e.g., broader perspectives on life, empathy, ability to adapt…etc

If you could go back in time, would you chosen to live in multiple countries and/or cities vs staying in one place your whole life?

  • Catcher_Thelonious@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I am in my 60s, I have lived in six countries, and I’m still not settled. I had an interview yesterday for a job in Central Asia and will be moving again in the first quarter of 2024.

    Living in different places has made life fresher, more invigorating, more worth living. Perhaps if I had stayed put, I would have found something comparable but I chose to leave.

    • water5785@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Living in different places has made life fresher, more invigorating, more worth living. Perhaps if I had stayed put, I would have found something comparable b

      do you move with a partner?

    • scythianqueen@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Oh, how exciting! I really want to spend some extended time in that region! Do you mind me asking what you’ll be doing out there?

      • Catcher_Thelonious@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Employer takes care of that. I have to provide copies of relevant documents (diplomas, marriage license, police reports, medical certificates) but HR does all the legwork. Some countries the process is costly and time consuming (China) while in others it’s rudimentary (Bangladesh).