I've been a student in the UK for 6 years. But my family in the US is getting older, and I'm torn about moving back to be with them.

Sun, 08/25/2024 - 20:14

Composite image of a girl in her graduation gown on the left and London's Big Ben on the right. — Scarlett Kiaras-Attari attended the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford.
Scarlett Kiaras-Attari and Alberto Pezzali/AP

Scarlett Kiaras-Attari, 24, grew up romanticizing the idea of living in the UK.
In 2018, she moved to Edinburgh for her undergraduate studies and later pursued her master's and Ph.D.
She recently considered moving back to the US to be closer to family.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Scarlett Kiaras-Attari, a marketing executive and education content creator who moved to the UK for her studies. It has been edited for length and clarity.