When I decided to go abroad, it changed my life

The moment when I finally made the decision to go abroad is going to become one of the most important moment in my life. It might be easier to complete my college study in my motherland, but challenge and improvement is actually what I need. My life abroad changes my life mainly in 4 ways as follow.

Improvement in English. The first day I arrived in the strange country, I am alone and what confused me is that I must ask everything with my poor English. Although I got good grades of English, it still seemed hard to ask my way to the dormitory. However, I know that what I could do was trying, trying and trying. I tried to ask for what I need and I try to communicate with my classmates. And now, I am proud to say that I have overcome the big problem.

Improvement in independent ability. When I am faced with difficulty, I no longer try to ask others for help immediately. It’s a common thing for me that I am confused with my homework and I will try to fix it out by myself because I don’t want to disturb others too mach. When I need to go somewhere I don’t know, I will Google the route by myself.

Making more friends from all over the world. I have a friend from Japan and he loves sharing his opinions on Japanese anime with me. We have the same opinion on “One Piece”. Another friend from Taiwan always makes me laugh for his strange accent.

Knowing about American culture. What strikes me is the way Americans teach their children. Once I saw a baby eat grass on the lawn and his mother said it’s OK. They just want to make their children feel free and happy and I envied the baby. In addition, I love the carnival in festivals here. Everyone sings and dances with a big smile on face and it always let me forget about unhappiness.