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Oops...lesson learned: don't move to third (not specifically defined as third, but has some third/second/first characteristics) world countries without visiting first. I moved to the Bahamas because it was nearby, and I could easily commute home on a ferry. I didn't expect to have much of a social life, but was okay with that because I was planning on playing like 60 hours a week, and going home for a week per month.

Unfortunately, there was just no way to get good food and supplies to my place without a car. Even then, the supplies were pretty low quality compared to what I was used to. Also, the Realtor said they had a gym and the apartment was fully furnished, but the gym was un-airconditioned, had about 5 random dumbbells and some dusty treadmills, and my place was missing toilet paper, towels, and the oven wasn't working. The pictures of the place looked beautiful online, but they really just took them in perfect lighting, and ignored photographing anything that looked mediocre. False advertisements are the worst.

I booked my ticket home within 6 hours of being there, and am back at square one. I think my best bet is to just go to Canada. It's the closest thing to the states, and even though I wouldn't be able to come home nearly as much, it would probably be my best option for putting myself in a position to succeed (healthy food, quality supplies, convenient gym).

I was really looking forward to getting back on the tables, and definitely producing at least a few live videos at micros, 100, and 200nl. I was also considering a dual 6max/full-ring video, and possibly a beginner's guide. However, this will all have to wait, at least for the time being.