Funny enough I live in Canada now. Not to downplay the housing crisis here, but despite how bad housing in Toronto is, it's somehow still cheaper AND significantly better quality than what I was used to back in NYC.
When my partner and I were looking for a place, the realtor got a kick out of us because we would get super excited over the most trivial things - like cabinets, closets, and working door handles π You also get essentially double the square footage for a slightly lower price. I'm not even talking about Manhattan, I used to live in the outer boroughs
Racists will kill a native man because his partner is trans after torching their home and beheading their beloved dog, and cops will shrug their shoulders and argue that it's not a hate crime
I immigrated to the US when I was too young to make that decision myself. Now I'm immigrating to another country. I literally don't know what it's like to not be an immigrant, and I'm tired of receiving nothing but hate for it. At least my new city is more welcoming.
I'm fluent in English and Spanish, et je suis en train d'apprendre le français
Though I will note that of course, learning a language that's in the same "family" of languages as your mother tongue will always be easier, regardless of age. The jump to Japanese or Arabic from English is far greater.
While there is a point where yes it's gonna be hard no matter what, I'm learning a new language in my 30s and finding it relatively easy. As an adult you already have a large vocabulary and know what more complex words mean, you just need to learn their translation.
Google's Instagram keeps seriously advertising "vibe coded projects"