Test, Don't Tattoo

Don't commit from the honeymoon high.

Treat your first stint as a test, not a tattoo.

A place sells itself on the two-week version of itself.

You want to know how it feels on a normal Tuesday, work and all. Live it first, then commit.

Anywhere is magic for two weeks. Judge a place by an ordinary day in it.

Live it before you lock it in.

Before the lease, the visa, the move — spend a boring week there. Then decide.