237: A Different World: Jonathan Lockwood’s Mexican Relocation Amidst Global Madness
Jonathan Lockwood is a pro voice over talent originally from Detroit and currently living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He now spends his spare time venturing deep into the Mexican countryside and finding amazing artisanal mezcal.
I enjoyed getting to know Jonathan and you are going to learn a ton from this conversation.
TODAY’S CONVERSATION WITH JONATHAN:
- Listen in to hear Jon share the story of how he grew up in an apocalyptic religious cult and how he “woke up” from the brainwashing, which helped him to see that things are not always as they seem.
- Jon describes how foreseeing the forthcoming fiscal nightmare in the United States led him to explore other options outside of his home country.
- Hear Jon describe the striking similarities with how politics created divisiveness in families over the last several years to his own experience rejecting the beliefs his family had raised him to hold.
- We dig into our shared belief that it’s important not to condemn others for being behind where you are at any given moment in life.
- Then we discuss how Jon wound up choosing San Miguel de Allende, Mexico as his home, where he now lives with his wife and their daughter.
- Learn what Jon views as the surprising advantage of living in a country with an extremely inefficient government.
- Jon relays a hilarious experience he had when he first attempted to speak Spanish upon arriving in Mexico – he had me stitches!
- We discuss the concept of “stacking freedom” as opposed to trying to find a “Shangri-La”, and how not to become paralyzed by the fear of making the wrong decision.
- Jon goes into detail describing the “melting pot” city of San Miguel de Allende, and how the locals have responded to the always-growing expat community there. You’ll be wanting to book your trip to San Miguel after hearing this!
- Then we discuss how Jonathan developed a passion for artisanal Mezcal that he sources from “the Disneyland of Mezcal” in Oaxaca, Mexico. I learned so much about Mezcal that I never knew before!
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HOW TO REACH JONATHAN
Jonathan’s voiceover website: https://jonathanlockwood.com
The Mezcal Maniac Substack: https://mezcalmaniac.substack.com/
CONCLUSION
I had an absolute blast getting to know Jonathan and his story. His journey is such an excellent example of the kind of opportunities that can open for you when you begin to look at the world in a different way and decide to take the leap into the expat lifestyle. See you all next Wednesday on the podcast!
About The Host, Mikkel Thorup
Mikkel Thorup; the host of The Expat Money Show, has 20+ years in continual travel around the world, visiting more than 100 countries including Colombia, North Korea, Zimbabwe and Iran.
His goal now is to help Expats just like you to generate additional streams of income, eliminate your tax bill, and take advantage of offshore structures so you can travel the world freely and never have to worry about money again.
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We travelled to San Miguel de Allende and were blown away at what a clean, safe, and inexpensive town it is to live in. City government goes out of the way to keep their 30% expat community happy.
Nice meals for a couple for $20. Young people polite and well-mannered. Crime very low. So many Mexican residents speak English!
Instead of having huge houses, the moneyed expats have beautiful dwellings with woodcarving, artistic tile design, and striking landscaping.
The only negative to me was the very dry climate. You don’t even need a towel after showering, the dry air dries you so fast!