I bought a one-way ticket to Singapore and tried to put roots down. Now, I'm saying goodbye to years of being an expat and going home to be an English girl in England.

"When I first came back to Singapore as an adult in 2019, I worked at a now-defunct company called Zilingo. I went home to the UK briefly during the COVID lockdown in 2020, but it became clear to me that I had to head back to Singapore."

"Living in Singapore was comfortable. The weather is good. There's a lot of travel, it's multicultural. And there's a lot of great food. But Singapore is an expensive city."

"In Singapore, I found there was a very small pool of people who fit into the same cultural space that I operated in. It was like I was trying to go fishing in a very small pond."

"I posted a video in Singapore and said, 'Hey Singaporeans, is anyone with me? Would you like to come to an event?'"

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