Hi, I know this question may get asked a lot but I’m wondering; when you think about all the places and the experience you had there as a whole (scenery, people, laws, culture, etc) what takes the cake as the closest to perfect?
I know perfection isn’t a thing when it comes to being an expat, but I’m sure you’ve felt once before “if it had just this one thing it would be perfect”
I think mine would be Ikaria, Greece.
Lugano, Switzerland or Telluride, Colorado, USA
Brisbane, Australia was amazing. We came from the Bay Area and really didn’t know what to expect. The beaches, food, and culture were well suited for first timers living abroad. Even though it is so far away from everything, I would move back there in a heartbeat.
Copenhagen
Edinburgh.
It’s a fairy tale everyday.
It’s not places, it’s about moments. A certain moment in time, group of people personal situation… that mingles with the place and can mean that any of those three change and the place is not the same.
There is not a perfect place - an amazing beach town will get boring, a vibrant city overwhelming or too expensive to live long term etc …
Sydney Australia, yes it’s expensive to live in Australia but for that the quality of life is so high! The weather, the food, the people. For me it’s the perfect mix between modernity and mediterranean chillness!
Punaauia Tahiti.
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Brisbane
I’d like to believe that if I didnt start my AUS journey literally 3 months before the plague I’d have stayed there, but it was impossible to lay roots during covid times in AUS as they were, well, pretty hysterical :)
Disappointment island, NZ
Newport Beach, California USA was an amazing g place to grow up 1972-82 before it got ruined a few years later and now is “The OC” 🤮
socal
Hawaii, but only during the pandemic. It was amazing. All these beautiful beaches to yourself without any tourists. I miss those days.
Tokyo
There’s just so many things to do and eat, the city is comfortable and human friendly to walk around in, public transit is convenient and reliable, even sketchy neighborhoods are safe and clean relative to the vast majority of other cities, and there’s so many interesting and friendly people.
I had pretty tempered expectations based on what I read online before moving there, but every difference from expectation has been positive.
It’s not perfect. The salaries could be a lot better. The work life balance could be more French and less American. The long term future could be less gloomy. People could be more interested in improving things instead of just going with the flow. The English speaking community could be a bit less useless with advice.
Rhode Island - the people are pretty friendly, and diverse. There’s four seasons, but the winters aren’t too bad. The cost of living is fair ($1400 for a one bedroom), but low property inventory. The food is amazing and you’ll never run out of new spots to try! It’s also about 45 min from Boston and a 3 1/2 hour drive to NYC.