Tim Sullivan, Japan-based cross-cultural educator, storyteller, and prominent expat voice on LinkedIn, has never been shy about openly sharing the joys of (semi-)retirement. Tim’s life is framed by Japan, from his formative youth to his golden years, enriched by cross-cultural business consulting experiences in North America and Hawaii in between. After getting to know Tim over the years, I couldn’t help but notice how much we had in common: everything from aspects of our careers to our attitudes toward life in Japan. As I enter my mid-40s and start to consider what my own cross-cultural retirement might be like, I realized that Tim would be the perfect person…
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