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When Bill Strayer first dreamed about moving to Asia, Japan was always the goal.Born in Colorado, Strayer went to college in Missouri and later moved to the Bay Area to work in tech. There, work trips across Asia introduced him to cultures he hadn’t encountered growing up.As an adult, he…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kruthika Jayatheertha, a millennial based in Bangalore, India. It has been edited for length and clarity.In October 2024, my husband and I welcomed our first child into the world. I took a six-month maternity leave, which was provided through my senior…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Marissa Chiechi, 32, who relocated from Los Angeles to Alexandria, Virginia, in 2023. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, I met my now-husband, Rejoy, on Bumble. I was born and raised in California.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julius Bruch, the 39-year-old cofounder and CEO of AI healthtech startup Isaac Health. It has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified his employment and academic history.I started training in general medicine and neurology, and I’ve always been…
The race to dominate the robotaxi space may not be as close as some companies suggest.Lloyd Lee, Business Insider’s reporter covering robotaxis and emerging mobility tech, went to CES for the first time to check out the autonomous service from Zoox, Vay, and other providers. Lee, who has taken a…
It’s been almost four years since a condo fire sent me packing to Central America for my first-ever solo backpacking trip.New passport in hand, I flew to Belize to get scuba certified and maybe “find myself” — but honestly, I had no clue what I was getting into. That first…
In September, Ron Telemarque was given 11 days to make a difficult decision: leave his job at Paramount Skydance — or prepare to work from the office five days a week. He’s confident he made the right choice.For the first half of this year, Telemarque commuted to the office two…
I’m thinking about moving again.It’ll be the second move I’ve made in a decade. After living in Boston for more than 30 years, I relocated to San Francisco to be closer to some of my adult children. Although all five were born in Massachusetts, none of them still reside in…
Lisa La Valle and her husband dreamt of moving abroad once their children finished school.After they separated, La Valle found herself at a crossroads: either stay in New Jersey, where she’d spent most of her adult life, or leave the US to build a new life alone in Europe.”I looked…
