• After graduating from law school, Christine Job was burned out and wanted a different lifestyle. • In 2017, Job moved to Spain, where she began teaching before building a career as a podcaster. • After 8 years abroad, she told BI she feels fulfilled and has no plans to return to the US.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Christine Job, a 38-year-old who moved from Atlanta to Spain in 2017. Job has lived in Logroño, Barcelona, and, most recently, Valencia. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

After graduating from law school in 2013, I moved back home to Atlanta after living in Miami for about four years for law school.

Atlanta is a beautiful Chocolate City. There's both new and old money, with Black leadership represented in government. The c

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