'Why Did No One Tell Me That Life Is So Limited?'

I've been reluctant to write to you because my problems are so all-consuming and yet so non-tangible, and I don't even know if I have the words for them. I'm 24, from London, and I graduated from university last summer. I was incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to spend the last year of university on exchange in Hong Kong, which was a really beautiful and life-changing experience, and I miss it every day. I grew up in an immigrant family without much money and with major emotional issues. My family keeps big secrets and doesn't communicate healthily and I feel stifled and stagnant at home, but I moved back after graduation to save some money for a master's that I'll be starting in September. In Hong Kong, life felt limitless. I was being taught by incredible academics with a real passion for their subject, and I became really interested in anthropology and human geography, which is what I'll be studying for my master's. Quite a few of my professors in Hong Kong encouraged me (unpr

I've been reluctant to write to you because my problems are so all-consuming and yet so non-tangible, and I don't even know if I have the words for them. I'm 24, from London, and I graduated from university last summer. I was incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to spend the last year of university on exchange in Hong Kong, which was a really beautiful and life-changing experience, and I miss it every day. I grew up in an immigrant family without much money and with major emotional issues. My family keeps big secrets and doesn't communicate healthily and I feel stifled and stagnant at home