Personal Journey

We're thinking of moving to Europe ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

We've finally decided to take the next step. We're documenting everything - the good, the bad, the bureaucracy, and all the research we're doing along the way.

Where we are right now

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Current Location
Exeter, NH
๐Ÿค  Home sweet home
Target Destination
Still deciding!
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France or ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal
Timeline
Mid 2027
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Fingers crossed!
Current Phase
Research
๐Ÿ“š Deep dive mode

Our Motivation

Why we're doing this

"We kept saying 'someday we'll move to Europe' and then realized we'd been saying it for like 5 years. So here we are, actually trying to figure out how to make it happen!"

๐ŸŒ The Dream

โš–๏ธBetter work-life balance

๐ŸฅUniversal healthcare

๐ŸšถWalkable cities

๐Ÿ›๏ธRich history and culture

โœˆ๏ธEasy European travel

๐Ÿ˜… The Reality Check

๐Ÿ“‹Overwhelming visa paperwork

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธLanguage barriers

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆLeaving family behind

๐Ÿ’ผCareer transitions

๐ŸขSO. MUCH. BUREAUCRACY.

Comprehensive Guides

What we've learned so far

Sharing all our research because we wish we'd found something like this when we started

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Selling Our House

Updated June 18, 2026
Research

A conversation with ClaudeAI: What is the best way to sell our house in Exeter, NH so it's as easy as possible and we maximize the amount of money we...

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Pro/Cons of Moving

Updated June 18, 2026
Research

USA Pros Neutral Cons We're Here [3] Health Care Costs [5] Nice Climate [2] Distance From Friends/Family [5] Language [3] Politics [3] Aging [3] UK Pros Neutral Cons Language [3]...

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Updated June 18, 2026
Research

France recognizes NH driving licenses (along with 17 other states), and will transfer them https://us.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en https://corporateimmigrationpartners.com/france-us-drivers-license-recognized-from-18-states/ The full list of states is: Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Illinois Iowa Massachusetts...

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Latest

Recent updates from our journey

We picked our top 3 countries! ๐ŸŽ‰

March 15

After months of research, we've narrowed it down to France, Portugal, and Spain. Each has different pros/cons and visa paths.

First language lessons started ๐Ÿ“š

March 8

Started French and Portuguese lessons on Duolingo. Mike is way better at French, I'm picking up Portuguese faster.

Had our first "oh shit" moment ๐Ÿ˜…

Feb 28

Realized we need to think about taxes way earlier than we thought. US citizens still file US taxes living abroad!

Get in Touch

Want to follow along?

We'd love to connect with others going through this journey or who've already made the leap!

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Going through something similar? Have advice? Just want to chat? We'd love to hear from you.

๐Ÿ“ง hello@us2eu.com