005 - Tom & Emily Lahdenranta: COVID Refugees, Moving to El Salvador & Family Life

Tom and Emily made the ultimate commitment to 'voting with their feet' when they sold their house and possessions in British Columbia and moved with their 3 young children to Central America.

Their move to a better life was triggered by Canada’s strict COVID 19 restrictions, which had meant that, amongst other things, Emily was fired from her nursing job on account of her choice not to take a COVID 19 vaccination. This situation combined with what they considered to be the unacceptable and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of their own government, compelled them to leave their home country for Mexico, beginning a quest to find a place in which they felt they had the freedom to raise their family in the manner to which they aspired.

Over a year later, that place turned out to be El Salvador and we spend most of this conversation talking about the path that brought them to this point as well as the trials and tribulations of life as a ‘COVID refugee’.

Tom and Emily’s story is both shocking and hugely inspirational. They recount their experiences candidly and give a fascinating insight into what it takes to make a bold move like this successful.

TWITTER:

Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen

Tom Lahdenranta: https://twitter.com/menscoach_tom

Emily Lahdenranta: https://twitter.com/EmilyML19

Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound

WEBSITES:

Emily Lahdenranta: https://emilyml.substack.com/

Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/