She Broke Every Rule, Visited 81 Countries, & Her #1 Tips Have Nothing to Do With Where You're Going

Romina Espinosa — Red Romina — has been to 81 countries, published a book of poems at 15, built a film production company, appeared in Hollywood movies, founded a creator events community, and started a movement called Reject 9 to 5. She also has ADD. She manages it without medication most days. And she never once had a backup plan.

This is a 100-minute conversation about what it actually looks like to live entirely on your own terms.

🌍 WHAT WE COVER:

• Why she refused to answer "What's your backup plan?" at 18 — and what that refusal built

• Growing up with an analytical entrepreneur mom and an artistic dad — and how both halves shaped her

• Managing ADD: years of medication, then learning without it, and why self-acceptance is the core tool

• "The Freedom of My Eyes" — poems written ages 11–13, published at 15, dedicated to people with ADD, cover designed in MS Paint

• Top 5 countries: China, Pakistan, Ireland, Cuba, French Polynesia — and the real reasons behind each pick

• Pakistan's Karakoram Highway: one of the world's most dangerous roads, mountains that make you feel like an ant, and the best rack of lamb on the planet

• Bora Bora honeymoon: overwater villas, stingrays, ATV mountain rides, and a monsoon on the one night it mattered most

• Cuba: untapped natural beauty beyond Havana — and why the resilience of the people left her speechless

• China pre-smartphones: 5,000-year-old temples next to Shanghai skyscrapers — a juxtaposition that changed how she sees civilization