A creative professional is moving her family to Ho Chi Minh City for a new job. Her husband wants to be near the action with a traditional Vietnamese house, but she prefers a more modern sanctuary far from the bustling city center.

A recently laid off Arizona woman decides the time is right for a new adventure teaching English abroad. A job in Shenzhen, China, fits the bill, but she struggles to come to terms with how small apartments are in her price range.