I'm a first-generation Chinese American mom living in LA. A 2-month trip to China made me question where to raise my daughter.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Environment
Mother and daughter are sitting on a plane.
Grace Cong Sui enrolled her daughter in a local kindergarten during her two-month stay in China.

Provided by Grace Cong Sui

I'm an entrepreneur working in Japan. The office culture has reshaped how I think about dressing for work.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A man wearing a suit in Japan.
Fernando Lira

Provided by Fernando Lira

I can't drink alcohol, but my husband can. It sparked a business idea.

Tech Insider : Business
A man and a woman posing in front of a colorful mosaic.
Natalie Chiu and her husband, Charlie started a sparkling tea business.

Provided by Natalie Chiu

I moved to Dubai for a job 2 years ago. It's still where I see my future.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel
A man with wearing dark glasses and a plaid blazer.
Nizar Mezher grew up in Lebanon and moved to the United Arab Emirates two years ago; he doesn't plan to leave.

Provided by Nizar Mezher

I quit my job to travel for a year. Here are 5 things I'd do differently.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Environment
A woman wearing glasses posing with a sandy road and moutain in the background.
Maria Laposata quit her job and traveled around the world with her husband for a year — there are a few things she'd do differently.

Provided by Maria Laposata

I moved my family to Korea for a job. Then I got laid off — and I'm still glad we came.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Man wearing a backback with his daughter being carried.
Bart Schaneman accepted a job in Seoul, and mad the move with his wife and daughter.

Provided by Bart Schaneman

We quit our jobs at 26, moved, and opened a whiskey distillery. I don't expect our kids to take it over.

Tech Insider : Business
Lucy and Andy Rieger standing by their distillery, J. Rieger & Co.
Lucy and Andy Rieger quit their jobs and moved to Kansas City to open a distillery.

Provided by Lucy Rieger

I took a $185 lie-flat overnight bus across Europe instead of the train. It was slower — but I slept better.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
A woman wearing a facemask on an overnight bus.
Megan Carnegie was able to get good sleep on the bus.

Megan Carnegie

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

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Woman with two daughters with the ocean and seagulls in the background.
Madeleine Collins grew up in London but has been raising her two daughters in San Diego.

Provided by Madeleine Collins

My city was filling up with digital nomads, so I converted my family home into a business

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Hana Nguyễn
Hana Nguyen converted part of her parents' family home in Da Nang, Vietnam, into a coworking space.

Duc Nguyen for BI

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