I recognize that not everyone has the freedom to relocate. Indeed, it took my family about 18 months to position financially to move to a new town, thousands of miles away, and I’m still in the States. It took months and a pile of money to execute the plan. It’s hard.
Even then, you couldn’t pay me to go back. Not only am I living with good people, but I now have options to transition entirely out of the country with a relatively modest effort. The extreme views in my old town was a primary reason for leaving. I didn’t feel safe living there. We were in spitting distance of a real life concentration camp, for God sakes! It still feels as if a weight was lifted from my shoulders. I can breathe again.
I hope it hurts the place I left if only in a small way. My partner and I are both in highly skilled fields. I just hope I’ve gone far enough. I’ll keep my options open because I remain wary. This country is fast becoming a more dangerous place.
I recognize that not everyone has the freedom to relocate. Indeed, it took my family about 18 months to position financially to move to a new town, thousands of miles away, and I’m still in the States. It took months and a pile of money to execute the plan. It’s hard.
Even then, you couldn’t pay me to go back. Not only am I living with good people, but I now have options to transition entirely out of the country with a relatively modest effort. The extreme views in my old town was a primary reason for leaving. I didn’t feel safe living there. We were in spitting distance of a real life concentration camp, for God sakes! It still feels as if a weight was lifted from my shoulders. I can breathe again.
I hope it hurts the place I left if only in a small way. My partner and I are both in highly skilled fields. I just hope I’ve gone far enough. I’ll keep my options open because I remain wary. This country is fast becoming a more dangerous place.