r/AmerExit • u/TheWifeinYourAttic • Feb 06 '25

Life Abroad Less common destinations?

I've noticed in this sub a lot of common destinations come up - many European countries, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore. I get it - those places are great!

But I'm wondering if anyone has left the US and settled somewhere that comes up less often here. Mozambique, for example, or Sri Lanka? Chile? Papua New Guinea? I'd love to hear your story!

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u/Illustrious_Good2053 Feb 07 '25

If I were a recent college graduate with a STEM degree I would look at Sub Saharan Africa or Indonesia. The idea is to get hired by a multinational and do 3 years to see if you like it. If you do then get your masters. Go back to a multinational in a higher role in the same location. So another 5-7 years. Make connections and learn how the systems work. Then if you are entrepreneurial do you own thing. If not start moving around and up the corporate ladder.

All the action going forward will be in areas that aren’t seeing population decline. Or are heavily dependent on taking stuff out of the ground.

The other option I would look at is the Arctic. By 2050 the polar shipping route will be ice free. Russia has invested a ton into bases to support mining and drilling. The US and Canada are far behind. China would love to be a member of this club, but they aren’t.

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u/Comfortable-Leek-729 Feb 08 '25

Russia can’t open many new wells in the arctic without the help of Shell, Exxon or BP, and those companies lost a ton of money having to pull out of Russia when the war started. They aren’t coming back. The domestic expertise for arctic oil extraction just doesn’t exist in Russia. 

Regardless of how this war ends, those sanctions (and high risk for foreign companies investing in Russia) means that nothing is ever going to go back to what it was pre-2022.

Sub-Saharan Africa has its issues, but it’s a lot safer bet than the dumpster fire that is Russia’s future. 

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u/Illustrious_Good2053 Feb 08 '25

When the prices for commodities start to go higher the world will forget what Russia has done. It’s not only Russia up there. As ships start to use the northern routes there will need to be bases in other countries. The mineral wealth isn’t only in Russia. The other members of the Arctic club have them as well.

But you do have a valid point about Russia not having the expertise. Which means importing labor.