Courtesy of Ashley Blanc
- Ashley Blanc was born in Trinidad & Tobago but moved to the US when she was a baby.
- Her experiences with racism and disillusionment with the American dream led her to plan to retire abroad.
- Last year, Blanc bought a house in Latronico, Italy, and said she can't wait to move there.
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Ashley Blanc, a 38-year-old entrepreneur who recently bought a property in Latronico, Italy. The essay has been edited for length and clarity.
I was born in Trinidad & Tobago but was brought over to the United States when I was a baby. When I was young, my parents and I took family vacations to Barbados, and got a taste of traveling. That opened me up a lot to the world outside America.