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Goodbye sabbatical year dreams?

Green card holder limitations I was discussing with one of my girlfriends (Thank you Maude!!),  a few weeks ago about our plans to go spend a sabbatical year in Abidjan, when she casually mentioned that I should check to make sure that I would be able to be outside of the US for more than […]

Five reasons why I am so excited to move back to West Africa!

In my first post, I glossed over the main reasons why a move back to Abidjan felt right for me now. Today, I want to talk about some of the things that excite me the most and that I am looking forward to when I think about our move.   A slower pace of life […]

West Africa is calling!!

That’s it! It’s (un)official. Hubby and I have decided to move back to my country Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮. I’m Patricia. I am an Ivorian and I have been living in the United States for 13 years now. It’s been a surprisingly easy decision to make to return back to my country. We’ve been toying with […]