After returning from studying abroad, the one thing that everyone seems to agree upon is that you view your home through an entirely new lens. The same may happen with your entire future. Have you ever felt that your future has been predetermined? That you have set out on a certain course from childhood, and by now there is little you can do to change it? I would argue that the one thing you are guaranteed to gain from studying abroad is a new perspective. You are not trapped in one course of life. All you need is a little bravery, and maybe a nudge in the right direction. By studying abroad, you will see a world that you maybe never knew was really out there. Maybe you don't have to graduate college and go straight into a 9-5 job for the next twenty years. Maybe you have options. Maybe you could travel the world for a few years, working where you can and living off of what you can carry with you. Does that sound crazy? Out of the ordinary? Well, maybe it is. But wouldn't life be boring if we all chose to be ordinary? I say that once you strike out on your own and blaze a new trail in your life, a thousand others will suddenly open up. There is no perfect solution to life, no perfect path you have to follow. If you follow your heart to wherever the spirit of adventure leads you, maybe true happiness will follow.
Have a look at this website if you've already been abroad and are looking for more ways to make your life mobile. It gave me some hope and a smile. http://twenty-somethingtravel.com/2012/01/travel-twenties-worrying-money/
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