10 Questions: Kylie

[To keep the blog active while I’m traveling I’ve asked 3 of my favorite expat bloggers to answer 10 questions about their experience abroad. I’ve enjoyed reading their answers and am excited to share them with you!]

The third expat in this mini-series is Kylie of Spencer and Kylie. Kylie and her husband are expert travelers and are currently living and working in Ecuador (previously, Peru). The photographs they’ve taken while in South America are stunning. Kylie is also one third of the Traveling Triplets, a travel blog offering tips to inspire you to get out and see the world.

Here’s Kylie’s 10 Questions:

1. Current address:
Cusco, Peru

2. Pervious address(es):
Laie, Hawaii3. I landed here because…
I am doing an international internship filming and photographing the projects of a humanitarian organization. We work primarily in rural communities helping to create sustainable solutions to ascend out of poverty.

Aguas Calientes, Peru – my sweetheart and me at the incredible Machu Picchu.

4. The best part of living abroad is…
learning a new language, continual immersion in a new culture, observing lifestyles very different than my own, learning new ways of doing things, and building meaningful and lasting relationships with people in places throughout the world. It not only opens your eyes but it also changes you for the better – it builds character, confidence, and humbles you.
Amaru, Peru – A small village in the Sacred Valley performed dances, skits, and music for us when we arrived to their community. There were children everywhere dressed in colorful garb that was breathtaking.
5. The most difficult part of living abroad is…
managing living and travel expenses when you do not have an income, cultural differences that can create misunderstandings, missing my family, learning a new language, expressing yourself, and getting sick.

6. Before living here (abroad) I never realized…
how little we really need to live happily.

Amaru, Peru – When we work in the villages we teach classes on health and business as well as build a school and plant trees to help sustain the villages.

7. An addition to my day to day vocabulary is…
cuanto cuesta [host much?], ciao [bye]
Amaru, Peru – when we filmed in Amaru, a rural community outside of Cusco, we stayed in the home of Gregorio and his family. It was a humble room, made of mud. The weather was deathly cold most of the time and Gregorio was extremely hospitable and always bringing us tea to stay warm.
8. Three words to describe my host country are…
colorful, humble, and beautiful.
Amaru, Peru – this couple was hilarious. They kept asking for photos and only spoke Quechua (the language of the Incas) so we couldn’t communicate Spanish to understand what they were saying. We snapped this photo right before we realized they were asking for food and gave them a candy bar.
9. If I could live anywhere (hometown excluded) I’d choose…
Southern France where my family roots are, or an Oceanside town in Greece.
10. A traveler or expat (famous or not) I admire is…
National Geographic photographers – the load they carry is immense, not to mention expensive. They get to see incredible parts of the world and document it all – which can be a daunting task to keep thousands of dollars worth of camera gear safe and protected when you’re hiking around crazy places in all kinds of elements.
Make sure you visit Kylie’s blog to see more of her fantastic photography. There are videos too! And for even more travel inspiration, find her at Traveling Triplets.
xo, jill
[All photos by Kylie and Spencer Turley]
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