Discovering the Illusion of the American Dream
Moving overseas doesn't mean you stopped loving your home country, it just means you wanted a daily life elsewhere that feels lighter.
When I moved abroad in my thirties, I wasn’t trying to make a grand statement, I just wanted a change - new streets to walk, new markets to explore, a gym that wasn’t packed at 6 p.m.
daily life elsewhere felt…lighter. Less expensive, less frantic, and more human.
I realized a hard truth I’d missed back home: a lot of the stress we accept as “normal” is optional. In the States, I treated price like a signal of quality.
Author's summary: Moving overseas reveals the American dream as an illusion.
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