I spent years trying to blend in after moving to France. 10 years later, I've realized I don't have to.

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Vivienne Zhao is sitting on a train in Paris, France.
Vivienne Zhao moved to Paris alone in 2015 and has accepted that she'll never fully fit in.

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I moved to Thailand to recover from burnout. Living here has been harder — and better — than I expected.

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Andre Neveling swimming in a rooftop bar with Bangkok, Thailand in the background.
Andre Neveling moved to Thailand on a digital nomad visa; he was seeking a reset.

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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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James Cameron says he left the US and moved to New Zealand for his 'sanity'

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James Cameron said he's wanted to move to New Zealand since his first visit in the 1990s.

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For this mom, moving to work in South Korea felt like a 'full-circle moment' — even if it came with one sacrifice

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Motolani Adedipe moved from the US to South Korea with her two young kids and her mom.

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I'm 32 and have lived abroad for nearly a decade. Now, I'm weighing life in China against returning to the US.

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Dylan Rothenberg's decision to spend his junior year abroad in Beijing paved his career path.

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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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These Gen Z besties started planning to travel the world at 11. Teaching English in China helped make it happen.

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A selfie of two girls in front of a famous temple in Guangzhou, China.
Sonia Holland and Erin O'Brien grew up together in South Africa, and moved to China to teach English in 2024.

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A single mom moved to Thailand with her daughter. She says the slower life brought them closer than ever.

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A woman and her daughter posing in front of a sign of Chatuchak market in Bangkok.
Donetta Barber and her daughter, Maleah, moved to Bangkok earlier this year.

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I left my Hollywood stunt career for 15 months to travel to 35 countries. I came back ready to plan my future beyond LA.

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A woman with yellow hair walking with white lions in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Sharonda Scott's spent 15 months traveling to 35 countries (including Zimbabwe, pictured).

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