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Vivienne Zhao (left); Duncan Forgan (center); Andre Neveling (right).

"H

ow long have you been living in Singapore?"

It's a question taxi drivers have been asking me since I arrived from New York nearly 20 years ago.

In the beginning, the answer was small, just a year, then two.

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Chantelle Thompson with her family at Topgolf in Dubai.
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A man posing for a photo in Japan.
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I've met some incredible people while living in a small town in Italy.
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