I moved to Dubai for a dream job and loved the glamorous life. Eventually, it took a toll.

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Jessika Ros Malic on an Atlantis boat in Dubai.
Jessika Roso Malic lived in Dubai for seven years before returning home to Phoenix.

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The states Americans left behind to move to Florida — and where people moving out of Florida headed for greener pastures

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The Miami coastline.

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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

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Texas lured the most people away from California — and these other states

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Texas remains a popular destination for Americans relocating within the country.

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I lived in 5 different US states. None of them had what I was looking for, so I moved my family to Finland, and I have no regrets.

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Rosanna Guadagno moved to Finland with her children after living in the US her whole life.

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I became the breadwinner when my family moved to France. I feel like I've done my husband the biggest favor ever.

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Karen Kissane is a business coach living just outside of Cognac, France.

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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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Chen Teng's loft-style apartment in Seoul.

Chen Teng.

I left London for a little town in Latvia. It lacks certain luxuries, but it's a safer, easier place to raise a kid.

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Vitor Urbano loves life in Latvia.

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They moved to Scotland from California with their 3 kids. It's safer, slower, and they have a better work-life balance.

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Zack and Annie moved to Scotland from California with their three kids.

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I moved to the US from India and took out a $59K loan to follow my dream of landing a job in Big Tech. My risk paid off.

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Nagdive said she's glad she took a risk by moving to the US from India for her tech career.

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