I moved from France to the US at 17 to pursue a successful career. I now realize there are downsides to American ambition.

Courtesy of Iris Goldsztajn

When I was 15, my dad and I took a trip to Los Angeles that changed my life. We didn't have a set agenda, and since we were staying down the road from the University of California, we took a campus tour.

I moved from France to the US at 17 to pursue a successful career. I now realize there are downsides to American ambition.

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