When I moved abroad, I stopped buying groceries 'like an American.' Now, I eat and shop better — and I've lost 100 pounds.

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Author smiling with birds nearby and on her palms
Living abroad helped improve my relationship with food and how I buy it — and I've lost about 100 pounds in the past seven years.

Halona Black

I got laid off from my tech job and retired in France at 69. Starting over is hard, but I love my life here.

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A side-by-side photo of Sandy Adam and another picture of Paris.
Sandy Adam.

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A Harvard MBA grad knew the immigrant dream wasn't for her. She moved back to China to start a search fund.

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Portrait of a woman smiling t the camera.
Sally Tian spent years moving between cultures. In 2025, she decided to move back to China to start a search fund.

Sally Tian.

We left the Bay Area to care for my mother-in-law in the South of France. The visa was easy — everything else wasn't.

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Lin Koh in a lavender field.
Lin Koh.

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I moved from the US to the world's most livable city. After nearly 2 years of disappointment, I couldn't wait to leave.

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A row of houses and boats in Nyhavn, Copenhagen.
I moved from the US to the world's most livable city, Copenhagen, and didn't like it.

Paige Madison

After a breakup, I traveled for a year to learn how to be alone again. It led me to move to a country I'd never imagined calling home.

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Claire Drinkwater is swinging on a hammock in Belgium.
After her travels came to an end, Claire Drinkwater decided to settle down somewhere new.

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I spent 9 months traveling the world. I had a great time, but I'd never do it again.

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Dasha looks back at the camera while sitting at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland.
I spent nine months traveling the world in 2021.

Dasha Kofman

Welcome to the 'Hamptons of England'

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The Cotswolds

Frederick Hunt for B

When I saw a British newspaper warning that rich Americans were "invading" the Cotswolds, I had to see for myself if the headlines matched reality.

I moved my family from New York City to Puerto Rico 18 months ago. We love it here, but some things surprised us.

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The author and her family in Puerto Rico.
The author and her family moved to sunny Puerto Rico in August 2024.

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I tried being a digital nomad in Portugal. It wasn't the dream I expected.

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The author in Lisbon in 2018.
The author thought that living and working in Portugal as a digital nomad would feel like living in a dreamy Instagram feed. It wasn't that easy.

Courtesy of Charlotte Grainger

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