Natasha Freidus, start-up CEO
“I’m American, but my husband, Andrew, has dual citizenship. After living in France for a few years, we moved to Toronto in 2018 with our two kids we were attracted to the booming tech scene, and we refused to move back to the U.S. for several reasons, including Trump. A couple of weeks ago, as the Covid cases in Toronto kept soaring, we started to seriously consider crossing the border to get our vaccines. We were hoping to fly to Seattle this summer to visit family we haven’t seen since 2019, and we wanted to get vaccinated as soon as possible. We figured best-case scenario we would be able to get our first shot here in early May, but everything pointed toward the second shot not being available until at least July or August. We didn’t want to wait.
Expat Americans fly home for covid-19 shots
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, The Wall Street Journal
‘Is what I’m doing right?’ Rapid U.S. rollout draws Americans home from overseas and triggers soul searching
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Frustrated by slow and uncertain vaccination drives around the world, some of the nine million Americans living abroad are coming home to get their Covid-19 shots.
For many, the risks of a long journey home are worth the reward of a vaccine that offers protection and peace of mind. But the trip also comes with the anguish and moral ambiguity of leaving behind friends, colleagues and even spouses who might not get access to a shot for months because they don’t hold a passport from the world’s wealthiest country.
town of iquitos located deep in the amazon. this outpost has become the epicenter of a growing industry of ayahuasca tourism. i m on my way to a jungle retreat, one of many run by ex-pat americans. these forests produce many of our modern medicines. and i want to find out if ayahuasca could someday become one of them. this is el pugero, or the purger, a collection of simple huts tucked away in the forest. it s amazing to me that there are over 100 of these ayahuasca centers in this part of peru. almost all of them are run by foreigners, and most of them don t have electricity or even running water, but yet people are coming. they re coming and staying in little huts like this one because they say they re not
this substance that s illegal here in the u.s. is going to heal him. we ll see. stan s journey will take him to south america, to the frontier town of iquitos located deep in the amazon. this outpost has become the epicenter of a growing industry of ayahuasca tourism. i m on my way to a jungle retreat, one of many run by ex-pat americans. these forests produce many of our modern medicines. and i want to find out if ayahuasca could someday become one of them. this is el pugero, or the purger, a collection of simple huts tucked away in the forest. it s amazing to me that there are over 100 of these ayahuasca centers in this part of peru. almost all of them are run by
of ayahuasca tourism. i m on my way to a jungle retreat, one of many run by ex-pat americans. these forests produce many of our modern medicines. and i want to find out if ayahuasca could someday become one of them. this is el pugero, or the purger, a collection of simple huts tucked away in the forest. it s amazing to me that there are over 100 of these ayahuasca centers in this part of peru. almost all of them are run by foreigners, and most of them don t have electricity or even running water, but yet people are coming. they re coming and staying in little huts like this one because they say they re not finding what they need back home. here, stan hopes to find solace.