I’m really curious to hear everyone’s experience and thoughts about this.

I am considering moving to my family’s home country, Ecuador. I’ve been there every summer and I’m very comfortable and familiar with it. I’ve been there with family and i’ve traveled by myself and I have tons of family there. Also lived in Mexico for many years as a digital nomad.

But I wanted to hear about your experience living in your family’s country of origin and how did it feel? Also might move with my family, too.

Also asking for input about living in Ecuador as an Ecuadorian-American.

Thanks.

  • carolinax@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Born in Colombia, spent 28 years in Canada, I moved back to set up a base in Colombia at 34 with my husband and kid. Like you, I spent summers here with family.

    It has been a learning experience. It hasn’t been as easy I thought it would be. My family and I basically live parallel lives and occasionally meet up (and we live in the same city, pretty typical). Though I grew up in a Colombian household Spanish isn’t my first language, it’s English, so despite having advanced to fluent language skills the accent gives me away every time. I’m seen and treated as a foreigner or gringa every where, which I can sometimes use to my advantage. The city that I live in is also one of the the most classist, elitist cities I’ve ever experienced from a local population so that’s been rattling, even though I’m also in their so-called “high society” it’s absolutely mental though. I don’t spent all day discussing who my interior designers are, I’m doing shit they don’t relate to, like walking everywhere, building a company, going to the gym 5 days a week. Like, shit, some jardín moms are brutal dude. One flat out asked me why I have an accent 😂 I was like “¿en que idioma mamí? 🥴” it’s just a elitism I’ve never experienced before and it’s next level because I am integrating into the local scene as opposed to the nomad/immigrant scene.

    Anyway, other than my personal struggles making good local friends here, LatAm is an unbelievable place to raise a family. We’re so happy we’re here!