It is often said that traveling to other nations (‘countries’ is suggested) before going into
universities can hamper concentrating(-tion to) on studying after coming back with a high
degree of excitement. However, I firmly believe that students might as well go
to travel after finishing high schools since it can be helpful to relieve
stress and improve a sense of responsibility.
First of all, traveling after high school enables
students to lower their stress level coming from pressure to (coming from having
to) pass exam to go to a university. This is attributed to the fact that
taking a year off, traveling to
various places, it can distract (divert) students
from worries and stress. This simple escape from the reality may actually serve
as a safety valve (vault?) to let off some steam as well as a fun way to
recharge energy. According to a study
conducted by University of California at Los Angeles of the United States in
2009, there existed a huge difference between two groups of students who
traveled or not in (the) level of pressure (stress). Students in group A took a year off and
traveled to famous countries and those in group B did not travel and went
straight into universities. The
researchers showed that the former
group of students were more satisfied with their college life and not easily
stressed out than the latter group of students. On the other hand, those in
group B could not concentrate on studying and they tried to hang out more than
the students in group A. This implies that traveling before going into
universities can be effective and safe way to stay out of trouble in college
On top of that, going to numerous area(s) after high school allows people to broaden their
horizon. This is due to the fact that a journey to new place exposes them to
many different worlds of life style,
customs and culture. Through this experience, people can learn to embrace
diversity (Good!!). Moreover, this is especially
important given the fact that modern
society is becoming increasingly globalized. For example, my youngest sister
used to (be) narrow-minded which caused her to
have fewer friends. She has changed little by little after having moved (traveled) all
over the globe because of our fathers' business. She realized that her
narrow-mindedness could negatively affect her school life by delaying every
step to survive (survive?), such as receiving
tips related to schoolwork. Naturally, she became a social butterfly and
conversation starter by showing interest in the
school sports events and parties. This means that traveling is able to help
students develop more diverse views (affability / extroversion / cordiality / reciprocity… you
make the choice).
To sum up, although taking a year off seems like a
wasted of time and energy, it eventually help people to recharge energy by lowering stress level and (helping to) became a person to have (with) broadened(-r) views.
Therefore, we should not underestimate the value of traveling before going into
university.