texas to Colombia. It cut down our expenses by two-thirds, and life feels richer.

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