Nelly Lozano, with her seven-month-old son Elian, gave up a secure, professional job in the U.S. to return to Mexico City and never looked back. (Photo by Alysa Hullett)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.