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3 stories for“expat life”
For ten weeks the Gulf empties. In the last fortnight of August it refills, all at once, and the version of the city you got used to disappears in about four days.
Aug 16, 2026
Adult friendship needs repetition, proximity and unplanned time, and expatriate cities systematically remove all three. Knowing which ingredient is missing makes the problem solvable.
Aug 7, 2026
Deliberate career breaks of a few months, taken repeatedly across a working life rather than saved until the end. The idea is sound, the finances are unforgiving, and the visa questions are the ones nobody checks first.
Aug 8, 2026
