Sonia lives with her family in rural Portugal, having embraced a major lifestyle change a few years ago. She and her husband closed down their veterinary service in the city, bought a farm, lots of animals therein, and packed up their three kids for a life of homesteading, home-schooling and sustainability.
Not only that, but to help sustain themselves and pay the bills, Sonia also took up remote virtual assistant-style work, yet another thing to juggle at the same time.
This remarkable journey though has brought them a life of contentment and perspective, intertwined with the busyness and demands of a working farm. The kids have been thriving, and everyone feels far more in tune with nature.
Sonia joins Vanessa and Ted for a conversation about how they've done it, why they made such a bold choice and what they've learned from doing so.