I moved to Malaysia in my 30s. I didn't know where to go or what to do, so I started a club to connect the expat community.

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A man posing in front of a street hawker in Malaysia.
Joshua Webley settled down in Malaysia last year and started an expats community to meet new people.

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I became a first-time mom at 46. Being an older parent is a gift because I'm the best version of myself.

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The author became a mom in her late 40s.

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I left Los Angeles, closed my business, and moved to Albania. I pay under $500 a month in rent and have never been happier.

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Orlov in Albania.

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I was a movie editor. Fighting for workers' rights made me quit the industry and go to law school.

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Edward Wadrip
After a decade editing documentaries, Edward Wardrip is going to law school to help fix what he sees is a broken system for workers.

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The Big Tech Visa: 7 immigrants share their experience working in the US on the H-1B visa

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Economy
A photo collage features a businessman pulling a suitcase surrounded by a tech pattern, a visa stamp, and H-1 B visa elements.

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I feel more Chinese in the US and more American in China. I have to switch between 2 personalities.

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Jeff Niu moved to Beijing.
Jeff Niu grew up as an ABD in New York, but always felt drawn to China.

Louis Tellier

I'm a startup founder and father of 3. I've disappointed my kids by missing events due to work — the guilt is constant.

Tech Insider : Business
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Cache Merrill (second from left) said that his children's disappointment has been a wake-up call for him.

Cache Merrill

I'm a pediatrician with 2 sons. Here's how I keep my family healthy during back-to-school and 3 key items I always have on hand.

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Dr. Angela Mattke is a working parent with two sons in school.

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I'm an actual landman in Texas. The hit TV show definitely exaggerates — but it gets a few key things right.

Tech Insider : Business
Matt Toohey and his family
Matt Toohey, left, has spent nearly two decades in the oil and gas industry.

Matt Toohey

A stranger fixed my Nespresso machine when I most needed it. Decades later, I still think of her.

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Abbi Perets still remembers an act of kindness from a stranger.

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