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Students Explain Why You Should Go!

  • "Simply being abroad and learning about the culture of different people.  It was an eye opening experience."
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  • "Just having the opportunity to dive into another culture helps you grow because it gives you a new cultural perspective."
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  • "The smiling faces of children and elderly from so many different parts of the world."
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  • "Learning that you are not going to die if you eat sushi, get lost, do something embarrassing, or use a toilet that is a hole in the ground."
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  • "I learned how to take care of my own budget and how to manage my time so I get everything done.  More importantly, I learned how to take care of myself."
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  • "I feel like I saw a bigger view of the world, with more viewpoints and ideas.  Especially China, which was always this scary place, and now I realize that it is a real place with real people."
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  • "It is really impossible to judge a place from reading about it or hearing about it -- you really need to see it."
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  • "Although I can honestly say that it has broadened my horizons and has given me the knowledge and courage to explore other parts of the world that I once thought were too difficult to travel in.  I could now honestly see myself not just traveling to Asia again, but rather living there as well one day."
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  • "I have already been changed by this journey, I've taken a lot of what I saw to heart and it will always be a factor in shaping my sense of self."
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  • "I've learned to really try to understand people, and do real research, and to look at issues from another perspective, because people have different histories.  History, I realize, is so much more important.
  • "Just living and experiencing life in London helped me grow as an indivdual.  Each experience challenged my personality and helped me grow as an adult."