Getting a cat as an international student in the UK

I'm currently a first year vet student at the uni of bristol and I'm considering getting a cat for next year. I'm currently looking at housing with a friend who is also a vet student and we're most likely going to be housing together next year. We both don't drink much and she is supportive of me getting a cat!

I was mostly looking to get a cat because I really love cats and shelter medicine for cats is the field I'm mostly looking into right now. Also, as an international student it gets lonely a lot I think it would help a lot if I had a little friend.

I am still in the beginning of my research and everything to find out even if getting a cat is a good idea. My main concern lies in the fact that I am an international student so I would be travelling at least once a year back home to my family. I have looked at catteries in my area and I am considering perhaps trying to get a job in one and bring the cat to let it get used to the environment but I know that cats get stressed in new environments, especially because I would have to get an indoor cat so I worry that they would be more stressed. I do have some friends who plan on staying in bristol on breaks but again I am worried about the change of environment stressing the cat.

Any advice? Thanks!

I'm currently a first year vet student at the uni of bristol and I'm considering getting a cat for next year. I'm currently looking at housing with a friend who is also a vet student and we're most likely going to be housing together next year. We both don't drink much and she is supportive of me getting a cat!
I was mostly looking to get a cat because I really love cats and shelter medicine for cats is the field I'm mostly looking into right now. Also, as an international student it gets lonely a lot I think it would help a lot if I had a little friend.
I am still in the beginning of my research and everything to find out even if getting a cat is a good idea. My main concern lies in the fact that I am an international student so I would be travelling at least once a year back home to my family. I have looked at catteries in my area and I am considering perhaps trying to get a job in one and bring the cat to let it get used to the environment but I know that cats get stressed in new environments, especially because I would have to get an indoor cat so I worry that they would be more stressed. I do have some friends who plan on staying in bristol on breaks but again I am worried about the change of environment stressing the cat.
Any advice? Thanks!