Inspired by “What I gave up to leave America” by Joshua Edward I left the United States in 2003. I didn’t return again permanently until 2018. In those 16 years I lived in Saudi Arabia (7 years), China (2.5 years), Vietnam (2 years), India, (1 year), Indonesia (9 months), the Czech Republic (6 months), Hungary (6 months), South Korea (6 months), and Costa Rica (3 months). Just in case my numbers appear to not add up…