Growing up in a small Midwestern town, I always dreamed of moving to a place like New York or Chicago after graduating college. I wanted to be at the center of everything that made these places so attractive, from the endless entertainment options to the seemingly abundant career opportunities. However, after studying abroad in Santiago,
Last month, my family had a particularly bad streak of luck. I ended up pretty sick with COVID. My mom had to go to the hospital with a lung infection. We had some problems with our old house in Melbourne, including a major water leak. Then, as an added bonus, a family member accidentally ran
