20 Discoveries You Make When You Study Abroad

You’ll Want to Go Back

Once you get a taste of the wider world, you may just get infected with capital-W Wanderlust. Maybe you’ll settle into classes or a job or a family, for a while. But some days you’ll come across an old postcard or your GPS will say “motorway” and your heart will fly right back to lands filled with strange accents and charming differences and diverse landscapes.

It might fade, through certain seasons and current times, but a sharp, vivid part of you will never be the same. And it’ll remind you when given a chance.

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