A Life Lived Abroad
Nearly 30 countries. Three continents lived and worked. One throughline: a deep curiosity about how people live — and what it means to make somewhere feel like home.
~30
Countries Visited
6
Continents Visited
3
Continents Lived & Worked
15+
Years in Hospitality
1
Degree Earned Overseas
Chapter Highlights
Teaching in India
Two months teaching English, Math, and Art to a class of 30 children at Mother Miracle School. Returned home with a yoga practice, a humbled perspective, and a certainty that the world is much bigger and kinder than headlines suggest.
The Hotel Years
Opening a 114-room hotel from scratch in Sidney, Montana — contractors, brand standards, and a grand opening — followed by a major renovation project in Medford. Remote, beautiful, and formative.
Going Global
Spent the first three months backpacking across Australia by bus and train — including a stint running the balloon booth at travelling carnivals and EKKA, the Royal Queensland Show, while looking for something more permanent. Eventually settled in Brisbane and joined Governor on Brookes as Duty Manager, managing two hotel towers for four months. Then continued onward through the Red Centre of Australia.
Dublin & a Degree
Three years living and working in Ireland — earning a First Class Honours degree in International Business from American College Dublin while managing 250+ apartments at City Break Apartments. The city felt like home almost immediately.
Coming Home
Eventually, home. After years abroad, Arizona is where she put down roots — and where she's been building something of her own ever since. Real estate, two Airbnb properties, a family business. The same instinct that drove years of travel: show up fully wherever you are.
Countries Visited
North America
South America
Europe
Middle East & Africa
Asia
Oceania
★ Lived & worked · ~30 countries total.
United States — By State
Lived & Worked
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Travel didn't just expand my sense of the world — it shaped how I work. Understanding what it means to arrive somewhere new, to need help navigating an unfamiliar place, made me a better host, a better agent, and a more patient person.
— Natalie Victoria Rucshner
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