‘We don’t want the American Dream for our kids’: Why this couple left the US for Ecuador with their children four years ago

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN They had never visited Ecuador before, but Brittany and Blake Bowen, from the United States, decided to move to the South American country in 2021 to offer their four children a completely different upbringing. The Bowens, who previously lived in Washington state, have been living in Loja, a small city in the southern Andes, ever since, and say they are in it for the long haul. “We love this little country,” Britta…

‘We don’t want the American Dream for our kids’: Why this couple left the US for Ecuador with their children four years ago

… Spanish and previously studied in Argentina. “And talked about it off … ,” says Blake, pointing out that Chile’s borders were still closed … , Ecuador actually has been one of the safest countries in South America …