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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Ariana Baio

‘I’m not sure what would get me to go back’: The growing number of Americans moving abroad

Facing a high cost of living, an increasingly divided political climate and yearning for adventure, Americans Joe Reagan and his wife chose to move their family from Maine to Europe in 2016 and never looked back.

Ten years later, Reagan, his wife and four children live a peaceful life in Abruzzo, Italy, surrounded by a close community, unbothered by healthcare expenses or school safety concerns they left behind in the U.S.

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