Positive side effects of study abroad may include but are not limited to: an amazing Instagram profile, a better chance of getting hired, a horde of jealous friends, having a darn good time, a new and refreshing comfort with ambiguity, eating delicious crepes, higher starting salaries, higher rate of acceptance into grad school, overall confidence, improved language skills, lifelong friendships, becoming a global citizen, intercultural competence, select Briticisms in your speech patterns, independence, yet more independence, the discovery of new and exciting foods, learning more about yourself, valuable life experience, having a global mindset, going on and possibly becoming addicted to exhilarating adventures, finding yourself, a transformed understanding of your capabilities tempered by a redefined perspective on life and your place on this fragile planet we call Earth, finding a new family abroad, acquiring a global network, discovering a new passion or career path, memories that last a lifetime, the inability to stop talking about study abroad, increased consumption of ravioli and gelato, a more respectably checked-off bucket list, the good kind of nostalgia (you know, when you look back fondly rather than just longingly), being able to read a map like an actual person, and up to and including going abroad again…and again…and again.