This weeks topic:
I wish... I hadn't thrown away my chance to study abroad in college.
When I was a sophmore at Virginia Tech I thought about taking part in one of the study abroad programs over the summer. I would have finally had the chance to spend a good amount of time in Italy studying and touring. It wasn't a cheap trip and my dad even offered to pay for it... but there were a few reasons I decided not to go.. 1. I felt bad asking him to pay more on top of what he was already paying for college. 2. I didn't work during the school year instead I worked all summer long to save up money so I wasn't too broke all year long and if I went on the trip I wouldn't have had as much time to make the extra cash. And 3. I always looked forward to finally coming back home on summer breaks and getting to see my friends and family.
So I decided not to go and was happy about my decision at the time.. but now looking back I really wish I could take it back and go on the trip. It would definitely have been a once in lifetime type of trip and something I would have loved doing. So now whenever I have a cousin or friend in college who is thinking about going to study abroad I always try to talk them into it. I think it is something eveyone should do if they have the opportunity.
Alright.. enough playing around I have to get going for a networking event for work.... but happy Wednesday everybody! The week is more than halfway over! YAY! :o)
6 comments:
I feel the same way. I could have made a study abroad program work for me and my schedule but I didn't want to give up a chance to act on the collegiate stage. Silly kid. Oh well! Husband took me to Europe for our honeymoon instead. :)
I feel the same way - one of my biggest regrets from college!
I did a semester over in England and it was great. I had the chance to go for a year but I couldn't afford it and I wish I could have done it.
Ohhh yes, I am RIGHT there with you. I was suppose to go to Oxford and would have been a trip of a lifetime, and I ended up transferring schools and didn't get it go. So depressing!
That is one of my few regrets about college as well. The reasons that I had for not studying abroad just don't seem to carry the same weight they did then. To have the memories of studying abroad would be worth more.
Oh...didn't know that. And yes, you missed out girl. But don't feel bad though. :D
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