#58. He Walked 2K Miles — An American Expat, A Mexican Woman, & The Family He Chose

What would make someone walk 2,000 miles — not once, but three times?For Tim Scott, it was one thing: getting back to the woman he loved in Mexico and to the children waiting for him on the other side of the border.Tim didn’t grow up with safety. He didn’t grow up with stability. He came from an abusive home, left Virginia with almost nothing, and found himself learning a new language, navigating unfamiliar foods, and trying to build community in a place where he had no roadmap. But he kept walking — across states, across borders, across fear — because he had finally found something worth choosing: a Mexican woman who loved him, and the family he never had growing up.This is not a movie plot. It’s the real story of an American expat who rebuilt his life through courage, grit, and love. It’s about survival, identity, and the determination it takes to start over in a country we're told locals are fleeing from.In this episode, you’ll hear:how the Army and relocating helped Tim choose a different futurethe 2,000‑mile journey that reshaped his sense of purposehow love, family, and belonging became his compassThis story is for anyone who has ever had to start again — anyone who has crossed borders, rebuilt their identity, or chosen a life that looked nothing like the one they came from.Follow The Places We Call Home for more true stories about expat life, human spirit, courage, resilience, hope, real love, belonging, immigration, identity, and the emotional work of creating a life in a place that didn’t raise you