Welcome to the Foreign Files! If you have ever wondered what it would be like to sell your belongings and move to another country with no safety net/savings/property, we invite you to check out our blogs and social media and join our foreign family on our foreign journeys. In a nutshell, we dreamed of  a life filled with travel and raising multilingual, adaptable, culturally diverse children and decided to go all in. International living and travel is exciting, humbling, and well worth the many challenges that arise. Join us as we open up the Foreign Files to share stories that cross borders and boundaries of all kinds. 

Who are we?


Hello! We are Mari, Jared, Bodhi, and Hendrix Floyd. In 2017, we left the United States for a job in Costa Rica. After 4 years in Costa Rica and the loss of our dream job due to the pandemic, we moved to Spain. We absolutely loved Spain, but visa issues prompted another move and we currently reside in Mexico. We started the Foreign Files to inspire conversation about family life and travel abroad. We hope you will join us as we share our story and the stories of others!