Colombian woman returned to the country after three years in the United States and tells the reasons

Adapting to a new country involves changes in routine, work and social environment. However, not everyone manages to fully settle in another place.

That was the case of a Colombian woman who lived in the United States for three years, but finally decided to return.

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TikTok user @linaalnatural31 shared a video about her experience living in the United States with her husband and children. Although she acknowledged that she found job stability and better economic opportunities, over time she felt that something was missing in her daily life.

One of the factors that most influenced her decision to return to Colombia was the absence of her family. The distance and the feeling of loneliness became more difficult to bear as the months went by. “Raising children away from their family hurts and hurts a lot,” she said in her story.

She also stressed that the lifestyle in that country was very different from what she and her partner were looking for. “Living in the United States is a completely different lifestyle than what we want. This is a very personal opinion. There are many people who do adapt to the United States, who do adapt to that country. We don’t. We never feel complete,” she explained.

In addition to nostalgia for her loved ones, she also mentioned that the lack of time from those around her affected her emotional well-being. “Loneliness killed us,” she said, referring to the difficulty in establishing close connections in her environment.

Over time, she and her husband began to wonder what motivated them to stay in a place where they did not feel completely happy. “Why are we still here if we are not completely happy? We miss our family so much, no one here has time for us, our children are on their own, we are on their own. What are we doing here? The answer was: nothing ties us down here,” she said in her testimony.

One of the aspects that facilitated her return to Cali was the possibility of working remotely. She explained that both she and her husband have jobs that allow them to work from anywhere in the world, which gave them the freedom to move without affecting their job stability.

“When we were in the United States, we talked about how our work allows us to live anywhere in the world. I can work from Cali, from Barranquilla, from China, from Mexico. I can work from anywhere,” he said.

For her, professional success does not depend on the country in which a person is, but on the environment and the quality of life that he or she can build. “I didn’t have a social life in the United States. So, I couldn’t stay in a place where I wasn’t happy. And besides, that is not the only country in the world where one can have a successful life. Success does not depend on where you go, it depends on where you are happy and have freedom. And there in the United States I didn’t have that,” she concluded.

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