u/Fellows_Adilov

So our dad surprised us a few years ago by announcing he'd be living overseas after retiring. He moved to Southeast Asia and now lives by the beach, where he owns a small rental lodge for tourists. He doesn't do anything most days from what he tells us, just hangs out, swims. He only has his phone and a fridge for his beer.

Whenever we call him he looks much more cheerful and lighthearted. He'd been drudging his final years at work and it does look like a weight fell off his shoulders now he's retired. Pretty happy for him though I can't imagine a life like that for myself. Not yet anyway. We're (siblings) thinking of visiting maybe next year when our work schedules align.