35-year-old American left the U.S. for the U.K., spends about $2,532 a month: 'This is where I'm supposed to be'

In 2019, Chanel Rivers took a trip to London that would change the entire trajectory of her life.

Born and raised in New York, Rivers, now 35, says she was tired of the dating scene and worrying about her safety in the Big Apple.

She booked a trip to London with a friend and realized how comfortable she felt walking around the city, something she no longer felt in New York.

"I remember just walking around London and being like, 'I feel like this is where I'm supposed to be.' It was a feeling that came over me," Rivers says. "In London, I just feel like my anxiety has lessened a lot, which is great."

Shortly after Rivers got back to New York, she started figuring out how to return to London permanently, but the Covid-19 pandemic brought her plans to a complete halt. During the pandemic, Rivers met her now fiancé, Martin, an architect from Canada who was living and working in New York.