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Canadian Life Conditioned Me To Be Scared Of Places Like This
Moving to Belize Made Me Realize How Wrong That Was
Aug 19
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Simo D
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The 1-Year Rule and Why New Parents Should Pump the Brakes on Moving Abroad
The hidden biological risks of foreign microbes, infant immunity, and why your tropical timeline might be dangerous.
Jun 26
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Simo D
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Nobody Warns You About the Lonely Part
On isolation, adult friendship, and staying close when you're far away
May 8
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Simo D
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The Death of the Global Citizen
Mar 4
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Simo D
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Living Elsewhere with Gregory Garretson
Apr 27, 2025
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Simo D
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Gregory Garretson
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How to Narrow the World Down to 3 Countries
Dec 12, 2025
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Leave It For The Locals
Mar 9, 2025
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Simo D
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The Angry Expat
Feb 11, 2025
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On the Road in Mexico
Oct 1, 2024
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Simo D
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The Expat Financial Stack That'll Protect Your Money Abroad
What I wish I'd had in place before identity theft forced me to rebuild my money setup from another country.
Apr 24
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Simo D
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Moving to Belize
A delicate balance of freedoms vs tradeoffs
Aug 19
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Why We Left Canada for Belize
Moving to Belize = No Regrets!
Aug 19
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Simo D
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I Just Realized I'm Small Town AF
Belize has 400,000 people. My village has a few thousand. Everyone knows you, for better or worse.
Aug 8
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Beautiful Strife
The real cost of building a life in a developing country
Jul 18
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Simo D
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Simo D’s Crash-Course to Belize
A Local’s Guide to the Medical Realities, Climate Shocks, and Pure Freedom of Making the Leap
Jul 4
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Why Locals Seem Rude When You Move Abroad, And How To Fix It
High-context vs. low-context cultures is the expat communication gap no one warns you about
Apr 17
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25 Questions That'll Change Your Life Abroad
Why Most People Research Countries Before They Research Themselves And Why That's Backwards AF
Apr 10
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Don't Move Abroad Based on Someone Else's Opinions
Do this instead
Mar 10
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The Death of the Global Citizen
How UBI Will Kill Your Dreams of Living Abroad
Mar 4
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The Moving Abroad Reality Check
Why hardship is part of the package, not a sign you chose wrong
Feb 2
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Moving abroad and still need to work? You’ll need portable credibility
A tool that turns experience into work that crosses borders
Jan 23
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