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It’s Pathetic That These Five Words Have Become So American
A version of this article appeared on Medium last week and generated one of the strongest reader responses I’ve received this year. I want it to publish it here too—because these five words help connect much of what I’ve been writing about...
I Still Won’t Tell You How to Move Abroad
I’ve said numerous times that I’d never charge people for advice on how to move abroad.
I still mean it.
I think too many people move abroad and suddenly become relocation consultants—putting together visa applications, scheduling appoi...
Los Angeles Looks Better From 6,000 Miles Away
I’ve always been an overthinker.
That said, I’ve done some of my best thinking since moving to Spain—from Los Angeles—in January 2025.
It feels surreal to watch what I said I wanted from moving abroad play out in real time: forward motion...
Why I Cried When I Saw the Eiffel Tower
The other day I spilled some ink (line credit: ) on maybe my favorite paragraph of the year:
I've lived in Valencia for nearly two years and I rub elbows with “grandmas” (nonnas or abuelas) every single day in my neighborhood. They're no...
Stop Moralizing. Let People Take Their Fucking Vacation
If you read me regularly, you know I'm among the first to shit on shitty tourists.
But we often lose sight of the fact that a shitty tourist is not all that different from your garden-variety asshole in just about any situation.
I recentl...
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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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