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If you could live anywhere on planet Earth right now, where would you live… and why?

Now imagine that you’re going to move there for real. What steps would you take… and what would be the cost?

On 9 September 2025, I co-recorded a podcast named “I left the United States” with my dear friend Heather Luna of keduzi. But that story of emigration was her story (and it’s an important one that changed her life; take a listen to it).

Today’s newsletter is about our emigration story… “our” referring to the story of my wife and me (and our cat!).

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