I am sitting in a climate-controlled office in Guangzhou, looking over the quarterly reports for a bubble milk tea franchise, a small one in one of the local malls. Outside, the humidity is thick enough to drink, but in here, the air is filtered and cool. I have a Thai Elite Visa in my passport, granting me five years of residency in a country I love, without the hassle of border runs or agent fees for when I want to visit Thailand. I am thirty-seven years old. I have not lived in the United ...

I am sitting in a climate-controlled office in Guangzhou, looking over the quarterly reports for a bubble milk tea franchise, a small one in one of the local malls. Outside, the humidity is thick enough to drink, but in here, the air is filtered and cool. I have a Thai Elite Visa in my passport, granting me five years of residency in a country I love, without the hassle of border runs or agent fees for when I want to visit Thailand. I am thirty-seven years old. I have not lived in the United ...