▶ Your Answer : Hundreds of people recommend to apply for studying abroad program, even though the program is extremely expensive. People who have gone through it mostly encourage others either. They are claiming that studying in a new country would fill you with memorable experience and friendship with valuable people.
First of all, it is beneficial since it broadens the experience and thinking of the student. People say that living in one place is like a babe in the woods. Students could explore bigger world which motivate them to aim for a higher goal as well as to embody an international standard. For example, I had studied in United States for one year as a exchange student, at UCLA. At first, I had hard time with adjusting myself into unfamiliar environment. Language, a main factor of my uneasiness, was the huggest barriar that I have encountered. As time passes, However, I gradually feel a sense of confidence and accomplishment when I find myself making progresses on the field of study. Absorbing new academic topics motivated me, in which these accomplishment led me to push myself into the limit at then. Also, I learned proper manner and decent way of speaking. These small improvements nourish my confidence as well as promoting me to have higher disires.
Second, studying abroad provides a great opportunity for making new friends. Friends are very precious asset in one's life, since they could be actualy help in the moment when you get into to a danger. Studying abroad is a great chance to gain these relationship with someone who could support you. People tend to feel more curious so that they would be more generous to foreign people. Thus, having a friendship with them are quite easier as well as lasting longer. The research conducted by Association of International Student in Korea(AISK), proved that the friendship built while studying abroad tend to last twice longer than normal types of relationship, unlike occassional relationship the uniquness of the situation strengthen the friendship. Hense, people might feel special about the person. Also, the research pointed out that continuing a linkage with someone who have very different backgroud gives positive effects to each others, because the person feel much more cofidence and inner bonage by having these friends. The research conclude with encouraging students to apply for the program which give some opportunity to throw themselve into a new environment.
For these reasons, I firmly beileve that studying abroad would be unforgettable, priceless experience in one's life. You can catch both rabbits: confidence and friends.
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