09/15/2025
10 days till I move to Thailand 🇹🇭
Many you have asked why, and without getting totally into the weeds here’s my main reasons:
1.  The cost of living is drastically better. I can live well off of about $1200-$1300 a month. I realized I would likely never be able to really retire if I stay, and I would only have one event I look forward to every year. And I really want to be able to look forward to every tomorrow.
2. Politics in this country are insane. I feel mad all the time, and I think far too many people do. Or they put their heads in the sand to avoid it. The 24 hour news cycle stokes fear and prejudice because it adds to ratings, the algorithm pushes us to the extremes because it gets engagement. It is harder and harder to see a way forward and to unify people in this environment. So I am hoping to fully disconnect from that.
3. My goal for the last 15 years or so has always been to better myself and my corner of the world. I feel like my corner of the world is currently making me worse and I would like to get back to what I set out to do. I want to be happy, and joyful, and hopeful, and be able to share that with others.
Then here are the answers to two common questions:
1. “You’re going to come back and visit right?” Not planning on anytime soon.
2. “What are you going to do out there?” Mostly taking classes for Muay Thai, cooking classes, Thai language classes, and writing a book.
Also, I realize that if you doubted that I would follow through on this, I don’t blame you. Leaving a country is technically simpler than I thought, but incredibly overwhelming. I didn’t have a partner, I don’t have kids, I don’t have pets, I didn’t own property, all the things I had I was easily either able to sell or give away. I didn’t have a lucrative career that I had to worry about giving up, and had the finances to do this. I don’t take any of that for granted. I understand this is a privilege that many people may not get, but that I want to take advantage of