• Andre Neveling has been living as an expat across the Middle East and Asia since 2015. • He says that expat life has come at a price: lost identity and a fading sense of home. • The concept of "home" has become blurred, and he feels like a permanent tourist everywhere.

After a decade of living abroad, I've realized the hardest part isn't adapting to a new place — it's coming to terms with what you've given up. In 2015, I left my life as a magazine editor in my native South Africa for the glittering skylines of Dubai. My path then took me to a job in Abu Dhabi, a stint in Singapore, five intense years in Hong Kong, and now, the tranquil beaches of Thailand.

It's been multiple eras of incredible adventure I wouldn't trade. But I've learned a hard truth: the most difficult part of bei

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