Leaving India and working in tech in the US changed me. I feel too foreign here and too foreign there.

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I'm a ghostwriter for big names in business and Hollywood. The interview process is emotional, but I know what makes a great story.

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Loren Stephens ghostwrites memoirs for many CEOs and entrepreneurs.

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My partner grew up rich, and I didn't. We almost broke up over my insecurities, but compassion and honesty have gotten us through.

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Geneviève Laforce said she hated her partner's generosity because she didn't have the means to reciprocate.

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My wife and I both work full-time. Summers are complex — we have to plan our kids' summer schedules 6 months in advance.

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Pat Dooling said he and his wife amend their work schedules to accommodate their kids during the summer vacation.

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I'm a software engineer stranded in the IT outage airport chaos. CrowdStrike broke a cardinal rule of software development and I can't believe the fallout.

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Check-in was congested at Barcelona-El Prat Airport.

Ahmed Al Sharif

I quit my 6-figure tech job when my mental health collapsed. My only responsibility now is to make myself happy.

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Rachel Stolba plans to move to Mexico in August.

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I grew up in France and the US but America is the best place for a go-getter like me

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I saved $1,000 a month when I cut alcohol. The emotional and physical tax was just as expensive.

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Katie Butler said that she went back to school to fund her drinking and partying lifestyle.

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I was a female Secret Service agent. Women can do the job just as well as men.

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Mary Beth Wilkas Janke was one of less than 200 female Secret Service agents in the early 1990s.

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I live in Lithuania, the happiest place on earth for under 30s. As a very happy 28-year-old, here's what it's like.

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Lithuania was ranked the happiest country under 30s in the World Happiness Report 2024. 

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