I moved to Thailand for a slower life. Over a year into retirement, I missed having a purpose.

Michael Kane moved to Thailand to retire. He got bored and started a café. Provided by Michael Kane. Michael Kane had long known he didn't want to spend the rest of his life in the US. Retirement in Thailand was fun until he ran out of ways to fill the day. Opening a café gave him the sense of purpose he had been missing. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michael Kane, 54, who moved to Koh Samui, Thailand, to retire. It has been edited for length and clarity. I grew up in O

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