3 Life Lessons from My Decade Abroad

Imma Baradyana
6 min readApr 22, 2022
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About 11 years ago, I packed two 20-kg-ish suitcases, hoped on a flight, and moved across the world, alone. From Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Leysin, Switzerland, I was extremely excited to embark on what I thought would have been a short term adventure. After all, that’s what most people I knew did — they left Tanzania for a couple of years, eventually returning for good, with pockets or bags of experiences and stories to…

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Imma Baradyana

International tech professional. Writes about personal, professional, and academic experiences. Learn more at immabaradyana.com