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5 Things I’ve Learned While Living Abroad
What they don’t tell Americans, but they should.
But, I wasn’t where I wanted to be. Where I wanted to be was free.
I left the United States in March of 2019. There wasn’t just one reason I left; there were many. I was burned out. Not just from work but from working. Americans don’t have a healthy relationship with their jobs; I was included in that. I didn’t have hobbies. I couldn’t commit to doing things with friends that didn’t involve work. I had a mentality that if it didn’t have a visible ROI for the business, it was a waste of time. My work was my identity, and I recognized it to be problematic.
I also had a broken heart. My family had broken my heart. My partner of 5 years had broken my heart. And, I had broken my own heart. The latter being the most critical heartbreaker. By this time, I’d been in therapy roughly 2 years, and I’d made significant progress. But, I wasn’t where I wanted to be. Where I wanted to be was free.
The Question That Changed Everything
At the end of 2018, I was in Israel and asked myself the question that changed everything: What will I think about my life when I reflect on it in 50 years? The answer: Sad. Disappointed. Ashamed. I knew I had to make a change.