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Before moving, I had a clear vision of why moving abroad was my best decision would be true. That vision included: integrating seamlessly, emotionally detaching from America, family visiting often. All three were fantasy. The reality: integration is slow and selective. American politics still affect you emotionally even from Portugal. People say they'll visit and don't. Those aren't small disappointments. They're fundamental shifts from what I expected life abroad to be. But the decision is still right. Just for different reasons than I predicted. I thought I'd love it because of NEW things I'd gain (local community, detachment, visitors). I actually love it because of OLD things I escaped (medical bankruptcy risk, school shooting fear, constant financial stress, time scarcity). Why moving abroad was my best decision is true. But not because my rosy predictions came true. Because the problems I left behind were worse than the problems I encountered. That's the calculation. Not perfection. Just better math. Link in bio when you're ready for better problems, not no problems. ๐Ÿ†˜๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #TikTokCreatorSearchInsightsIncentive

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Here are three things that I was wrong about before moving abroad. If you don't know me yet, I'm Veronica. And my family of four moved out of the United States five years ago, and we've lived on three different continents. But here are three things that I was wrong about before moving abroad. Number one is I thought that I would assimilate into the local community. I thought that by speaking the language, I would make local friends, and that the community would accept me way more than they actually do. I've been an outsider, all the places that we've lived, and I have now come to terms with that fact. Number two, I thought I would be able to disconnect from America, and not pay attention to what's going on there. But the reality is I have loved ones there, and so I still care about what's going on back there. And now that I do this for a living where I help other Americans move abroad, I end up being very plugged in because they tell me about all the current troubles and the things that they're stressed about with this current administration. So I end up being very plugged into the news, even though I thought I would be able to totally unplug. And number three, I thought that my friends and family would come visit me in the places that I moved way more often than they actually do. Some of my friends I haven't seen in years, and a lot of family had never come to visit us. So that's kind of sad. I thought it would be a more dynamic relationship where it wasn't just us having to go to them, but they would also come to us, and we would keep in touch that way. But it hasn't turned out that way, and I have to be okay with it because it was my choice. They still have their lives just ticking along, going the day by day, and I'm just not part of that daily routine anymore, and that was my choice. Just because these three things that I was wrong about are all kind of negative things does not mean in any way that I regret the decision of moving abroad. We have had a fantastic life over these last five years, living in these different countries, and I wouldn't trade it for the world. If you're ready to leave the United States, I'm ready to help you. The links to work with me are in my bio.

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