Olivia Tapper generally prefers her life in the US to Sweden.Courtesy of Olivia TapperOlivia Tapper settled in the US in 2004 after intermittently studying and working there for five years.The 29-year-old said she sought a "different, more dedicated" work culture and found it in the US.She misses parts of her life in Scandinavia but enjoys being more openly ambitious about her future.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Olivia Tapper, 29, who currently lives in Austin, Texas.