After 5 years of living abroad in Canada and Europe, I took off my rose-colored glasses and moved back to the US

Tech Insider : Business
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I spent years living in Canada and Europe before returning to the US. Life abroad was great in many ways, but it was not the extended vacation it looked like.

Sydney Baker

I'm an American who moved to a small French village. I tried to adjust, but learned I wasn't built for country living.

Tech Insider : Business, Politics
A shot of the French village where the author lived, featuring houses, fields, and a skyline.
I'd hoped my new home would be a bit more walkable.

Audrey Bruno

I lived in Europe for 7 years before returning to the US. Here are 3 things I did right and 3 I wish I'd done differently.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
The author posing at a fountain in Lisbon.
I did some things right and wrong when I moved back to the US from Europe.

Denae McGaha

I'm an American who moved to France 4 years ago. My lifestyle and routine have improved in so many ways.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Politics
The writer standing near the water in France.
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Audrey Bruno

I traveled to Bali with my husband and young kids to decompress. 2 years later, we're still here.

Tech Insider : Travel
Woman walking down alley in Bali wearing a floral dress
Alison Emerick loves walking down Bali streets and smelling incense burning.

Alison Emerick

I moved to Spain, got divorced, and was feeling lonely — until I found a new way to make friends

Tech Insider : Travel
A woman on a street in Morocco
Dalia Goldberg felt lonely after moving to Spain until she joined an improv comedy group.

Dalia Goldberg

I moved to Germany from the US with 4 kids. Here, I have a lot more time for myself.

Tech Insider : Travel
Children in front of the Berlin Wall
Robbins and her family relocated to Berlin in May last year.

Celia Robbins

A US Army vet moved to Japan with his wife and bought an abandoned house for $35,000. They have no plans to leave.

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The exterior of an akiya in Japan.
A US veteran moved to Japan and bought an abandoned house, or akiya, with his wife.

Coco Lencho Japan.

I've been a student in the UK for 6 years. But my family in the US is getting older, and I'm torn about moving back to be with them.

Tech Insider : Travel
Composite image of a girl in her graduation gown on the left and London's Big Ben on the right.
Scarlett Kiaras-Attari attended the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford.

Scarlett Kiaras-Attari and Alberto Pezzali/AP

I moved from Washington, DC to Dubai with 2 young kids. I'm a better version of myself here.

Tech Insider : Travel
Composite image of the Dubai skyline on the left and a family on the beach on the right
A freak accident prompted Kiran Ali and her family to relocate to Dubai.

Kiran Ali and Kamran Jebreili/AP Photo

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