An American couple left their rent-free life in Mexico and moved to a $7,500 abandoned home in Japan: 'We feel overwhelmingly welcome'

Tue, 10/10/2023 - 06:04

Evan and Dani Breton (foreground) A Japanese 'akiya' and Mexican beach (background). — Americans Dani and Evan and Benton spent 14 months house-sitting rent-free in Mexico before settling down in Japan.
Evan and Dani Benton

Dani and Evan Benton sold their farm and Airbnb in New Orleans and set out to find their new home.
The couple first house-sat in Mexico for a year before moving to Japan.
They bought a house for $7,500 and are converting it into an Airbnb and beekeeping business.

In the space of just three years, Dani and Evan Benton have moved from their urban farm in New Orleans to living nomadically and house-sitting in different parts of Mexico to finally settling in rural Japan.