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For me personally the combination of immigrating permanently to Europe plus remote work gave me an ever-changing box, in a good way. There’s lots of very different cultures just a drive away, and remote work lets me head out often and for extended stays. Even the last couple years which were a big damper on travel, I never got bored of my new home in the Netherlands or felt stuck in a routine. I’ve been here for six years now, probably three here and three in other nearby countries on extended visits.

I’m sure the cartoon resonates with some people but I don’t think it’s as universal as they are making it seem. I hope it doesn’t convince people not to at least try to see if travel or living overseas makes life richer and more interesting.

I will say I wasn’t trying to cure anything wrong with my mind when moving overseas, so maybe that’s a difference I’m not properly accounting for.

>>j4yav+(OP)
I left US for NL 10 years ago, and I can say I've enjoyed most of my time here. But now it's time to move on, and the world offers many exciting new cultures (and foods!) to enjoy.

>>j4yav+(OP)
How were you able to spend 6 years in NL and the three in other nearby countries? Did move jobs from NL to new countries in the EU that sponsored a visa for you in those nearby countries?

>>bogomi+c2
The Netherlands has a treaty called DAFT where any US citizen can come to start a business. It’s also very pro knowledge migrant, the visas are easy to get and they also offer a huge tax benefit for 5 years.

Once here, you can travel in the Schengen area visa free.

>>j4yav+n2
Ah OK. I have heard of this. Can you live in other areas as well, like say you wanted to move to Belgium or Germany while keeping your business in NL. You could do that with a DAFT visa?

>>bogomi+yK
Well, you can visit those other places for I think up to half the year and 90 days at a time, but you can't change your residence without applying for a new visa.