I moved to another country in my mid 20s. I didn't tell anyone because I was going through a lot at the time (abusive ex died, parent struggles with severe mental illness, peak financial crisis, etc) and wanted to get my life sorted.

I found someone willing to help me move (they stole all the money I had though, so...) and started from there. Eventually I moved within the country to a better area (top 5 to live in), got a better job and flew my child over to live with me.

It wasn't without struggle. I think 2019 was the first actually nice year we had and I do feel settled now. My kid is very happy and has loads of friends.

I miss my friends and some of my family. A lot. I haven't managed to make any close friends here and it gets very lonely, even if I cope well with it. I'd love to move back home within the next decade but realistically I think it's very unlikely.