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Feb 2025
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Why did I move to New Zealand?

DEREK SIVERS
About this episode
I get this question a lot, so here’s my honest answer. I was living in Singapore, feeling culturally adventurous, wanting to live everywhere, meet everyone, and get to know the whole world. But then I had a baby. At first I thought we’d raise him in Singapore, fluent in all the cultures of Asia. But after a few months, I realized how important it was to me t ... Show More
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