In a bold move to escape the high costs of living in the U.S., a young couple has found an unexpected haven in Mexico, ...

15 years ago, I left my own country, the Netherlands. I was never happy there and always knew it was not the right place for me. Since then, I’ve traveled the globe in search of a place to call home.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 36-year-old Bianca Ramos about moving from the US to Mexico. The following has been edited for length and clarity. My husband and I ...