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Why Do I Want To Study Abroad?

A few simple reasons

Jordyn Prince
Oct 24, 2016
Iowa State University
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Why Do I Want To Study Abroad?

The thought of hoping on an airplane all alone and landing in a foreign country to live and study there for 4 months terrifies me, but it's something I feel like I NEED to do for myself. Do you ever get those feelings and those urges? Where something terrifies you but you know its what you need? That's how I feel about my decision to study abroad for a semester. When I tell people that I plan to study abroad I get multiple different responses that sound like: "Wow, that's so awesome I wish I would've taken that opportunity when I was in school" "That's so scary I could never do that" "Studying abroad was the best experience of my life and I am so excited for you" etc. etc. etc. Although some don't people understand why I would want to leave everyone I know and go live across the world, I think I have logical reasons for why I want to.

1. I want to see the world

I am passionate about the world and I want to see and experience as much as I can. If I am living across the world for 4 months that gives me endless opportunities to see and experience new countries, cities, and places.

2. The people I know who have studied abroad have influenced me to want to

Everyone I know who has studied abroad, has had an incredible experience. Hearing about their experiences abroad makes me want to be able to have experiences like that. Seeing their pictures, hearing their stories, and hearing about how it was one of the best decisions they ever made, makes me want to study abroad.

3. I want to broaden my education experience culturally

Not only do I get to see new countries and places but I also get to study in an environment that is so different than the environment I go to school in now. I am going to experience education and study different subjects while I am across the world, and that's pretty cool.

4. I want to get away

It's going to be so scary but so exhilarating and exciting to start over in a new environment surrounded by new people. I love life but it is going to be so refreshing to literally just get away for a few months and focus on myself. As cliche as it sounds, I want to grow and truly find myself, and I think this experience will help me better understand myself, find myself and shape me into the realist version of me there is.

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