• Joshua Webley moved to Kuala Lumpur in 2024 and found it hard to meet new people. • His casual dinner meetups with fellow expats gradually grew into a thriving community called The Expats Club. • Webley got married early this month, and most of his guests were friends he met through the club.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joshua Webley, who founded The Expats Club after moving to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Ten years ago, I left the UK to travel.

I was born and raised in a small town about 150 miles north of London. It's one of those places where nobody ever really leaves, but I wanted to see more of the world.

For the next seven years, I lived the digital nomad life, traveling through various countries such

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