I moved to California for my husband's job. We split 6 months later, but following him was the best choice I ever made.

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I moved across the country for my husband. We split a few months later, but moving from NYC to California helped me build the life of my dreams.

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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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40 New Year's Day flights were diverted away from San Diego after a storm hit the city

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: San Diego Police officers, standing on State Route 163, and members of the San Diego Lifeguard River Rescue Team look for people after the San Diego River overflowed and flooded areas in Mission Valley during a storm on January 1, 2026 in San Diego, CA.
The San Diego River overflowed on New Year's Day.

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I thought Washington, DC, would be my perfect home, but it wasn't. I found exactly what I needed in San Diego.

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The writer posing in her new neighborhood, North Park, in San Diego.
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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 at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, a science museum in Valencia, Spain.

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I make $140,000 working in plumbing. The trades allow me to support my family in an expensive city.

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Joseph Ahrens is a plumbing superintendent.

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A millennial moved from California to Utah for a lower cost of living. A few months later, she's hoping to move back.

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Kate M. enjoys Salt Lake City, Utah, but said she misses living in San Diego.

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I'm moving to America's fastest-growing city. I get why it's so popular, but I hope it keeps the small-town Texas charm.

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Michelle Clifford, her husband and children at a birthday party.
Michelle Clifford, her husband and children.

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Walmart is shuttering 9 US locations in 2024. See the list.

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A worker collects shopping carts from the parking lot of a Walmart store in Chicago.

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A US Navy amphibious warship returned home for repairs just 10 days after deploying

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USS Boxer (LHD-4) ship sails near a tanker in the Arabian Sea off Oman July 17, 2019.

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