I moved from the US to Wales and can't imagine going back. I'm paid less, but the relaxed work culture more than makes up for it.

• Regina Beach left the US and moved to the UK in 2020.
• Beach say she works fewer hours and has a better quality of life in Wales.
• She also says healthcare, driving, and working in the UK are some things that shocked her the most.

I met my British husband when I was teaching English in Laos and he was riding a motorbike around Southeast Asia. After two years of long distance dating, we decided to elope in Chicago, where I'd spent my 20s.

After I got my visa, I arrived in the United Kingdom in March 2020. We lodged with a friend in Bristol, England, then my husband and I eventually bought a home in Wales.