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I sat on the terrace of my Washington Heights apartment building, soaking in the view of the city skyline one last time. Loading audio narration… It was my last night in New York City before I moved back to India. I’d relocated to the US five years earlier, at age…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kat Smith, 35, who has lived abroad since 2015. Smith, the founder of Away Abroad, a website for female travelers, currently lives in Trieste, Italy, with her husband. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I think people don’t always…