Series: Leaving the US, part 3 Part 1: On Leaving the United States Part 2: Across the Pond Part 3: On Emigration Anxieties: The Human Math What if I regret moving to the UK? This question feels especially pointed when you consider current geopolitics, but even aside from that: will I regret it? Will I dislike it? Am I romanticizing the whole thing despite trying my best to be realistic? Of course…
Series: Leaving the US, Part 2 Part 1: On Leaving the United States Part 2: Across the Pond Part 3: On Emigration Anxieties: The Human Math You only truly come to appreciate the anxieties and logistical processes of emigration when you’re the one dealing with them. I recognize that I am incredibly fortunate, however, because my wife is a UK citizen. This makes it such that our path is paved with a…
Series: Leaving the US, Part 1 Part 1: On Leaving the United States Part 2: Across the Pond Part 3: On Emigration Anxieties: The Human Math It's a bit odd thinking it's "time to leave" your home country. I am not at risk of imminent harm. I enjoy privileges afforded to me by a society that places higher regards to cis hetero white guys. I do not feel urgency at all to leave, but my wife and I have…