Asthesunpeekedthroughthecurtainsofmychildhood-homebedroomin[yourhometown],Ilayinbed,mymindfilledwithimagesoftheUnitedStates.Itwas2016,andIwasonthecuspofalife-changingjourney:studyinginAmerica.
ForaslongasIcouldremember,IhadbeendrawntotheallureofAmericaneducation.Thereputationofitsworld-classuniversities,thediverseacademicenvironment,andthepromiseofpersonalandintellectualgrowthhadcapturedmyimagination.Ihadspentcountlesshoursporingoveruniversitywebsites,readingabouttheirstate-of-the-artfacilities,renownedfaculty,andthewiderangeofmajorsonoffer.
ThedecisiontostudyintheUSwasnotaneasyone.Itmeantleavingbehindmyfamily,friends,andthefamiliarcomfortsofhome.Therewerefinancialconsiderations,visaprocedures,andthedauntingtaskofadaptingtoanewculture.Butthepotentialrewardsseemedtoogreattoignore.
Ihadbeenpreparingforthismomentforyears.Myacademicjourneysofarhadbeenarigorousone,filledwithlate-nightstudysessions,challengingcourses,andadeterminationtoexcel.Ihadtakenadvancedplacementcoursesinhighschool,participatedinacademiccompetitions,andengagedinextracurricularactivitiesthatdemonstratedmywell-roundedness.AlloftheseeffortswereaimedatmakingmeacompetitivecandidateforAmericanuniversities.
AsIstartedpackingmybags,amixofexcitementandnervousnesswelledupinsideme.Iwasexcitedaboutthenewopportunitiesthatawaitedme-thechancetomeetpeoplefromallovertheworld,toexplorenewsubjects,andtoexperienceadifferentwayoflife.Atthesametime,Iwasnervousabouttheunknown.WouldIbeabletomakefriendseasily?WouldIbeabletokeepupwiththeacademicdemands?
ButIremindedmyselfofthereasonswhyIwasdoingthis.Iwantedtobroadenmyhorizons,gainaglobalperspective,anddevelopskillsthatwouldsetmeapartinacompetitivejobmarket.IknewthatstudyingintheUSwouldbeaonce-in-a-lifetimeexperience,andIwasreadytoembraceitwithopenarms.
Thedayofmydeparturefinallyarrived.AsIsaidgoodbyetomyteary-eyedparentsattheairport,Itookadeepbreathandsteppedintotheunknown.Theplaneridewaslongandtiring,butasIcaughtmyfirstglimpseoftheAmericanskylinefromthewindow,allmyfatigueseemedtofadeaway.Iwashere,inanewland,readytostartanewchapterinmylife.LittledidIknowthatthisjourneywouldbefilledwithmoreadventures,challenges,andself-discoverythanIcouldhaveeverimagined.
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