Today, my cleaning lady said something that really struck me.

She told me, “I could never do what you’re doing. I’m just too scared. It’s too much change.”

She didn’t mean she couldn’t afford it.
She meant she couldn’t imagine it.
And that’s what most people won’t say out loud.

Because the truth is:
Most people don’t stay in the life they’re in because it’s so good —
They stay because it’s familiar. Predictable. Safe.

And that makes sense.
The unknown is terrifying.
There’s no manual. No guarantees. No script.

But I’ve learned something:
You don’t need a script when you trust yourself to improvise.
You don’t need a plan when you believe in your ability to pivot.

What I’m doing isn’t just about Latin America.
It’s not just about escaping suburbia or chasing some fantasy of freedom.

It’s about choosing to live.
To stop cleaning a house I don’t want to live in.
To stop living a life I’ve already outgrown.

It takes money, yes. But more than that, it takes nerve.
It takes imagination. And it takes the willingness to walk away from a life that no longer fits —
even when it’s comfortable.

Most people aren’t trapped by lack of means.
They’re trapped by fear.