About
I went to Australia. Some of my friends went to Canada and the US.
We had different outcomes. Some of us thrived. Some of us came back. Some of us are still over there, working jobs we did not move countries to do, posting pictures that hide more than they show.
The difference between those outcomes was knowable in advance. Nobody told us. The consultants we paid had a sales target. The friends already abroad were too proud to share the parts that did not work. The internet had a hundred articles about cherry blossoms and CN Tower selfies and not one honest spreadsheet.
This site exists to give the complete picture. Not push you toward going. Not warn you off it. Just everything you need to make the decision yourself.
If your situation makes the math work, I will tell you. If it does not, I will tell you that too. Either way, the decision is yours.
This is what I wish someone had given me before I made my own decision.
What this site is
- A comprehensive guide showing all outcomes, success and neutral and struggle.
- Decision-support that respects your autonomy.
- Honest about the success stories that exist.
- Honest about the struggle stories that exist.
- Founder-led, with a personal voice.
- Slow to monetize, audience-first.
What this site is not
- An anti-industry crusader.
- Aspirational marketing pushing people abroad.
- Doom and gloom about the abroad decision.
- Sales-driven content that hides downsides.
- Corporate-style multi-author content.
- Affiliate-driven from day one.
How to read this site
Every major decision article on the site follows the same structure: a hook, the basic math, a success scenario, a neutral scenario, a struggle scenario, a decision framework, profile factors, and an honest closing.
Read the scenario that matches your situation first. Then read the other two. The picture is only complete when you have all three.