I always thought that the world is big. That there are many countries to choose from if you ask yourself “Where to live?” The truth is: the world is actually very small. When you have certain criteria, the # of countries that qualify collapses from hundreds to only a handful of options. For example: if you believe in home-schooling, no legally required childhood vaccination, and you do like sunshine, only 7 countries will match this specific criteria. Of these, some are shitholes, which leaves you with 5 options. If you don’t want to live completely detached from society (in the jungle or on a remote island) then you have 3 options left. If you want to own property, there are 2 left: Portugal and Panama. If you don’t like the EU, Panama is the only option with its own downsides – or perhaps the best option is to get a medical exemption to make the USA your perhaps best option. Have you ever defined what principles are truly important to you – and then matched where in the world these criteria are fulfilled? You will be surprised.

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Yeah. It's why I lived in Japan and now the US. Living in the US makes you appreciate Japan, and living in Japan makes you appreciate the US.
I love Andalusia, particularly Ronda. Up north, San Sebastián is pretty nice too. I like the southern vibe better though.
My friend has a banana plantation on Tenerife. We used to off-road up and down Tiede. Snorkeling there was also amazing. Spaniards are crazy in a fun way.