Wood has dual citizenship in the United States, where he was born and in Canada, where he grew up.
Wood was living in Montreal working as a commodities trader when he decided to move to Chicago where he had an apartment and a job set up.
“It was a time when the economy was booming,” Wood said.
But after a vacation in Arizona and despite all well made plans, Wood decided to move to Arizona instead.
Even after moving to the US, Wood continued to travel back to Canada on business and to see his family. It was there that he met his wife Jody.
“I met her in Canada, I met her in a bar of all places,” Wood said. “And I said I live in a place called Carefree, Ariz., how bad can it be?”
She eventually came to the US with him where they are now living and raising their daughter Jade.
Jody has her green card and is continuing through the process to get her citizenship which they expect will be another two years. Wood is sponsoring her.
He also sponsors a friend and former business partner who came around the same time Wood did and still only has his green card.
Wood says it’s complicated why he chooses to stay in the US.
“The US, I think, is the world’s only superpower,” Wood said. “We do a lot of wonderful things for the world, that's the short answer.”
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