I was a broke American living in New Zealand. A viral TikTok turned my taco stand into 3 restaurants.

Sean Yarbrough owns three restaurants. Courtesy of Sean Yarbrough Sean Yarbrough is a 39-year-old American who moved to New Zealand in 2021. Sean said the thing he missed the most from the US was Mexican food. Three years later, Sean, once homeless, has opened three successful restaurants. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sean Yarbrough, owner of Broke Boy Taco. It has been edited for length and clarity. In 2022, I was flipping burgers when the owner of the burger joint...