Anna Sosdian and Zachary Gerth spent months traveling around the U.S. in a converted camper van but, by the end of 2021, they were ready for a more permanent living arrangement. They thought of settling down near their hometowns in Virginia and South Florida, but the local real estate prices made their eyes water. Other regions of the country they could afford were too far from family, so the couple came up with another plan: They set their sights outside of the U.S.
Leaving the U.S. might seem like a big leap, but the couple had plenty of practice living abroad. Sosdian, 35, and Gerth, 37, met working for an NGO in Kenya, making it official at a wedding in Zanzibar. After that, they lived in Rwanda.
