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Trader Joe’s Should Secretly Open in Spain
I’ve had this idea for a while now.
Trader Joe’s quietly papers over a storefront in Valencia—not Barcelona or Paris because those cities are too obvious. It only tells people who need to know what they’re working on—and those who need to...
America Chose Cars Over Quality Of Life
Quality of life — no matter how you measure it — sucks in the United States.
Part of the reason why it’s so bad is because the nation has failed to properly define the term, opting to confound it with the runaway American dream.
I know be...
I Never Thought I'd Start Complaining More After Leaving The United States
Complaining about a place can be a strange sign that you finally belong there.
Something I wrote in 2024 — before my wife and I moved to Spain — nicely sets the stage for today’s story.
How Mail Carriers In Spain and San Francisco Reminded Me What Cities Are Losing
Neighborhood life disappears one reasonable individual decision at a time.
The other day I was walking through our neighborhood when I saw our mail carrier.
What Can Happen Back “Home” After You Move Abroad
The strangest thing people do after you leave the United States is not usually dramatic — it’s more subtle.
It’s not as if people argue with you when you speak with them or criticize your decision. But there’s absolutely something happenin...
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I live and work full-time in Spain, where I write about life abroad, cities, and investing and personal finance. I’m no longer a U.S. resident. I am based entirely in the EU. Using em dashes since 2005.
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