Research Perspective

As I research more and begin to really delve more into study abroad, I have begun to realize the true importance of it. I have found myself wanting to study abroad for some time, but now after researching all the benefits, not only from the experience, but also from the career perspective, I cannot help but think what my own study abroad experience will be like. I have talked with so many people and they all say the same thing, but anticipating my own study abroad experience in Italy, I begin to fill in mental gaps. As in how much it is really going to cost with the exchange rate hating the dollar right now. How learning the language will affect my experience. How the people I meet will change my whole perspective on a given subject. Because of my research, I have also discovered that study abroad makes people more marketable.

Businesses want people who have a familiarity with the rest of the world. Studying abroad not only creates that knowledge, it maintains it. Most of my sources talk about the benefits of studying abroad, but there are also some downsides. Mainly, the money, but also the getting adjusted which is something that most cannot prepare for. Having to fend for myself in a foreign country is a scary thought, but with a scheduled study abroad experience, most sources say that the adjusting is well worth the rest of the the experience. Through researching, I have simply begun to see more of the logistical side of study abroad.