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☆ I've spent years living overseas. When I returned to the US, my reverse culture shock was so bad I left after 2 months.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Lola Méndez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementI lived abroad for years before returning to the United States for a bit in 2018. I left after two months when struggling with reverse culture shock. I left the United States in September 2015 because I wanted to experience living abroad as an adult. AdvertisementMy mom and sister had been visiting me in Chiang Mai, Thailand, when I ended a long-term relationship with the partner I'd been living with. All of this combined meant I only lasted in the United States for about two months before I returned to Chiang Mai.

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☆ The best place to live as a digital nomad, according to an AI developer who visited 40 different countries
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

With over 40 startups, the self-taught developer has claimed his various business ventures now generate over $2.2 million in revenue. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. In 2014, Levels met other digital nomads while living in Chiang Mai, Thailand. A decade and millions of users later, Levels said the best cities he's been to are still Bangkok and Chiang Mai. While Levels said Bangkok is getting more expensive, he still recommends Chiang Mai as a more affordable option.

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☆ I'm a straight-passing woman. I'm tired of having to come out all the time.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Lola Méndez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I'm a straight-passing queer person, so people never think I'm pansexual. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In queer terms, I present as "femme" since I choose to wear my hair long and clothes that society associates with being feminine. These antiquated gender standards result in folks wrongfully presuming my sexuality simply based on their preconceived notions about my appearance. I'm mistakenly labeled as straight daily, which makes me feel invisible.

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☆ I've traveled to 90 countries. I only found one place I want to live.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Lola Méndez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Lola Méndez has been traveling full-time for nine years and has visited 90 countries. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I traveled around the world, living in cities across Spain, Italy, India, Vietnam, Uruguay, and Mexico — and visited 90 countries. Eventually I realized that Chiang Mai, Thailand, was the only place I wanted to live. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ My dad had impeccable style. After he died, I started wearing his clothes to remember him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Lola Méndez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As I sorted his clothes with my mom and sister, we selected items to keep. My sister kept a denim jacket and my mother his boina. My father was a foot taller than me, and wearing his clothes makes me feel protected, as if he's hugging me. Grief and nostalgia often go hand in hand. I often see the pair of Keen sandals he wore, and every time, I'm hit by a wave of grief.

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☆ This is the world’s rarest passport
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Lola Méndez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The Sovereign Military Order of Malta – also known as the Knights of Malta – isn’t just a religious Catholic order with nearly 1,000 years of history. After World War II, the use of the diplomatic passport took on characteristics of passports used in other countries. Today, there are only around 500 of the diplomatic passports in circulation – making it the rarest passport in the world. robertharding/Alamy Stock Photo“The Order grants passports to members of their government for the duration of their mandate,” de Petri Testaferrata says. Once when I arrived at the Bangkok airport, a crowd of operators at passport control wanted to see my rare passport and take a selfie with it,” Balfour tells CNN.

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☆ Living in New York City in my 20s wasn't worth it. I was finally able to save up 6 figures after leaving the city.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Lola Méndez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Writer Lola Méndez moved to New York City in 2009 to finish her college degree. AdvertisementWhen I moved to New York City from Los Angeles in 2009 to finish my college degree, I was stunned at how much more expensive rent is in New York City and how little you get for the hefty price. I paid rent from scholarship funds, grants, and student loans. I was living in studios in New York, but it wasn't sustainableI paid $1,300 for a tiny studio on 64th and West End in 2009. AdvertisementI thought I had to live in New York to be successful, but it wasn't worth the lack of saving in my 20s.

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