Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Studying abroad - a good or a bad thing?


Studying abroad can be both fun and interesting for some people, while other people can find it boring and frustrating. I think that studying abroad is a great opportunity for you to meet people from all around the world. If you are a student from Norway, for example, and you wish to study in USA for a couple of years, I can guarantee you that American students aren’t the only ones that you will meet. In USA there are a lot of people from other countries, too, so there is a big chance that you’ll meet someone from e.g. Sweden or Russia while you are studying in the US.


Meeting new people isn’t the only thing that you’ll experience if you are studying abroad. Your English skills are most likely to be improved drastically if you’re studying in a country where classes at the school are in English. If you study good enough, you’ll probably be fluent in English by the time you come back to your homeland.

These are the positive sides of studying abroad, but, unfortunately, everything that has its up-sides also has to have its down-sides, too. As for this topic, one of the negative sides of studying abroad is that you can be miles away from your friends and family, but thanks to Skype, Facebook and various other communicating tools, you can get in touch with your old friends and family whenever and wherever you want to as long as you have an internet connection.
Another con with studying abroad, which probably is the most frightening one, is that it can be frustrating getting known with the students and the teachers at your new school. But  also this can simply be solved by getting to know those people by yourself and not waiting for them to get to know you.
I would personally recommend studying abroad, especially if you like traveling and exploring new countries. Many people that I know have been studying in the US and they said that it’s the best experience they have ever had. They also told me that they have improved their abilities in both writing and speaking English. So, again, if you are a student and you like traveling around the globe, studying abroad is definitely something for you.

9 comments:

  1. Good advice, you should always try to get new friends, especially if you are living in a foreign country.

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  2. I agree on everything. It's so crazy what we can do now with all the technology, especially since now we have 3g and all of that on our phones so we can even use internet on there. I'm reading so much and everyone's making me wanna go study abroad! (: It seems like it'd be fun. What about you, though? Do you wanna study abroad? And I just posted my class blog if you wanna check it out.

    http://kidblog.org/WorldAffairs2013-2014/ccb37464-572e-4d40-acc1-90fe0532fff4/unique-is-me/

    Thanks! x
    - mchloe7

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    1. Thank you for your comment, Chloe! I will take some time to check out your blog and comment a post or two on it as well.

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  3. I liked this post a lot, I think you did a great job! I love that we have the great technology that we do today so that not only can we talk to people near us, but people from all over the world. Do you plan on traveling the world later on in the future? Check out my blog if you'd like! http://kidblog.org/WorldAffairs2013-2014/author/ac742fb4-546d-4306-808d-cfa21dfebc43/

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    1. Thank you! I will take some time to check your blog and comment on it :)

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  5. I find this post interesting, I really enjoyed how you made a debate with the pros and cons. I think this is a really good review of studying.
    you should check out my blog too,
    http://kidblog.org/WorldAffairs2013-2014/a6a35aef-d27a-4fce-a925-8cfa405c3a45/who-is-chris/

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  6. i think studying abroud is a great oppurtunity! it will show you a lot of great life expierences and show you new culture. if you study abroad where are your top 3 places to go?

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  7. You did a great job on this post i really liked it a lot. If you were to study abroad, instead of the US, where else would you want to go?

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