My name is Mai. I’m a former elementary school teacher in my mid-20s who loves to travel and try new things. I was born and raised in Arkansas, USA and lived there for almost 30 years. By the age of 26, I had a long-term relationship of 9 years, bought my first house, and established a successful teaching career. This was a life that I thought I was supposed to live, but I was severely depressed, anxious, and lost.
After ending a near decade-long relationship, I went through a massive personal growth journey. I didn’t really know who I was and was very fearful of life outside of that relationship. For the past two years, I’ve been working on discovering who I am and pursuing dreams that I had once given up on. It was during this process that I realized how much I let fear control my life, but I was determined to not let that continue.
In April 2023, I became a licensed skydiver and in September 2023, I turned my life-long dream of living abroad into reality. So right now, I’m traveling and living in New Zealand on the working holiday visa.