Jim Santos is a freelance writer and voice over artist, currently based in east Tennessee after 6 years of living in Salinas, Ecuador on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, exploring that country and three others in South America. He has written and published over 200 articles about living in Ecuador and travel to other locations around the world for the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, and various International Living magazines, e-newsletters, and web site content. 

In addition to the just released "Living Abroad: Challenging the Myths of Expat Life", "Hiking the Inca Trail" and "The Galápagos Islands:On Your Own and On a Budget" he is also the host of "The International Living Podcast". His books can be found at http://jimsantos.net/ . Several of his titles are also available as audiobooks.