Day 10
Tenth lesson learnt: Make plans, but be flexible
Many people like to make plans about their future, and so do I. And my plan is to study a master's degree abroad, if possible, to learn other languages, improve my English and to spend some time away from home. But I don't think my plans are going to go exactly like this. The main reason? My father wants me to study in a "prestigious university", but we're not rich enough to pay the most prestigious universities abroad. So his plan for me is that I study my master's degree in a good university in my hometown. I can understand him to want me to have good knowledge of what I do before I finish my studies, but I also want to have this experience of studying abroad. This might seem the kind of "First world problems" lesson, and maybe it is, but it's something I have learnt, that you can't always follow your dreams in the way you first thought about. Be patient, and don't give up on them.
What is it about studying abroad that really appeals to you? I didn't study "abroad" but I went to university around 3000 km from home (I live in BC, Canada, went to school in Ontario, Canada). It was really really hard. There were some good aspects such as independence, learning new responsibilities, growing from a teenager to an adult, and coming out of my shy little shell... but it was really difficult. To try to study and deal with adult life away from parents for the first time was stressful. I suppose that one doesn't apply to you as much since this would be your master's so you are older than I was at the time. Just being in a new environment where I wasn't used to things around me was in itself stressful. Trying to figure out how things worked there, where the things I needed were, how to get to where I needed to be, etc., all piled up as stress. And this is in the SAME country with the same language so idk how I would have handled it if it were a completely new country with a different language. Seems very difficult!
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I don't know, I feel like I can face it, and I think that it would be a great experience for me. I know that it isn't easy, but I'm a little bit tired of my "routine" here, and I want to see other places' culture. I would prefer it to be a place where everybody understood English, so that I can perfect it, but I also know a little (very little) of French and German, as well as Spanish, of course. And you can always express yourself with signs, if anybody understands you haha
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I did a semester exchange (for one semester you go to another country and study) and I really like it.
I agree at first it’s a little overwhelming but at the end I think it’s worth it.
Wish you the best and good luck :)
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Thanks! I can imagine that it isn't easy, but I'd like to try it :P
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Thanks a lot, i win the game
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Enjoy! ^^
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