From Nomading to Living in Argentina to Having Twins in Mexico in your 40s with Amy Scott | Ep 47

Published: March 28, 2022, 9:23 a.m.

Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast.  A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel.

In this episode I speak to Amy Scott of Nomadtopia. Amy is 46, a mother of two (twins), and currently lives in Mexico. Tune in to hear about her inspiring story of quitting her job at 29 to travel the world and how it changed the trajectory of her life.

What we discuss

  • Quitting your job to travel
  • How she ended up living in Argentina
  • Traveling the world with your partner
  • Slowing down a nomadic lifestyle and staying in one place
  • What life in Mexico has been like
  • Having kids in your 40s
  • Raising kids and living abroad during the pandemic
  • and much more!


About Amy

Originally from the United States and currently based in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, Amy Scott has spent the past 16 years traveling the world and living abroad while running multiple businesses. She’s passionate about helping entrepreneurs, freelancers, and remote workers harness the power of location independence to create freedom in their life and work. As the founder of Nomadtopia, Amy connects and supports people around the globe who are building their own version of a location-independent lifestyle (aka Nomadtopia).

Clients and colleagues call her “the queen of location independence,” “a true travel/work expert,” and “the go-to resource for anyone looking to make their living while traveling the world.” When she’s not sharing resources with her community or interviewing fellow nomads for her podcast, Amy can be found reading books of all genres, tasting local delicacies, and exploring new places or relaxing in the park with her Argentine husband and their Mexico-born twin toddlers.

Connect with Amy on her site Nomadtopia, Facebook and Instagram.


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