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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in the same boat as your friend (or will be in 3-5 depending on how long it takes the youngest to launch) so I think about this a lot!

First is the NOs
I refuse to live anywhere that is a destination for rich people. Places where there’s a stark divide between those that work and those that just play. So JH and Aspen, while lovely, are out. Dubai, while fascinating, is out.

Has to be somewhere from where I can get back to the US east coast in a day (aging parents and professional considerations) so most of Asia is out :(

Climate matters. Diversity matters. My ability to learn the language at at least a functional level matters.

So I’m looking at either major European cities (Paris, London) or major SA cities (buenos Aires, Medellin.) Or good old NYC, at least for a good part of the year.

I can’t wait to strip my life down to the bedrock. Ditch all the furniture, give away one thousand books, sell the cars, etc. Find a small apartment in the most interesting part of someplace beautiful and live for experiences and thoughts instead of things and other people.

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There is this myth that single people can hop up and live anywhere. We have jobs in specific career fields, need to be near doctors, etc.[/quote]

It’s not a myth, it’s just not for everyone. My 9-5 job will easily transition to consulting. My partner can work from anywhere. We have no health problems and if we did, most of the developed world has better healthcare than the US. We’re multilingual. We’ve lived abroad before. For us the adventure and the QOL improvement will outweigh the hassles. Of course our situation isn’t universal. Nothing is. [/quote]

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