I always wanted to live in Europe, so I bought a tiny home in the Netherlands when my son moved out. Now, I'm leaving.

Sidra Gifford moved from the US to the Netherlands. Courtesy of Sidra Gifford Sidra Gifford, 52, is from the US but wanted to live elsewhere since she was a teenager. In 2025, she moved from the Bay Area to Minitopia, a tiny home village in the Netherlands. While Gifford said she like this style of living, she's selling her tiny house after six months. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sidra Gifford, 52, a therapist from Woodstock, New York. She moved from the Bay Area t...