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Future-Focused Friday: Things That Helped Us Go with the Flow This Week 🌊
How’s it going (or should we say flowing)?
We hope that you’re going with the flow, but we totally get that things feel up in the air right now. And maybe they're ebbing more than they're flowing, but we’re here to wade through this with you, and figure out how we can manage to 🏊 upstream (maybe even get lost on the way…in the best kind of way).
And while you may be feeling a bit out of whack, did you know that ‘tolerance for ambiguity’ is one of the most sought after skills by employers? Well, it is! But you don’t have to be our CEO to master that skill because it’s one of the many benefits of studying abroad (and one of eight that you should put on your cover letter, not to mention flexibility and staying positive, too).
By the way, feeling (or getting) lost doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Ever taken a wrong turn and happened upon something 🙌 or fallen down a super-interesting 🐇 hole on social media (perhaps after taking our Phrase of the Week quiz)? Study abroad can be kind of like that, but IRL.
[So learn how to say it in other languages and then] take it from our students who’ve successfully navigated the twists and ↪️ of life abroad, whether by referring to our resources or using their own tips and tricks, accepting the things they can’t 🎮, or embracing when best laid plans go to, well, you know.
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I cried the first night that I arrived in Cape Town. I’ll admit it. It was scary and overwhelming.
But then the three weeks that followed were fantastic. I met people from all over the U.S., and South Africa, and the world, with experiences like mine and unlike mine—people who have since become my friends. We explored Cape Town, and saw the incredible views and experiences it has to offer. I climbed ladders up the Chutes and Ladders: Abroad Edition game, feeling closer and closer to feeling settled and happy in my new environment.
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What’s study abroad goodness, you ask? Well, it’s some of our best content that has made us laugh, cry, reflect, and, you guessed it, reenergize!
Whether it's inspiring student blog posts about being comfortable with who you are while abroad, watching some hidden gem videos that reveal the true beauty of the people and the landscapes of our world, casually browsing some of our favorite study abroad photos, or being reminded by our 2020 Correspondent of the Year that you can make the most of anything if you put your mind to it, it's everything we need right now to get our groove back 🕺.
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