From $800 to Free — Couple Reveals How They Cut Rent After Moving to Ethiopia
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When I used to live in the States, I worked a lot. I was what you would call a workaholic. I just felt like I didn’t have time to do anything. I had, most of the time a job, sometimes two, three jobs.
By the time I got home, I was just wiped out or getting cliff notes from my wife on how the kids were doing, how she was doing, cos I was just working so much and I was so fixated with the next thing to make more money. And I think, it consumed me.”
Honestly, I just feel more safe here outside of like money, outside of work. I’m working to live, not living to work. Even work aside, the peace that you feel here, the safety that you feel here. “Being black on this continent is totally different. The experience you experience as a black person in Africa is amazing. So, I love that.”
We don’t have to pay for our housing. Our job pays for our housing,” Jocelyn said.
