After 5 years of living abroad in Canada and Europe, I took off my rose-colored glasses and moved back to the US

I spent years living in Canada and Europe before returning to the US. Life abroad was great in many ways, but it was not the extended vacation it looked like.

Sydney Baker

• About five years ago I left the US, first for Canada, then Luxembourg and France.
• I learned so much and had life-changing experiences, but it wasn't all sunshine and roses
• Tired of immigration bureaucracy and job hunting abroad, I finally moved back to the US.

For my entire life, I'd dreamed of moving to a different country.