I moved to Spain thinking I'd try it for a year. I love most things about it and don't plan to move back to the US.

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Kenzie Wallace in front of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia, Spain.
Kenzie Wallace at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, a science museum in Valencia, Spain.

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The 10 countries with the most Americans living abroad

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Millions of Americans live abroad, either temporarily or permanently.

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The French are selling their châteaus for cheap. Americans are discovering why.

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Chateau Avensac
A California couple bought Chateau Avensac for $1.2 million — then discovered it needed another $1 million in updates.

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Three years ago, when Mark Goff and Phillip Engel had their first viewing of Château Avensac in the south of France, only one thing prevented the California couple from putting in an offer: Was it old enough?

I spent a week in a hospital in Ecuador when my lung collapsed. It confirmed that moving here was the right decision.

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A woman wearing sunglasses in Alausi, Ecuador, with Andes in the background.
Sinead Mulhern started having trouble breathing one day while walking near an Andean town.

Sinead Mulhern

I bought a house in Cork. My Irish husband lives there full-time, but I'm still going back and forth between the US.

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I met my husband in Ireland and bought a house there.

Julia Skinner

I moved back to the US after 6 years abroad, but the comforts of home feel more isolating than ever

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Katie and her friend stand in the Sahara Desert at dusk.
After living abroad for six years, transitioning back to life in the US was difficult.

Katie Lemon

I lived in NYC with my 6 siblings during undergrad. For graduate school, I was determined to go abroad.

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Omarni Webb left New York City to pursue a master's degree in Sweden

Omarni Webb

At 26, I set off on a yearlong adventure to South America. It's been 6 years, and I have no plans to leave.

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Woman in Cuenca, Ecuador.
Sinead Mulhern is happier after relocating to Cuenca, Ecuador.

Sinead Mulhern

I couldn't afford retirement in the US on $3,000 a month, so I moved abroad. I've lived in 43 countries and am happier.

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Norman Bour (left) and his wife, Kathleen Plumley (right), enjoying a moment by the Pacific Ocean.
Norman Bour (left) and his wife, Kathleen Plumley (right), enjoying a moment by the Pacific Ocean.

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She felt trapped in her corporate job in NYC, so she quit and moved to South Korea. Now, she lives alone in a $640-a-month loft.

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A top-down view of the living area, as viewed from the loft.
Chen Teng's loft-style apartment in Seoul.

Chen Teng.

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