For many, it’s hard to imagine someone living in a different country than the one they work in, and they’re often even asked what happens to their salary. But Sebastian has no problem. The previous company paid him from his Canadian bank account and for his current job he has become self-employed and the company is outsourcing its services. Whether he prefers Mexico or Canada, he replies without hesitation: People are nicer here, I feel much better here than in my country. There’s a lot of street life and I like that a lot, he says.

Changing from tourism to longer stays in the countries he visits allowed him to be more of a local and learn about the culture and the way people live there. It’s true that I didn’t have to do bureaucratic things, or go to the doctor, which they say is complicated [en Mxico]. It’s different from the experience I had in Southeast Asia. I was a tourist there, and here I live more like a local, I can do things as simple as renting an apartment or going to the supermarket, and I love itexplains Sebastian.

The future is not very clear. For the moment return to Canada to spend Christmas and New Years with his parents and buy an apartment. Before I didn’t see it necessary because I spend a lot of time traveling, but now I think I can buy it, rent it on Airbnb when I’m not there and so the costs are guaranteed. When I come back, I block the dates and I live there these seasons, he explains.

He also hopes to return to the United States to visit friends he has made on his travels, as well as in Europe. Afterwards, he will travel to Latin America, from Belize to Panama and, if plans go well, he also plans to spend time in Brazil to learn Portuguese.

But he insists these are just ideas. It depends on the job, he says, although he makes it clear that he wants to keep moving. If I was asked if I miss anything from Canada, I would say maple syrup [se re]but the truth is that I prefer the travel life, always, he continues.

Now that you’re an entrepreneur, you have ideas and are sure that some things would work, but you prefer a simple job that allows you to keep traveling. Although he stresses that it is important that he is at a distance.

Salary is not important to me, flexibility and freedom to be where I want is much more important. I wouldn’t go back to an office for more money. If I have two options, one that pays me enough to live well, but allows me to travel, and one that pays me twice as much, but forces me to stay in one city, I choose the first job. My freedom is priceless, he says.

The only thing I focus on is enjoying life. If I have a job that allows me to, that’s enough. I’ll see what happens later, or if I change my mind, but For now, I don’t think I’ll stop travelinghe concludes.