Moving Abroad

Written mainly in context of IT and USA. Miles may vary.

Short version:

Want to gain exposure, sure go ahead and travel. But Travel, don't settle.

Long version: Relax and read.

Why do we feel like moving abroad? Answer is quite easy. Anybody would want to optimize their living condition. In this case move from a developing nation to a developed nation. It is okay to feel so.

Time line: 2000: IT was booming in US. 2020: Covid 2022: IT is booming everywhere.

Why you ask? Quality of life and Freedom

When we think about short term we have only few parameters to optimize - Current Salary, Position. But when you start thinking long term you realize there is more to think about If you live for couple of years You would want to travel, see around. You would gain lot of experience and exposure but not much saving. To save, you would want to live for more years..

If you live for more than 3-4 years You start getting comfortable in where you are. Now when you come back to a less developed nation, you see potholes, bad infrastructure.

If you live for more than 5 years Well, you are now tied up in new ecosystem. Your family, wife, children have become quite comfortable in new lifestyle. They feel little out of place, but benefits outweighs the cons.

From my eyes - instead of looking up to people in US, etc one should looking in and think is this step right for me.