as-told-to , bond-market , Business , Business / Artificial Intelligence , Business / Big Tech , Business / Companies , Business / Computers and Software , Business / Markets , Business / Social Media , business-idea , business-insider-today , business-strategy , CoECI News , E! Insider , Energy & Environment Newsletter , expat , Finance , Gaming News Roundup , Gear / Gear News and Events , Global , Global Precipitation , global warming , globalstar , HEALTH , Home , House , insider-picks , insider-picks-guides , insider-reviews , insider-reviews-2021 , insider-today , job-market , LIFESTYLE , living-abroad , Markets , Markets & Festivals , netherlands , News , newsletter , Newsletters , Nexstar Media Wire News , People News , Personal Finance , personal-finance , Photovogue / Editorial / News , Politics / Politics News , Property / News , relocation , Reviews , reviews-rit-ads , Security / Security News , shop , Shop Beauty , Travel October 25, 2026 This story is based on an interview with Leslie Hodgin, a 55-year-old marketing consultant who moved from the US to the Netherlands with her husband, John Lyman, 52. It has been edited for length and clarity. Until 2026, I was living in Richmond, Virginia, with my husband and our cat. My dad was in the
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