{"id":1746,"date":"2020-12-21T23:21:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T23:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enreacheducation.com\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2021-01-21T22:40:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T22:40:40","slug":"five-reasons-living-abroad-will-change-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enreacheducation.com\/cn\/1746\/five-reasons-living-abroad-will-change-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Reasons Living Abroad Will Change Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1747 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/enreacheducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Street-Scene-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1747 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/enreacheducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Street-Scene-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enreacheducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Street-Scene-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/enreacheducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Street-Scene-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/enreacheducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Street-Scene-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/enreacheducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Street-Scene-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/enreacheducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Street-Scene-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/enreacheducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Street-Scene-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Somewhat dramatic here \u2013 but what is the most life changing thing you\u2019ve ever done?\u00a0 For me, it was moving overseas and I\u2019ll forever be grateful I made that decision.\u00a0 Everything that has followed has been a result of that one choice.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has lived abroad will agree the experience is life changing.\u00a0 This is true whether you spend just one year or a lifetime overseas.\u00a0 \u00a0Traveling abroad and then going home is a really valuable experience, but when you pull up stakes from all your familiar surroundings and create a life all your own in a different country is a brave and thrilling experience.\u00a0 I asked some friends to tell me what they considered most significant about this experience and here are some of the things they told me:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Valuable Friendships \u2013 The people you meet when you live abroad are both vastly different from you in many ways and at the same time, you all are people who have the gumption to move abroad as well as a love of traveling.\u00a0 The friends you meet will be from all over the world, giving you a diverse group of people that will likely stay in your life for many years to come.\u00a0 \u00a0The friends I met in my first year abroad are all people I\u2019m still in contact with 20 years later.<\/p>\n<p>2. Career Boost \u2013 OK, so while most of the benefits of living abroad are about personal changes and growth, it also needs to be stated that no matter what your long-term career is, that job you took overseas will always be a standout on your resume.\u00a0 Even if the job you do overseas isn\u2019t related to what you do the rest of your life, it\u2019ll always catch a recruiter\u2019s eye.<\/p>\n<p>3. You get challenged 24\/7 \u2013 Every mundane thing you do is suddenly a great experience.\u00a0 You use language to ask prices or figure out a sign on the subway.\u00a0 You have time to explore every tourist site in a city \u2013 something you would never be able to do on a short trip.\u00a0 \u00a0You\u2019ll eat things you never would have considered, and then find you love them.\u00a0 Spices, teas, smells, recycling patterns, even crossing the street is different.\u00a0 It\u2019s all so much to take in, you\u2019ll have no idea how to answer the question \u201cWhat\u2019s it like?\u201d that your friends back home will inevitably ask.\u00a0 Your mind will forever be curious after this experience.<\/p>\n<p>4. Endless possibilities \u2013 just like the ongoing challenges, you have the opportunity to do anything and you\u2019ll never feel more independent than you do living thousands of miles away from everyone you know.\u00a0 You can take a trip to a nearby town and explore, you can stay home and binge watch a show you barely understand, or you can study the local language.\u00a0 Speaking of \u2013 language learning will bend your mind and give insight into a culture that you never thought possible.\u00a0 On top of that, you also gaining fluency in a language is a very valuable skill (back to that career boost).<\/p>\n<p>5. New Perspective \u2013 Your worldview will expand and if you move back home, you\u2019ll have a broader vision of the world.\u00a0 It\u2019s far too easy for people to go through life and only think about news, politics, and traditions in one corner of the world, and the experience of seeing news and events from a different country will forever change that.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somewhat dramatic here \u2013 but what is the most life changing thing you\u2019ve ever done?\u00a0 For me, it was moving overseas and I\u2019ll forever be grateful I made that decision.\u00a0 Everything that has followed has been a result of that one choice. 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