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We built our dream home for the family we thought we’d have. Then we started over in rural Japan.0
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- August 7, 2026
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sia and Mikael Lilja, who moved from Sweden to Japan, where they bought and are restoring an old house. It’s been edited for length and clarity. We’ve been together for 12 years and married for the last 4. In 2020, we bought a piece of land
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I moved abroad to reinvent my life. I forgot to change my dating habits.0
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- August 2, 2026
Nine days into 2025, I stood at gate G7 in Amsterdam waiting to board my flight to Cape Verde to build a nomadic life on my own terms. A year and a half later, strangely enough, I’m still here. The temporary adventure turned into a life, complete with friends, routines, and a man who, after
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Priced outside of Hawaii, this couple bought a house in rural Japan 0
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- July 27, 2026
Jeff Layfield spent years imagining where in the US. He and his wife would retire after leaving Hawaii. Instead, they now live in a traditional house overlooking the sea in Japan. Before retiring, the couple lived in an apartment upstairs in their parents’ home on Oahu. Layfield worked in data management for the Marine Corps,
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She Moved to Dubai Last Month, Got a Pay Raise — and Has No Regrets 0

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Renee O’Drobinak, director of marketing and communications at PMKConsult, a construction and project management consulting firm based in Dubai. Her words have been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I’ve been in Dubai for about a month, and my husband and I are really