So much of this rang true to me as an American living in the Czech Republic. My first year here I was sure I would go back, my second year I wagered 60/40 that I'd leave soon. Four years and counting and I'm not sure I ever will. It's a tough conversation to have with friends and family back home without feeling, as she points out in the article, incredibly privileged. Part of the problem is that the expectation of a good life has become a luxury.