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

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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 moved abroad at 40 to escape loneliness. I didn't expect how hard it would be to go home.

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Deidre Donnelly posing near the water in Haiphong, northern Vietnam.
Deidre Donnelly was single, lonely, and unsure what came next, so she moved to Vietnam.

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Living abroad for 28 years gave me everything I wanted — and a quiet guilt I still carry

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Kris LeBoutillier standing near a shophouse in Singapore.
Kris LeBoutillier says that living in Singapore gave him opprotunities he never would have found back home.

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After living in Europe for 7 years, I brought 4 new habits back to the US — but there's one American trait I never lost

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Denae McGaha

I've lived abroad for 10 years. I no longer belong anywhere.

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Andre Neveling at the bottom of the stairs in Hong Kong
Andre Neveling has lived abroad for the past 10 years and no longer lives anywhere.

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The US cities with the best quality of life for expats, ranked

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Aerial view of Boston showcasing the Charles River.
Boston clinched a spot in Mercer's top 50.

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I was an expat working in Dubai for 4 years. The culture of splurging on luxuries made saving harder than I expected.

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Victoria Blinova on a yacht.
Victoria Blinova left Dubai in 2021 after four years of working in the emirate.

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I uprooted my life and moved across the world to teach at a Japanese high school. These are the 3 things I learned, and why I'd do it again.

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A composite image of Nic Lim's desk drawer as an assistant language teacher (ALT), and Lim in the classroom.
Nic Lim left his life in New Zealand to become an ALT, or Assistant Language Teacher, in Japan. He loved the country so much that he wrote a book about it.

Nic Lim

I bought a one-way ticket to Singapore and tried to put roots down. Now, I'm saying goodbye to years of being an expat and going home to be an English girl in England.

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Candice Gallagher moved to Singapore in 2019.
Candice Gallagher moved to Singapore in 2019.

Candice Gallager.

I'm a retired marine who helps expats survive sudden conflicts and natural disasters. Here are 5 proactive steps you should take for your safety if you live abroad.

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Jeremy Prout is a director of security solutions at International SOS.
Jeremy Prout is a director of security solutions at International SOS.

Jeremy Prout

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