Short YouTube clip (Misty Tripoli) capturing an on-site conversation in a Mexican restaurant where Misty meets a multigenerational group of women (ages given in the 50s–70s) from Canada and the U.S. The women describe living or owning a house in Mexico, traveling solo, and rejecting fear—Misty frames them as inspirational examples who defy media stereotypes.
Questions this video answers
54 (age when one woman bought her house), 62, 71, 57, 58.
Calgary, Alberta (Canada); Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle (WA); Los Angeles (CA).
So I'm in my little town. I like to come here, like, once a week and take myself out to dinner. The food's amazing. Insane. Sitting across from me, all you women out there, they're like, ah, it's too late.
It's too.
Whatever. Check this out. She's coming our way. Yeah. How long have you guys lived here or had a house here? And where are you all from? Calgary, Alberta. Canada. Phoenix, Arizona. Seattle and Seattle. And you? Los Angeles. All right. Okay. And then you guys all met here or you. Yes, yes. Yeah. Every summer to be together. Why do you have people that are worried about. Oh, you know, everyone's terrified. Oh, they're so. They're so afraid. And I was like, you see, everyone in this room. Restaurant is not even from Mexico. There's no one here from. They're from Germany. I could tell by what they were saying. I was like, these guys have got to be from Canada and the United States. So, yeah, when we bought here, I was 54. I wasn't scared then. I'm not scared now. There's nothing to come. Yeah, I'm 62 now. I travel by myself. I'm solo. Yeah, I travel by myself in the summers. How inspirational are these women? You're how old? 71 now. 71. 71. And you're how old? 62. 62. 57. 57. 58. 58. I'm inspired. Anyways, thanks for sharing with me, ladies, because I think people out there need to know that this. It's not what they see on television. Stop watching tv. Anyways, enjoy your food, ladies. Nice to meet you, Misty. Hi, Misty.
So, my dear friends, this just to show you I'm not unique. There's tons of people that have done this. And you see women in their 50s, 60s, 70s, living their best life in Mexico. Like, no fear. There's nothing to fear except for fear itself. And fear is a. So, you know, moving to a foreign country may not be your thing, but it's whatever it is in your life that you're afraid of that's holding you back, that's stopping you. There's nothing to fear except for what's going on in your mind. So do it anyways. Do it anyways.
