I moved to California with my family for a better life. Moving back to Berlin was the real fresh start.

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Ruth Barry and her husband moved to California to be close to his family, then decided to go back to Germany.

Robert Rieger

I've lived in Spain for 7 years now. My daily schedule and social life are so different from what they were in the US.

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When I moved from the United States to Spain, many parts of my daily schedule and social life changed so much.

Kiersten Brown

I run a business while traveling the world. I couldn't have afforded to scale it while living in the US.

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Ryan Garrido runs a business and travels the world as a digital nomad.

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I moved to Portugal by taking a two-week cruise there from the US. Traveling by boat had major benefits.

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Zachary Biss sailed from Tampa, Florida, to Lisbon to move.

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I moved to the US for love. It wasn't easy, but 10 years and a career change helped it feel like home.

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Almost a decade ago, I moved from Poland to America for love.

Karol Dugan

At 49, I quit my lucrative tech job in Texas for a quieter, happier life in Tuscany. I lost 42 pounds in the process.

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Angie Smith left the rat race in Texas for Tuscany in the fall of 2023.

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We ditched our six-figure corporate jobs and sold our house to move to Albania. Moving abroad in our 30s let us chart our own path.

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Sam Correll and Spencer Claiborne moved from the US to Albania after finding the American dream wasn't for them.

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We moved my family from the US to Colombia because we feared for our kids' safety. We have no plans to leave.

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Alyssa Bolaños says her lifestyle is affordable, but with a caveat.

Alyssa Bolaños

The 20 best cities in the world in 2026, according to Time Out

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Melbourne, Australia.

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When I turned 40, my wife and I took a hard look at our lives in the US. Then, we moved our family to Spain.

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I love having time for silliness with my family.

Brian Hodge

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