Spain Expats

Marie Moore was the co-founder of The Mentor Ship in El Paso, Texas, a forum where distinguished female professionals commit to nurturing women who are striving to achieve a higher level of success in business. A strong advocate for women’s rights and equal education opportunities, Marie was recognized as the SBA Women in Business Champion of the Year, in 2015. She was also the owner and director of M2 Marketing and a co-founder of PICA (Personal Image Consultants of Canada). As an experienced journalist, editor, teacher, producer, TV and radio spokesperson who produced large and small-scale events, she was heralded as a maverick marketing guru, until her retirement in 2017.  

Marie is now sharing her dream of a European–based retirement with her husband; Alan, in Portugal.  

Lucy is a copywriter, currently working for a vacation property management company in the UK. She first started writing for Live and Invest Overseas in 2008, just as it was launched by the founder Kathleen Peddicord. Back then she reported on her travels with her young family through Mexico, Panama, and Costa Rica as they scouted for a new location to move to after living for eight years in Spain. In the end, they were drawn back to the Old World and chose to base themselves in southwest France where they lived for almost three years.  

Lucy is originally from the UK, and her home is currently in southwest England, but she has lived in the USA, Spain, and France, and has spent extended periods in South America and Central America.