Episodes

What started as a $2.50 Starbucks date turned into a cross-cultural love story — and a running joke that still follows them today. In this episode, Erica and Jeff open up about how humor became their survival tool through culture shock, marriage, and moving abroad. From that first awkward coffee to building a life together in Mérida, Mexico, they share the real, funny, and sometimes uncomfortable truths of being an interracial couple navigating expat life, communication mishaps, and the chaos that comes with love and relocation. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to mix marriage, migration, and sarcasm — this one’s for you.

Meet Erica and Jeff — a married couple from Philadelphia who hit peak burnout, ditched the cold, and started moving to Mexico as a couple after Erica accidentally bought a house sight unseen. In this first episode, they unpack how a family trip turned into a life-changing move, what really led to their “we’re doing this now” moment, and why Mexico beat out California, Italy, and Costa Rica. Between lost phones, unexpected kindness, and realizing their new home sits somewhere between suburbia and farm country, this episode sets the tone for all the chaos to come. It’s funny, honest, and the perfect intro to life, love, and questionable decisions abroad.