I spent 5 years building my dream life in Madrid. Then, I left it behind and moved to New York City.

I worried that I'd regret leaving Madrid, but I'm so happy in New York.

Maggie Cornejo

When I graduated from college in 2021, all I cared about was moving abroad.As a Spanish and communications student, I was supposed to spend a full year studying abroad in Seville, Spain — something I had looked forward to for years.Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, though, I had to leave in March 2020. Ever since, I knew I wanted to go back.My dream was to receive a Fulbright scholarship, and when I was accepted to come teach English in Madrid, it felt like everything had fallen into place. There were parts of life in Madrid that I loved, but I started struggling to integrate

Slowly, my dream life started to feel out of sync.

Maggie Cornejo