In an unprecedented time of turmoil and political chaos creating personal conflicts and public crises, increasing numbers of Americans are moving out of their country for a better, more peaceful life ... and to enjoy a higher standard of living at lower costs. The U.S. State Department estimates that nine million Americans are living abroad. And the emigrant exodus is rising! It's one thing to travel the world with a USA passport … quite another to actually live in – not just visit – "foreign" countries. EXPAT details the differences. Gains and losses. Trials and tribulations. Physical upheavals, emotional pathos. Rules and regulations, peculiar processes and protocols. Bureaucracy and red tape. Finances and household budgets. Conflicts, crises, challenges. Special satisfactions. Unknown languages and lingos. Assorted hodgepodge. All told, with color and candor.