Nitiksha Singh

How studying abroad changes your personality A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. Experiences widen your horizon and enable you to think out of the box. One such life metamorphosing ordeal is travelling to places, knowing different cultures and studying in different countries. International experiences, cross cultural communication skills and language capabilities are essential to thrive in today’s generation where globalization is at its peak. Attainment of academics abroad proves to be very beneficial for the students for it allows them to get out of their comfort zone and exploit different kind of education, culture, environment and language. Access to advanced form of education High quality of education that’s offered abroad will prove to be highly advantageous in remolding you to a better individual. Your country might have premier universities but the fact that they pale when compared to the more prodigious ones abroad is undeniable. Studying in an advanced university not ones helps you in attaining more knowledge but also enhances your future opportunities thereby promising an ameliorated career. Acts as the perfect icebreaker Experience of an abroad study itself accounts to be an appreciable task. While communicating with others or during an interview, people may not pay attention to the common details everybody provides, but will definitely listen if you possess a foreign degree or experience to share with them. The time learning new things at a different place is not relatable to many and hence succeeds in creating a sense of engrossment in folks. You’ll be more fascinating to the people around you. Makes you independent and master of your actions Learning to handle things on your own is the greatest gift you can give to yourself for being independent is not a child’s play. Every student likes to believe that they’re independent and responsible for their actions, but the truth is that they may not. Flying thousands of miles away of your home will make you reply on yourself and teach you how to be independent. Opportunity to experience a new world and many countries If we were meant to stay at a place, we would have roots instead of feet. There’s no such privilege in life than to be able to experience new things, talk to new people and enlighten yourself with different cultures and traditions. Enables you to learn different languages A different language is a different vision of life, learning another language is like becoming an altogether different person. Studying abroad makes you acquainted to many languages and thus helps in ameliorating your personality. Also, it gives you a sense of pride and acts as a confidence booster. Expansion of social network It’s the friends we make along the way that help us appreciate the journey. Generating life bond with people belonging to different cultures will always fill your soul and also give you lending hand during tough times. Renders you unprejudiced and open-minded The open-minded see the truth in different things whereas the narrow minded look at only the differences. For people having limited exposure to different countries, a belief torments their mind and i.e. their own culture and traditions are absolute and that their people’s way of living life is the right one. Travelling to different places makes you unbiased and enables you to believe that there is no definite way to live. Every culture and every place has its own way to live; we have no right to judge. Helps develop sense of admiration for your own country Home is where love resides, memories are created, friends and family belong and laughter never ends. When people are cooped up at one place, their sense of appreciation dulls; they lose perspective and start focusing only on the negative aspects of that place. Once you get out of that place, you realize what all you’ve left unappreciated. Pursuing education overseas can be thrilling and at the same time challenging and nerve-wracking. The physical, emotional and behavioral benefits one could gain by studying abroad are infinite one they decide to do so.