Anonymous: When you did study abroad how did it change you?

Whew…where do I start?

1.) I think that it made me more outgoing. I basically went on the trip with a group of over 50 strangers from my school, which forced me to extend myself more in order to meet people and make friends. That doesn’t come natural for me, especially when I don’t feel comfortable around a group of people, but once I finally came out of my shell, I had the best time of my life, and made some amazing friends.

2.) I learned how to be satisfied with God’s presence. I left the U.S. with a bit of a situation that was on my mind for most of the trip, and it sucked not being able to really resolve it because I was in another country, 6 hours ahead of everyone else. Eventually, I learned to give that situation up, and that opened me up to learn some lessons that God wanted to teach me. Sometimes you have to be totally taken out of a situation to learn what God wants to teach you, and this was one of those moments. I learned so much about God and myself during that time. It was amazing.

3.) I like beer now…that’s new.