Interesting thread. I guess I was in the same boat 4.5 months back. I lived in the US for nearly 18 yrs. I went to US when I was 20 yrs old. Got my Bachelors degree and Masters degree in IT. Worked for fortune 500 companies in San Francisco, Los Angeles and five different Federal Govt. agencies in Washington DC and Maryland area. Got married, bought a brand new house, my wife gave birth to a beautiful daughter, bought a brand new Range Rover, BMW and Acura. Spent money like crazy partyin, buying branded stuff and living the materialistic American life. Both myself and my wife made 6 digits and life was all good. But then I also used to wonder during work at times, what the hell am I doing? Am I going to do this until I am 60? Work became monotonous and boring as hell. It became too easy for me and I got bored doing the same things all the time. I changed to diff IT roles but then after 4-5 months, things got repetitive. I started thinking long and hard each day and started discussing with my wife to move back.

My wife supported the idea and after 8-9 months of careful planning, off we went to Nepal. My parents are super happy and so is my wife and daughter. My daughter goes to one of the best schools in Ktm, 5 mins from my house. My work is 20 mins drive but then I have a driver. The stress of driving to work 45 mins-1 hr each way; buying groceries; doing laundry; cleaning dishes; vacuum the house; mowing the lawn; snow shovel; paying N number of bills; paying 33% income tax; property tax etc etc. Sometimes I used to get discouraged looking at my pay-check. Damn those taxes .. :)

I guess in the end, everything is relative. For me, my family is the most important thing in my life and I am willing to sacrifice anything for them. Being the only son in my family, I am happy to spend quality time with my parents, my wife and my daughter. My parents love being around their only grandchild. I have absolutely no regrets moving back to Nepal. The only thing that bothers me from time to time, is the dust and pollution in the city. Besides that, I am loving it out here. Although sometimes, I miss MacDonald's and ooh .. driving my bimmer @ 90-100 mph. Never got a speeding ticket .. lucky me .. :)

Wherever you are, I hope you find your own happiness. Life is too short. Do your own thing. Don't listen to no one but your inner self. Peace!