Would you encourage your child to study abroad?
By ModelMom
@ModelMom (129)
United States
December 4, 2006 11:12pm CST
I would without hesitation. I studied aborad as a Sophomore in college for a year in Salzburg, Austria. I think there is nothing mroe mind expanding than leaving your own country and spending time aroad immersed in other cultures. I truly hope that my children will be as interested in traveling as I have always been and that they will take advantage of study abroad programs once they are in school.
2 responses
@rachelcaron (1679)
• United States
31 Jan 07
I will definitely encourage my son to study abroad.
Study abroad was one of the best experiences of my life. I went to Sevilla, Spain for 5 months during my junior year of college. I also went to Costa Rica for about 3 months after graduating from college. I was able to learn about another culture and myself.
I learned a lot about myself while I was there. I became more independent, less shy, and less concerned about what others thought. I was there for me, no one else. I was there to have fun and improve my Spanish and I didn't want anything to get in my way.
My friends and family could tell a difference when I got back. I was more confident. If I could have conversations, make travel arrangements, and talk to people I didn't know over the phone in Spanish, then of course I could do all of that with more ease in English.
I really enjoyed learning about the culture as well. It makes you aware that there is so much else out there and so many other ways of doing things. I feel I really became an open-minded person.
I also feel that this experience helped me in the work force. I am able to work well with people of different backgrounds and cultures and I am open to new experiences. I have seen that there is not just one right way to accomplish a task.
@relics_aoe (458)
• India
5 Dec 06
I would not send my child to abroad coz I feel they are born here,they have used resources from here,they owe responsibility for this society
What is in that "Ghar ka diya giving light to neighbours"



