20 Discoveries You Make When You Study Abroad
| March 29, 2017
Studying abroad during my undergraduate years was definitely one of the highlights of my college career. I loved my time across the Pond so much, I actually went back for my Master’s! But no matter where you study, there are some universal realities you’ll discover.
People Are the Same Everywhere
I’m not just talking about the sentiment of “we’re all human,” yadda yadda. I mean at your foreign university, you’ll be walking to the library and spin around on the sidewalk because you saw someone who looks just like that girl in your English class from last semester. Then you remember that you’re not at the same college, let alone the same country, and you’ll go on your way red-faced and laughing.
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