She couldn’t afford the life she wanted for her son in the US. Moving to Germany changed both their futures | CNN

Living within walking distance of the mountains of Bavaria, Molly Williams never misses an opportunity to go hiking.

She has hiked all over the Alpine landscapes around her home in southern Germany, in the pretty town of Allgäu near Munich, as well as the trails of the Dolomite mountains, over the border in northeastern Italy.

Today, she feels at home in this corner of the world. But 15 years ago, having never visited before, it was unknown to her. She’d grown up in Michigan and was living in Portland Oregon.

That didn’t stop her taking the leap to move here with her son, then aged eight.

“When I look back, I think I must have been crazy to take that leap,” Williams tells CNN. “But it really has proven to be one of the best decisions of my life.”