Moving Abroad: Fear vs. Reality, Your Biggest Obstacle Is You!

Not easy in the sense there are no Not easy in the sense there are no challenges, easy in the sense that the challenges, easy in the sense that the challenges, easy in the sense that the obstacles they've spent years using as obstacles they've spent years using as obstacles they've spent years using as reasons and excuses not to move out reasons and excuses not to move out reasons and excuses not to move out turned out to be far more solvable than turned out to be far more solvable than turned out to be far more solvable than they appeared from within the system, they appeared from within the system, they appeared from within the system, right? The fear is almost always larger right? The fear is almost always larger right? The fear is almost always larger than the actual logistical issues, than the actual logistical issues, than the actual logistical issues, paperwork. You know, are you afraid of paperwork. You know, are you afraid of paperwork. You know, are you afraid of visa runs? Whatever. What's getting on a visa runs? Whatever. What's getting on a visa runs? Whatever. What's getting on a bus every 90 days when you're retired? bus every 90 days when you're retired? bus every 90 days when you're retired? Anyways, I understand the fear. I had Anyways, I understand the fear. I had Anyways, I understand the fear. I had it, too. Leaving an known life for an it, too. Leaving an known life for an it, too. Leaving an known life for an unknown one is generally scary. Um but I unknown one is generally scary. Um but I unknown one is generally scary. Um but I do just want you to sit with that for a do just want you to sit with that for a do just want you to sit with that for a minute, right? You're already living minute, right? You're already living minute, right? You're already living with risk. You're already betting on a with risk. You're already betting on a with risk. You're already betting on a version of the future. You're betting version of the future. You're betting version of the future. You're betting that the job stays stable, the market that the job stays stable, the market that the job stays stable, the market will operate, inflation doesn't erode will operate, inflation doesn't erode will operate, inflation doesn't erode what you've saved for years, your health what you've saved for years, your health what you've saved for years, your health holds for another decade or two of holds for another decade or two of holds for another decade or two of high-stress living, you know, that the high-stress living, you know, that the high-stress living, you know, that the version of retirement waiting for you at version of retirement waiting for you at version of retirement waiting for you at the other end of the tunnel is actually the other end of the tunnel is actually the other end of the tunnel is actually worth the sacrifice of your years, which worth the sacrifice of your years, which worth the sacrifice of your years, which you're paying for it with right now. And you're paying for it with right now. And you're paying for it with right now. And that's a gamble, too. It just doesn't that's a gamble, too. It just doesn't that's a gamble, too. It just doesn't feel like one because it's a feel like one because it's a feel like one because it's a conventional gamble and because it's the conventional gamble and because it's the conventional gamble and because it's the path of least resistance and highest path of least resistance and highest path of least resistance and highest familiarity. But it is a gamble. And familiarity. But it is a gamble. And familiarity. But it is a gamble. And right now, the odds on the conventional right now, the odds on the conventional right now, the odds on the conventional path, I think, are shifting. I honestly path, I think, are shifting. I honestly path, I think, are shifting. I honestly don't know if there's going to be high don't know if there's going to be high don't know if there's going to be high schools in 10 years, in 20 years, the schools in 10 years, in 20 years, the schools in 10 years, in 20 years, the way we imagine them.