Episode Summary
In this episode of The Expat Files, Johnny Mueller explores the realities of living in Latin America, focusing on food, health, and the use of pesticides and fertilizers. He discusses the availability of fresh, affordable fruits and vegetables in local markets, emphasizing the importance of avoiding imported produce due to potential chemical exposure. Johnny also addresses concerns about pesticide use in the region, providing context about global pesticide usage and offering insights into which countries have the highest and lowest rates of pesticide use per acre of arable land. He concludes by suggesting that expats should consider the pesticide and GMO usage when choosing where to settle in Latin America.
In this segment, Johnny Mueller discusses the presence of Latin American countries in global rankings related to agricultural practices and pesticide use. He lists several Latin American countries that appear in the top 50, including Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Honduras. He highlights that many of these countries have small-scale farmers using traditional methods, which can be more sustainable than the modern, industrialized farming techniques used in larger, more developed countries. Johnny also mentions that some European countries, like Austria, Ireland, and Italy, appear in the rankings, despite having banned the use of GMOs. He then shifts to discussing the reasons why poor Latin Americans might migrate to the United States, suggesting that the media often portrays these migrants as escaping crime and poverty, but Johnny argues that the real motivations are more complex. He also touches on the idea that many Latin Americans, regardless of their economic status, have family connections in the United States.
Johnny Mueller discusses the complex dynamics of Latin American migration to the United States, highlighting the distinction between legal and illegal migrants. He explains that many wealthy and middle-class Latinos in Latin America have legal relatives in the U.S., who often enjoy a better quality of life. However, he also addresses the issue of illegal migration, noting that many come from impoverished backgrounds and face significant challenges, including gang violence and lack of education. Johnny emphasizes that while some migrants succeed in the U.S., many struggle and maintain a facade of success to impress their families back home.
Johnny Mueller discusses the motivations of Latin American migrants seeking to move to the United States, focusing on the influence of American media and consumer culture. He argues that the availability of free U.S. cable TV in Latin America has exposed people to the lifestyle and material goods available in the U.S., creating a strong desire for these items. This desire is compounded by the fact that many migrants have family members in the U.S. who send money back home and show off their success, further fueling the dream of migration. Johnny also highlights the gender dynamics, noting that while men are more likely to attempt the dangerous journey due to their risk-taking nature, women are often more cautious and less likely to make the trip due to the dangers involved.
In this segment, Johnny Mueller discusses the cultural and social dynamics surrounding migration from Latin America to the United States. He mentions the term 'mohallos' used in Latin America to refer to people who have illegally entered the U.S., which is considered culturally insensitive. He highlights that many Latin Americans, regardless of socioeconomic status, are not primarily motivated by the benefits of being in the U.S. but rather by the desire for a better life, despite the challenges they face. Johnny also touches on the distrust many Latin Americans have toward government promises, especially regarding welfare and benefits. He concludes by suggesting that moving to a smaller town in Latin America might be a better option for some, as it offers a sense of community and safety.
Topics
Living in Latin America, Food and health, Pesticides and fertilizers, Expatriate experiences, Local markets and produce, Agricultural practices in Latin America, Pesticide use and GMOs in Europe, Migration from Latin America to the United States, Family connections between Latin Americans and the United States, Legal vs. illegal migration, Upward mobility and success in the U.S., Challenges faced by illegal migrants
Chapters
00:00:00 Opening 00:00:58 The Benefits of Local Markets in Latin America 00:02:00 Avoiding Imported Produce and Chemical Exposure 00:05:21 Pesticide Use in Latin America: A Global Perspective 00:06:20 No Latin Countries in Top 50: A Surprising Fact 00:06:25 Latin Countries in the Top 10: A List of Countries 00:10:39 Five Main Reasons Why Poor Uneducated Latins Want to Move to the USA 00:12:05 Amnesty Programs and Upward Mobility in the U.S. 00:12:55 Wealthy Latinos in Latin America and Their Legal Relatives in the U.S. 00:14:17 Gangs and Poverty as Drivers of Migration 00:17:31 Why Do People Move to the City? The Same Reason as Farm Kids in the States 00:17:55 The Impact of U.S. Cable TV on Latin American Aspirations 00:23:34 Youthful Follies and Adult Realities 00:24:04 The Motivations Behind Migration 00:26:16 The Real Answer to Migration
Transcript
Automatically transcribed from the original recording; names and wording may contain errors.
[00:00] South of the border down Mexico way That's where I fell in love when the stars above came up to play and now as I wonder Hello there all you expat wannabes. I'm Johnny Mueller and you're listening to the expat files living in Latin America The show that tells you just what it's like to live work play and or retire down here in Latin America It's a mix of the good the bad the ugly and the great and it's all right here. So let's get started All right. Let's tie up some loose ends now I can guarantee you that all the people that listen to this show are above average They're creative read books once in a while read alternative media pieces and compared to the average person are very health conscious now
[00:47] That doesn't mean we or you guys actually practice what you preach But you know what to do and what not to do and a lot of people even most people who are getting that plan B Together know that once they get down here to Latin America They'll instantly be able to change their dietary habits be able to eat Right go to those gigantic fruit and vegetable markets where they can shop buy stuff for a third or a fifth of what they pay in The states and of course, it's gonna be much much fresher coming from the nearby little truck farms Not to mention the wide availability of driveway chickens and driveway chicken eggs Oh and just a little heads up to check the little stickers you sometimes see on apples and pears mangoes Whatever because all imported fruit from other countries has to have that sticker on it And you'll find throughout Latin America most of the imported fruit comes from Chile
[01:34] And note nearly a hundred percent of the time that stuff is doused with chemicals Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to get permission to bring it through customs now you adventurous types who actually have driven through Latin American borders Know that in many cases They'll pull your car over right after you've passed through the border and they'll spray your car down with Insecticides not good. So you can only guess what they do to the fruits and vegetables if that's what they do to your car But we were talking about cheap fresh and minimally doused fruits and vegetables at those big markets, right? So again read the labels stay away from the stuff that says imported or has another country's name on the sticker That way you can pretty much assure your food's been minimally doused Oh and of course if you've got a property with any kind of landmass on it at all
[02:19] You can grow your own mangoes avocados papayas oranges you name it Then you've got complete control over the pesticide and GMO thing Speaking of pesticides and GMOs I get lots of emails from people saying hey Johnny I've been to one or two of those gigantic Latin American fruit and vegetable markets or at least I've seen a few Youtubes of people doing walkthroughs and man that stuff's way too big not to have tons of pesticides and hormones dumped on it It's impossible in my take on that Yeah I've seen some mangoes and avocados and such that are a lot bigger than my head and I do have a big head I think when I was born poor mom, ouch I bet it was her that cried and you know, I remember my uncle once saying never eat anything that's bigger than your head So let's get deeper into the subject of fertilizers and pesticides here in Latin America
[03:07] Well, there's no denying some Latin countries use unbelievable amounts And there's no regulators that really give a damn and because we're all looking to get away from that stuff Here's the breakdown at least the most recent breakdown the problem you see is when people write about the tonnage of Pesticides and fertilizers used for a given country. That's really not enough information because you see China Which is the third biggest landmass in the world also uses the most pesticides by tonnage But when you break it down per acreage of farmland or per capita The results can be really confusing. For example, listen to this China takes the cake the contaminated cake for the most annual pesticide consumption by fire Of course the tonnage the numbers by themselves on mean munch. It's how countries compare with each other
[03:54] For example, China takes the cake at 1 billion eight hundred thousand kilograms of pesticide used annually That's four times as much as the US at 380 million tons a year And at first you think Wow four times as much as the states That's crazy, but they've got four times as many people so China dumps as much Pesticides on its crops as the US does per capita By the way, the US is number two on the list of total pesticide tonnage used per year Though as mentioned it doesn't tell a whole story though. It is bad So on this top 10 list of actual tonnage, she got China number one United States number two guess who's number three? Argentina number four Brazil number five Colombia hmm wonder if they're counting the coke crap there number six
[04:43] Mexico those are all huge countries with lots of landmass which brings us to a much more meaningful chart This one talks about the amount of pesticides used in each country per year Divided by the arable land or acreage and believe me, this is gonna shock the hell out of you Never guess in a million years who's number one and how the other countries stack up But it'll give you a really great idea what Latin American countries You don't want to settle in if one of the top priorities on your plan B List is to have absolutely unadulterated or nearly Unadulterated locally grown fruits and vegetables. All right, let me throw this at you Remember we're talking about the amount of pesticides used annually for acre of arable cropland number one in the world
[05:28] Costa Rica who'da thunk huh number two and we're talking about the whole world here Colombia number three Netherlands Must be putting it on the tulips or the three lips or something number four Ecuador number five Brazil number six Mexico all right, then we've got a couple of European countries and number eight on the list Uruguay little Uruguay number 10 USA number 11 Argentina then a few European countries like Austria Ireland and Italy who'da thunk that huh? Number 14 another Latin country Honduras number 15 yet another Dominican Republic You got Paraguay at 16 in Peru at number 22
[06:14] Then in the group of the next 25 countries not a single Latin country shows up In fact not another Latin country shows up in the top 50. Hmm. No, how do you feel about that? All right. Let me repeat that list again of the Latin countries that show up in the top ten. You've got Brazil Ecuador Mexico Argentina Uruguay Costa Rica, which is number one and number two on this list Colombia good information. Yes, but should that stop you from having your plan B in one of those countries? Not necessarily because as mentioned if you go to the big markets and buy from small produce vendors and believe me They're everywhere you'll find most of them are into old-fashioned farming techniques And just don't have the dough to buy all those fancy modern Monsanto poisons the big farms the big producers are using oh and not to mention even if you have the smallest
[07:05] Gardener plot a land where you live in no time. You'll be able to grow so much of your own produce You'll have to give it away to the neighbors a long time listeners have heard me say I've got a number of trees out where I live the lands not even level it's on a very steep angle And I'm always giving away bananas and buckets full of lemons limes oranges Tangerines and still every week bushels full of that stuff fall to the ground and just rot So there's always that option of growing your own Oh, and I guess you're probably wondering the other countries the non-latan countries that show up on that wall of shameless You probably know they're around 200 countries more or less in the world And here are the ones that show up in the top 20 you heard me say Netherlands who to thunk huh to look people
[07:53] Portugal France Greece Germany Austria and Ireland and to me It's kind of strange to see all those European countries on the list because most of them have banned the use of GMOs I don't get it though Just know if you're gonna live in one of those countries that uses excessive amounts of pesticides like Columbia You have to use a really good water purifier and not buy bottled water because where do you think that runoff goes? Right into the rivers and the water table. Yeah, no Alright, let's switch gears and talk about something completely un-pc as usual You know, I've been getting a ton of emails since that migrant caravans been moving up north It's been stopped. I guess until you want it now looks like it's pretty much disintegrating A lot of crazy things in the chaos happening up there
[08:39] Anyway, as far as all the different reasons why poor Latin Americans want to make their way up to the United States illegally Because believe me if they could get in legally, they'd definitely do it now You think you know the real reason is why they're streaming up to the states you hear they're escaping from crime and poverty and lack of Opportunity and decent jobs you hear about the murders the gangs the extortions but the thing is you're getting all this information from first-world reporters that interview illegals either in the states or at the border where They're trying to sneak in or they come down to Mexico for a couple of weeks loaded with cameras and crews and following the caravans Around for a while taping the bad and the ugly and squeezing out those human interest stories, you know mothers with clinging crying babies Sad eyes scruffy jugs of water grimy t-shirts and hats with I love New York and Yankee logos on them
[09:31] I mean, that's what we see on the news all the time, right? Then on the US side of the border, you've got all those first world activists and protesters yelling let them in the refugees They've got human rights and all that. Yep. The reporters are everywhere They come down for a couple of weeks to get their stories and those stories They're all pretty much the same but none of them Have been living off the gringo tourist trail talking in Spanish with these people for the last 27 years like me now you can get all angry and pissed off at what I'm gonna say right now But you haven't been invited to backyard parties or have sat down in the living room of a family who have got three or four Brothers and sisters who've snuck into the states who are sending back a hundred and so bucks a month in remisses And the trick is I speak Spanish good enough. Anyway, and these people tell me things they'll never tell a reporter
[10:22] Oh, but they'll tell a reporter what they think he ought to hear Yep, wouldn't you put the usual spin on things the one that sounds the best on that note? Here's what you're not gonna hear on the first world Dixie clock news when they're doing border jumping stories Let's call this little rant the five main reasons why poor uneducated Latins want to move to the USA Oh, and you might think middle upper middle and rich Latins want to move to the states, too But do they not really what you'll hear from them is they want their kids To go to schools up in the states and they want to visit Disneyland in my jammy in Chicago and Nueva York But now we're talking about the upper ten or even five percent of Latin Americans who are making pretty decent dough down here Their kids are going to college and it's a sure thing that most if not all of the upper five or ten percent of Latin
[11:13] America do go to Disneyland on occasion and take vacations every couple years To visit the relatives up in my jammy because you see the truth is I've never ever Met a Latino who didn't have a relative up in the states I don't care if he's living in a tin shack or he's a multi-millionaire They've all got relatives living up by you in Cleveland and you might ask why do wealthy and upper-middle-class Latins have relatives living up in the states Well, the fact is they're almost always middle and upper middle class second or third generation Their relatives came up are legal and settled in a generation or two ago though many of them actually did come into the United States illegally or Came in on tourist visas and overstayed so they ended up being illegal
[11:59] But way back when in the Carter Regan and in practically every US president's term in the recent past They had amnesty programs for residency leading up to nationality and citizenship The fact is here in Latin America the middle upper middle class and wealthy classes have been expanding You'll find for example down here in Latin America many wealthy Latins or moderately wealthy Latins business owners and such Came from poor backgrounds their parents didn't have much It's a case of upward mobility and many will tell you their parents for example only went to high school or not even that Maybe they had a small tienda or a small farm and no real dough It's pretty much the same story with a lot of baby boomers up in the states their parents had tiny houses a used car No way see washing machine TV just the basics
[12:45] But somehow they were able to put their kids through college and they all did so much better than their parents In fact, the baby boomers are living lives of luxury compared to their parents So the fact is most upscale and wealthy Latinos you meet in Latin America came from non-university educated families who were middle class or lower which is kind of white trash up in the states and Many of those aunts and uncles went to the states to work got their amnesty and became truck drivers and factory workers, etc Did well enough so that their kids the first and second generations born up in the states could have a solid middle class Or even upper middle class life So when you talk to middle upper middle class and wealthy Latinos here in Latin America Those are the relatives the legal branch of the family in the US They drop in on when they're off to visit Nueva York, Nueva Jersey
[13:35] Chicago and Cleveland and those same relatives will often take a trip back to their Latin country origin for Christmas and holidays By the way, the first and second generation Latinos in the states who are legal are not sending back remisses To the family back in El Salvador. That's just not necessary because they're all doing pretty well All right. Your bottom line here is wealthy and upper middle class Latin living here in Latin America Don't want to move to the United States. They're making their dough down here and they're happy, but they just love Visiting the states and want to send their kids to school there because you know They've got that stereotypical image that everything is better up in the first world. That's part of your gringle with advantage, you know Alright common reason number two why Latin desire flooding into the states. It's about the gangs the Salvatruches the mothers
[14:26] Well, here's my take on that in Latin America where there's poverty I'm talking extreme poverty tin roof shantytowns and shacks man You got gangs if you drive through any medium or large Latin city You'll see those shantytowns and anyone who's running a little business in those areas is gonna get extorted Yet you see little businesses everywhere and any outsider like me or you would say they're nuts to have a business there But they don't know any better. You have to understand even if a person living in one of those dumps wins the lottery He's not gonna move on. He's just gonna have the biggest most gaudiest ugly mansion in the garbage pile That's the mentality you're dealing with and the kids most of them do go to school But they go to those wretched public schools and they do usually finish high school except after that
[15:16] Their parents don't give many encouragement to go to college Though some do and they go to those crappy public universities because they're virtually free and they do get college degrees No, because of the Latin macho thing about four ladies graduate for every guy But just like in the states they get useless journalism psychology and business admin degrees However, the educated ones do move on up and get the hell out of the ghetto Meanwhile in this might shock it but most of them have parents and grandparents that are in Alphabetus alo means they can't read or write, you know It's those people who can't read and write and have got nothing to lose That make that trek up north and hope to sneak into the US and I'll tell you everyone who lives in those dirt poor little shiny town wants to move to the states and
[16:04] They're so proud to tell you about the relatives living up in Los Estados Even though the vast majority are illegals, but they won't tell you that the thing is that's long-term gringos and expats Look at those situations. We know people like that because a lot of them are handyman cleaning ladies maintenance guys and gardeners But they won't confide in you at all unless you speak Spanish and those friends and relatives They brag about the ones up in the states do not have nice little businesses and jobs on the up and up They're working for cash using fake documents mostly laying low and not knowing much English at all Except what they pick up on the street So you might hear from your cleaning lady and gardener that uncle Tulio up in Dallas is the family hero And what a great success he is cuz he sent him back grimaces
[16:50] But they won't tell you he's working 12 hours a day bust in his butt and coughing up blood from drywall lung And uncle Tulio won't tell his family that either He'll just send money and smiling. What's up selfies posing with his new motorcycle and 50 inch flat screen TV Cuz you know for Latins, it's all about the show So anyway, I've been in a lot of conversations with long-term ex-pats and we say to each other Why don't they move the hell out of those gang-infested Ascenta mientos, you know Fabolas or slums they could you know easily move back to where they came from Because you see most of them are transplants from a small farming community out in the boonies So why do these former hay seeds come to the big city same reason farm kids up in the states?
[17:37] Move to the big city for job opportunities and to make more money to buy more things and farm life is boring The cities are where the action is which brings us to a subject almost no one will ever talk about on the 6 o'clock news No, it's not the freebies in the welfare system, but we'll get to that later It's the simple fact that in the past 10 years Latin America has gotten all the US cable TV stations virtually for free I mean you can get full cable to 300 stations for 10 or 20 bucks a month and often in the body Oh, it's it's stolen so you can actually get it for free. Hey, who said there ain't no such thing as a free lunch So what happened before five or ten years ago all the Latinos got was their local three to five embarrassingly hopeless and terribly amateurish TV stations
[18:26] And just like up in the states the public became addicted fast and it was on in the house 24-7 then suddenly in the last couple years poor Latinos have been bombarded with sophisticated fine-tuned US marketing coming through every single US station translated in Spanish And now they can see how gringos up north really live the things they have those wonderful devices You can't live without furniture cars scooters power washers Vegematics Rogaine Viagra pocket circumcizers Disney cruises exercise machines electronics video games Toys for Christmas computers iPhones suddenly right in their living rooms They're presented with all the temptations of the first world and they know they can never ever have that stuff
[19:17] Living in the ghetto and making only two or three hundred bucks a month fact is Humans want things and they especially want things that their friends and neighbors have that they don't and you heard me mention they've all got friends and relatives up in the states sending back a hundred bucks a month to the family and They've got Skype and what's up on their smartphone and they love showing off what they have to the folks back in Nicaragua And what do you think that does it causes all kinds of pent-up anger jealousy and desire in the folks back home the have-nots And man people living down here in those ghettos who have next to nothing Do they want a piece of that and here's the thing when a reporter from the Chicago trip comes down to Tijuana
[20:03] An interview is a family that's trying to sneak across the border They don't tell them they're sneaking over because they want to buy things They want iPhones and computers and big-screen TVs that they could never afford back home They talk about crime and gangs and poverty and lack of opportunity and of course there's all of that But the real driving force what gets at least the adolescents and young adult males out of the house and on the road Willing to take that gamble is all the things that their friends who made it there are Bragging on now add that to the fact that uncle Tulio who used to live next door He's now up in the states sending back a hundred bucks a month to mom and granny And he's bragging that on his drywall job He makes in one hour what he used to make in an entire day at the plastic tube factory in El Salvador
[20:54] And he just sent his family a what's up snapshot of him standing next to Mickey Mouse at the Magic Kingdom Talk about envy and fueling the flames of desire Especially when the rest of the family is living in a tin shack back in the hood So like I said, if you know spanish you've been down here a long time and you talk to the common man Hmm. Wait a minute. I wonder When you're up in the states, can you still say common man because you know, everyone's so special. No one's common. Not anymore Anyway, if you can communicate in spanish, they'll tell you especially the adolescents the young ones from 16 to 20 even 30 years old they tell you they want to go to the us because they want things They want to lose things. Uncle Thuleo has living up there in houston
[21:42] Oh sure They'll talk about the crime in the hood and the gangs and such even a brother or a cousin that got shot But if you really get to know these people You'll hear almost a hundred percent of the males say they want to go to the united states not for the welfare benefits They don't care But because they'll be able to have a 50-inch tv and a motorcycle just like all the other latin people They know who finally made it there. However, when you talk to the women, they'll tell you they want to get away from crime in the hood Obviously because it's the maternal instinct women are the protectors They have the babies who are vulnerable and all that But if you notice and you'll hear this a lot on the news At the border young latin males and adolescent boys outnumber the females at least four to one
[22:29] And a big reason for that is because women are a lot smarter than young men who are loaded up with testosterone Or at least you could say they're more logical and not big risk takers You know, it's much more dangerous for a woman to pass through mexico risk of being robbed and raped human trafficking business sexual slavery Bad odds just way too risky In the end i'd be willing to bet most of the women if not all trying to sneak through have a pretty low iq Which is one of the reasons they're stuck in a dead end terrible situation in the first place though a bright young latino male primed A lot of testosterone would certainly give it a try. Maybe he'd even look forward to the adventure Come on guys admit it no matter how dumb or smart we are
[23:16] We've all done some really stupid things and taken some really dumb chances when we were young and stupid Why do you think so many 18 and 19 year olds enlist in the army? In fact is I remember a really good friend of mine. I'm sure he had an iq of 140 or more really bright guy When we were 12 or 13, he would jump off a bridge right into the chicago river headfirst for a quarter He's a multi-millionaire engineer now and doesn't want to be reminded of that But such are the follies of youth, huh? Now about americans talking about mohallos By the way the word mohalo is what they use here in latin america for persons who have slipped into the us illegally Now mohado directly translates to wetback So who's the un-pc culturally insensitive group here?
[24:04] What i'm saying is latin's of all socioeconomic classes from the dirt poor to the very rich call people who slip into the states illegally mojados wetbacks Look it up stick it in google translate moj a do mojado All right, when you talk about latino sneaking into the states for benefits, man I never hear him talking about that And i've talked to all kinds of very poor latinos who've got relatives living illegally in the states Now that's not to say they don't know there's all kind of benefits available There are latino organizations and groups that'll train you up on how to get all kind of benefits As soon as you walk across the border illegal or not, all latinos know about that All right, and they knew about those obama phones
[24:51] Remember those but the truth is every last one of them will tell me they're looking for a job and they mean it Funny thing though almost all of them know that a person can have a kid in the states and go on welfare and never work again Somehow they've heard all the stories their friends and relatives up in the states have told them so But you'll find at least I have it's nowhere on their list of priorities Although when latin and gringo do gooder groups up in the states train them up. They certainly take those freebies Why not wouldn't you you know in all the years down here? I've never heard a latin mention that as an excuse to go up to the states So all you know it all is up there. I wouldn't use that as an argument But here's one you can The anchor baby thing they all know about that one
[25:37] You know that idea weighs heavily on the mind of certain pregnant teenage girls whose idiot no good macho boyfriends have abandoned them Oh and here's something funny. Once my gardener said don johnny. Is it true? If a lady in the united states has a baby, she never has to work anymore. The government pays her I said yeah, and you know what he did. He shook his head and said Sorry, don johnny. I just don't believe it And you know why because latin's have an innate distrust of anything the government promises And that's a good thing because they've been promised so much and gotten zero in return so many times So the welfare and freebie thing not a motivator and the crime and the gang thing Yeah, huge motivator But the real answer is to get the hell out and move to a smaller town And although in the city they may be living in crime infested squalor and shit
[26:25] They're all in it together with friends family and loved ones They just don't want to go back to the pueblo even though there's no crime There's fresh water fresh air and great food. Go figure, huh? The thing is if you gave a city boy in a bad ghetto up in the states the same option He'd tell you to get screwed. You'll say too damn boring the city's where the action is, man All right. So there you have it a long-term expats Unpc. Take on the migrant situation All right, little plug here Remember my january expat insider seminars coming up in about a month Still got time to kill tubers with one stone That means come down and apply for your temporary or permanent residency in guadamala save a lot of dough that way For all the info and sign up details go to www.thenewexpat.com and click on johnny's seminar link and don't forget if you're coming down you have to land in guadamala city
[27:15] By friday january 4th because man, we are zooming out saturday morning early Oh and remember i've written a hundred plus page latin american health care report You want first world health care at third world prices. Check out this report Just go to www.thenewexpat.com You've been listening to the expat files living in latin america If you need some help with your own plan b you can schedule a one-on-one phone call with me But first download my free plan b questionnaire at www.thenewexpat.com Better yet if you want to get your plan b going from right up there in the states Just sign up for my nine hour expat essentials course get the perfect plan b blueprint by going to the expat files.com Academy