For the last 10 months I’ve been living a dream I wrote about years ago:
Leave the States. Move to South America. Learn Spanish. Build my own thing.
In this episode, I break down the real story behind that dream – the good, the brutal, and the sacred. This isn’t a travel vlog. It’s a debrief of a man redesigning his life from the ground up.
In this episode I talk about:
Landing in Colombia for a DreamState event and never really going back
Santa Marta, Cartagena, Bogotá, Medellín – what I honestly think of each city
Why Laureles > Poblado for the way I live
My month in Bogotá: loneliness, culture shock, and being forced into Spanish
Falling in love with Medellín – community, CrossFit, routine, and feeling “home”
Running a brutal 75K ultra in San Juan, Argentina (and getting cut at 50K)
Getting stuck at La Paz immigration at 4 a.m. after an ultra and using ChatGPT to escape
La Paz, Bolivia – altitude, training like a savage, and climbing Pequeño Alpamayo in pure fear
Hosting one of my favorite DreamState retreats in Peru and why that event was so special
Coming back to Medellín for three of the most challenging months of my life
We also go deep on:
The whole “passport bro” conversation: cost of living, respect, and gentrification
How to live abroad without becoming a disrespectful caricature of a foreigner
Learning Spanish as a 30-year-old: humiliation, brain fatigue, and tiny wins that change everything
Dating in South America – language barriers, heartbreak, hyper-feminine women, and masculine tests
The difference in femininity between Latin culture and the modern West
Making friends abroad: run clubs, gyms, coffee shops, saying “yes” to life
The dark side of cheap rent: when comfort turns into quiet laziness
Being far from family, and why I’d rather be fully alive and present for 2 weeks a year
The question I ask myself: What will 75-year-old me say about the life I chose?
This episode is for you if:
You’ve thought about moving to Medellín, South America, or living abroad
You’re curious about cost of living, danger, dating, and culture from someone actually living it
You feel the pull to live a life by design, but you’re scared of leaving comfort
You’re a man working on your emotional intelligence, purpose, and masculinity
If you want a deeper breakdown of a specific city (Medellín, Buenos Aires, La Paz, Bogotá, Quito, Cusco, etc.) drop a comment with the city name and I’ll film a dedicated episode.
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