About Me

Welcome.

I'm Natalie, a digital creator and lifestyle vlogger. A few highlights about me:

I'm a Mexican-Colombian-American originally from Chicago now living in Paris.

I was a retirement and health care attorney in the US for 20+ years and am now in early retirement.

In addition to Chicago and Paris, I've also lived in New York, Miami and Toronto. I've also traveled widely throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe. Further, I traveled to Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia (Bali, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam) in my 30s, which included exploring NZ's southern island by camper car.

I speak English (natively) 🇺🇸 Spanish (fluently) 🇪🇸 and French (advanced) 🇫🇷

My passions include

• creating financial freedom over a longer term time horizon

• health and wellness habits that are attainable and not based on a deprivation mindset

• international travel

• foreign languages -and-

• a European-American shabby chic lifestyle. For example, I don't own a car currently and my favorite way to travel is by train or walking. I shop almost daily for fresh groceries in any number of shops and like to let happenstance and inspiration be my guides.

I started this blog to share the artistry that I find all around me in Paris and throughout my travels in Europe.

You can also find me on YouTube and Pinterest @theshabbychiclatina.

Thanks for visiting my blog.