An excellent and thoughtful essay.
Since I left the States in October 2014, I have lived in Scotland, Spain, South Africa, Germany, Portugal, and now I've settled in Ireland (in May). I'm 71.
My daughter relocated from Houston to join me (we both have EU passports so this enables us to move around the EU).
The five years I spent in South Africa taught me one thing - I can never live with Trump supporters. You'll be stunned at the number of Trump supporters there are in S.A.
I have come to believe it's vitally important to be around people one can relate to, so I wish you the best.