Stay for Quran or go home for college?
As-salamu alaykum. I come from a Muslim African background, just me and my mom since I was little. She worked hard to raise me, but I often felt alone. We didn't share many moments, even Eid until later. My mental health dipped in middle school and got worse in high school. I took tough classes, failed math once, but turned things around senior year with good grades and got into college for sports media and photography. Then after Umrah, my mom insisted I go to Egypt to study Quran for a year or two. It wasn't optional-either go or leave home. So I withdrew from college, worked multiple jobs, helped her business without pay, and still felt unappreciated. Now I'm in Egypt, living with relatives, only attending a one-hour Quran class a few days a week. I stay in my room most of the time, feeling numb and lonely, especially during Ramadan. My heart isn't in it. I've reapplied to college, got financial aid as independent, and earned a scholarship. Should I stay and follow this path, or go back and choose my own life?