I'm a British mom in the US who only connected with other Brits. Now, in my 50s, my closest friends are American.

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Madeleine Collins grew up in London but has been raising her two daughters in San Diego.

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I moved my kids across Asia for years. After my divorce, I returned 'home' as a single mom.

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A woman in glasses posing in front of a print on the way.
Roberta Maretti returned home after raising her two kids abroad.

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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 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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