Ananya Joshi, an Indian woman and 2024 graduate of Northwestern University, says she is leaving the United States after an extensive and ultimately unsuccessful job search.

Joshi, who earned a master's degree in Biotechnology, had been actively documenting her journey on social media over the past several months.

On September 29, Joshi shared an emotional video online, capturing her final moments in the US.

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In the tearful post, she expressed deep gratitude for the time she spent in the country, calling it her “first home as a financially independent adult.”

“By far the hardest step in this journey,” she wrote in the caption. “Even though I seemed to have accepted my reality, nothing could

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