What’s the biggest risk you’d like to take — but haven’t been able to?
Leaving this country is a big risk for me, but I haven’t been able to do it.
There’s many factors involved for me like first off, where would I go? There are so many countries and unlike other people, I’ve never believed the United States is “the best” because the world is a big place. Americans mostly use fear tactics to get people to stay in the US, but seeing how people live around the world ans watching expats on YouTube leaves me to believe most of these fears are not true, blown out of proportion and unfounded. Also the US just theoretically can’t be the best.
I’ve desired to move some place where tranquility, quiet and calm seems to matter like Japan, or even China. But I’ve also considered Ghana in Africa because it’s ethnically where I’m from and I’ve had a few African people tell me I should go there. They were likely Ghanians too, so probably biased. I would never move to Europe, not my kind of place, plus people I’ve known who’ve been there say it’s just like the US, so there’s no point. Canada, maybe. India, Russia, South America, Australia, all nopes.
The other factor is just distance and access to my family. I wouldn’t have any. Currently, I live away from my family in New York, but I’m only 400 miles away which is only a 7 hour train ride away. If I lived in another country, then the whole dynamic would be different. Visiting them would be a chore and would involve a plane ride each time, and I’ve never taken a plane before.
And finally, just the move itself. I have furniture. How would I even get it there? It would be wildly expensive and I don’t want to start over from scratch. Consistently starting over in life has begun to get to me.
Then there’s real things to worry about. How is the healthcare wherever I go? I’m not concerned about language since most places speak English. Housing, although most places outside of the US are cheaper so that’s likely no concern either. How would I do this alone, because I don’t have a friend like that to do something so drastic with. And even then, I am not a fan of having friends, so I’m not sure I’d want them around anyway.
There’s just so many things to consider. Although I should just take the leap, my biggest hindrance is just being away from my family.
