I Rejected a Lucrative Job in Silicon Valley, Divorced, and Moved Out of the Country

21 years later, I have no regrets

Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash

The year was 2001. The San Francisco Bay Area bustled with wide-eyed hopefuls vying for a piece of The Gold Rush pie, the likes of Google, eBay and Yahoo.

The average 20-something yuppies wanted nothing more than that one call: “Hi, I’m a…