Her daughter struggled in school with dyslexia, so she moved all 3 kids to Bali to try hands-on learning in bamboo classrooms

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I went to graduate school right after college, and I regret it. I wish I had waited and joined the workforce first.

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The author, not pictured, went right into grad school after college.

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My son is heading to college in the fall, and he's behaving worse than ever. I finally understand why.

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The writer's son is misbehaving before he heads to college.

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I've been on a ventilator for 11 years. It hasn't stopped me from getting my master's degree and working full-time.

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The writer, not pictured, graduated college and got a master's degree despite his chronic illness.

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Their son did well in high school and on his SATs, but got rejected from 30 US colleges. So they set their sights on Europe.

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Lou and Jennifer Zeidberg said their children were drawn to colleges in Europe because they were disappointed with the college application process in the US.

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I graduated from Georgetown in the 1970s. I'm glad my 3 kids all went to university in Italy instead.

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Over the years, the American mom visited her kids while they attended university in Italy. Last year, she moved to Florence with her Italian husband.

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Duolingo is mean, whiny, and annoying. Gen Z loves it.

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I'm an American mom who raised my kids in Spain. They considered going to the US for college but changed their minds.

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Jackie Baxa and her family posing with their Foreigner Identity Cards in Spain. After 15 months of planning, the family relocated to Spain in 2016.

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The price of ransomware attacks is skyrocketing and government agencies are paying the most

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Hackers use ransomware to steal data that they hold hostage until you pay them off.

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I was given six months to live at 20. Years later, I'm a thriving college grad with a life partner.

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The author, not pictured, was given six months to live.

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