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\u201cYou cannot grow without being uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n

This very sentence came from a physical therapist that I was recently shadowing last week. He has a daughter a year younger than me that is about to leave for college in another state, and this is what he tells her daily. I find this statement very useful to remember for not only his daughter but for everyone.<\/p>\n

We live in a culture where it is common for an 18-year-old to graduate from high school and apply to several colleges where they will eventually pick one, attend four years, graduate, get a job, and have a family. What we fail to realize is that college is our opportunity to test our limits, explore our world, and gather knowledge. I believe that studying abroad is the best way to accomplish these things.<\/p>\n

I come from a fairly normal family structure consisting of my mother, my father, and my two brothers.\u00a0 For 18 years of my life I lived in the same city, spent time with the same people, and pursued the same hobbies. After graduating from high school in 2018, I decided that it was time to make some changes, knowing that it would be emotionally difficult for me as I have always done the same things.<\/p>\n

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With some guidance from my family members and some boost of courage, I chose to attend the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. It isn\u2019t common for first years to study abroad, especially for someone who is such a homebody, like myself. When the opportunity to study in another country was brought up to me, my amazing Spanish teacher explained to me how amazing it could be. I would be able to take a classes with this teacher and other students from UTC in Costa Rica. How could I give up an opportunity like this? The answer is that I couldn\u2019t! After a lot of paperwork and searching for scholarships, the trip to Costa Rica was made affordable and I was set to fly overseas!<\/p>\n

I spent five weeks living with a wonderful host family who not only helped me better my Spanish-speaking skills, but also helped me understand Costa Rican culture. My host mother even cooked me traditional Costa Rican meals and taught me how to make a dish for when I return to the United States. I\u00a0 attended Veritas University which was only a short five minute walk from my house, where I had amazing teachers and met so many friends from so many different states. On the weekends, I saw many different parts of Costa Rica, including the Caribbean, the tropical forests, the Arenal Volcano, and so much more. Costa Rica was a country full of beauty and things to do. Five weeks was not enough to explore all of what was to offer.<\/p>\n

Despite my record of sticking with the same routine, I have never felt so at home in a place that was so far from it. I hope to one day continue my journey in exploring diverse cultures this world has to offer.<\/p>\n

Anna Lunsford is majoring in Exercise Science and studied abroad in Summer 2019 in San Jose, Costa Rica with CISabroad<\/a>. Anna had the following to say about studying abroad, \u201cYou can\u2019t grow without being uncomfortable, so by immersing yourself into a culture outside of your own can do just that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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