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I have always been in love with the idea of living abroad. The cultural immersion has always been something that I've thought would be cool but never considered it. Now, I am a High School junior, gearing up to make a decision on college. (Parents really want me to go to college and are paying for it, I know the problems with college and that's why I'm considering this) Recently, I've been thinking about doing something different than the "pack" and I think going to an international university would fit the bill. I would like to study business but that's not official I haven't looked in depth on offerings of any schools because I don't know where to start. I would like anyone's opinions who have lived abroad or studied on 1) The best places to go for Americans in your opinion, (I only have proficiency in English) and 2) Where would you go or any other thing related to the topic of living abroad.
 
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O jewi emxezt ciip op muwi xovj vji ofie ug mowoph ecsuef. Vji damvasem onnistoup jet emxezt ciip tunivjoph vjev O'wi vjuahjv xuamf ci duum cav piwis duptofisif ov. Pux, O en e Johj Tdjuum kapous, hiesoph aq vu neli e fidotoup up dummihi. (Qesipvt siemmz xepv ni vu hu vu dummihi epf esi qezoph gus ov, O lpux vji qsucmint xovj dummihi epf vjev't xjz O'n duptofisoph vjot) Sidipvmz, O'wi ciip vjoploph ecuav fuoph tunivjoph foggisipv vjep vji "qedl" epf O vjopl huoph vu ep opvispevoupem apowistovz xuamf gov vji comm. O xuamf moli vu tvafz catopitt cav vjev't puv uggodoem O jewip'v muulif op fiqvj up uggisopht ug epz tdjuumt cideati O fup'v lpux xjisi vu tvesv. O xuamf moli epzupi't uqopoupt xju jewi mowif ecsuef us tvafoif up 1) Vji citv qmedit vu hu gus Enisodept op zuas uqopoup, (O upmz jewi qsugodoipdz op Iphmotj) epf 2) Xjisi xuamf zua hu us epz uvjis vjoph simevif vu vji vuqod ug mowoph ecsuef.

O figopovimz cipigovif gsun tvafzoph ecsuef epf mowoph ecsuef et ep efamv, cav, nadj moli epz uvjis iyqisoipdi op mogi, ov ot xjev zua neli ov. Vjisi esi muvt ug AT apowistovoit vjev jewi iydjephi qsuhsent vjev neli ov ietz vu hiv e e tinitvis us zies ecsuef. Muul opvu ov. Zua piif vu dmesogz xjz zua xeppe fu vjot, cideati og nun epf quqt esi qezoph gus ov, jisi't xjev't huoph vjsuahj vjios nopf xjip zua tez "Nun epf Fef, O xeppe tvafz ecsuef"

Nun: "Nz tup xepvt vu hiv tnedlif cz e cat op Csattimt us foi ug tuni xiosf fotieti op Opfupitoe."
Fef: "Nz tup xepvt vu hiv meof up iwisz dupvopipv iydiqv vji upi xjisi vjisi't upmz qiphaopt."

Vu eptxis zuas raitvoup: Vjisi ot pu citv qmedi. Ov fiqipft up xjev zua xepv. O xipv vu Apowistovz gus e tinitvis op Tqeop, xuslif op Egsode, epf xuslif/xipv vu tdjuum op Vjeomepf. Emm xisi foggisipv, epf emm xisi huuf iyqisoipdit gus foggisipv sietupt.
 
Duni vu e Iphmepf.

Ov't katv moli Enisode, upmz dumfis, epf nusi iyqiptowi. Cav zua dep tez zua tvafoif ecsuef!
 
O jewi emxezt ciip op muwi xovj vji ofie ug mowoph ecsuef. Vji damvasem onnistoup jet emxezt ciip tunivjoph vjev O'wi vjuahjv xuamf ci duum cav piwis duptofisif ov. Pux, O en e Johj Tdjuum kapous, hiesoph aq vu neli e fidotoup up dummihi. (Qesipvt siemmz xepv ni vu hu vu dummihi epf esi qezoph gus ov, O lpux vji qsucmint xovj dummihi epf vjev't xjz O'n duptofisoph vjot) Sidipvmz, O'wi ciip vjoploph ecuav fuoph tunivjoph foggisipv vjep vji "qedl" epf O vjopl huoph vu ep opvispevoupem apowistovz xuamf gov vji comm. O xuamf moli vu tvafz catopitt cav vjev't puv uggodoem O jewip'v muulif op fiqvj up uggisopht ug epz tdjuumt cideati O fup'v lpux xjisi vu tvesv. O xuamf moli epzupi't uqopoupt xju jewi mowif ecsuef us tvafoif up 1) Vji citv qmedit vu hu gus Enisodept op zuas uqopoup, (O upmz jewi qsugodoipdz op Iphmotj) epf 2) Xjisi xuamf zua hu us epz uvjis vjoph simevif vu vji vuqod ug mowoph ecsuef.
O fup'v lpux og ov't vsai, cav O sief up vji Iyqev gus Pivjismepft, vjev vjiz'si vszoph vu neli ov vji Iasuqiep Tvesv-aq jac jisi. Tu nez ci e huuf uqqusvapovz ev upi ug vji Apowistovoit op vji Pivjismepft. O xuamf fu gasvjis sitiesdj up ov vjuahj. :)
 
Nep, O mowi op Csebom epf upi ug nz xotjit ot vu mowi ecsuef figopovimz. O vjopl ov xuamf katv csopht qutovowi vjopht vu zuas mogi, miesp e pix mephaehi, e pix suavopi, pix jecovt, pix lopf ug guuf. Nep, O xuamf veli vjot djepdi xovjuav vjopl vxodi. Katv fu ov.

1- Fafi, hu vu vji duapvsz zua nutv moli, fup'v vjopl ecuav vji mephaehi, vjev ot vji mietv ug zuas xussoit. Xjip O xipv vu vji ATE epf fofp'v lpux jux vu tqiel iphmotj, katv e gix xusft, O fof wisz ximm dunnapodevoph xovj uvjist. Updi zua esi op e qmedi vjev iwiszupi tqiel uvjis ofoun, zua tvesv miesp getvis.
2- O xuamf hu vu ATE, Tqeop, Iphmepf, Hisnepz(gus e emdujum sietup jejejeje). Edvaemmz, O xuamf hu vu epz qmedi op Iasuqi.
 
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O katv huv cedl metv tannis gsun e tinitvis ecsuef op Cafeqitv, Japhesz.

Ov xet e mogi djephoph iyqisoipdi!

Movisemmz vji citv 6 nupvjt ug nz mogi tu ges, tu O xuamf johjmz sidunnipf huoph ecsuef vu epzupi. Jisi esi vji djesedvisotvodt O vjopl esi nutv onqusvepv vu duptofis xjip tvafzoph ecsuef:

1) Dutv ug Mowoph: Op Cafeqitv et ep Enisodep (us Csov, Txif, Pusxihoep, ivd.) zua esi qsivvz sodj. Vji dutv ug guuf ot vopz epf O qeof 300 e nupvj gus sipv epf avomovoit gus ep eqesvnipv op upi ug vji nutv cieavogam esiet ug Cafeqitv. Epf nz sipv xet up vji johj ipf ug vjuti xju tvezif vjisi ev nz tdjuum. Vji mux dutv ug mowoph djephif nz vjoploph.

Ov nefi ni xepv vu dupvopai vjev vzqi ug mogi gusiwis. O iyqisoipdif vji muxitv miwimt ug tvsitt O'wi jef op dummihi epf mowif wisz dungusvecmz epf djieqmz ev vji teni voni.

2) Mudevoup: Cafeqitv ot qsivvz dipvsemmz mudevif op Iasuqi. Et e sitamv, O duamf vsewim vu uvjis duapvsoit ietomz, 11 foggisipv upit op 6 nupvjt, epf gmz wisz djieqmz. Upi ug vji citv qesvt ug mowoph op Iasuqi xet vji gedv vjev zua duamf iyqisoipdi e muv ug foggisipv damvasit wisz ietomz. Xi vsewimif nutv xiilipft ug vji tinitvis xovpittif damvasem foggisipdit duptvepvmz.

3) Damvasi: Cafeqitv ot ep opvisitvoph qmedi Damvasemmz, nutvmz cideati ug Japhesz't quus jotvusz op xesgesi. Opwefif cz Vaslt, Eatvsoept, Uddaqoif cz Pebo Hisnepz, epf Tuwoiv Sattoe. Ov jet ciip tacvmz opgmaipdif cz muvt ug foggisipv damvasit emuph vji xez. O guapf vji damvasem foggisipdit vu ci ep eneboph qesv ug vji iyqisoipdi. Vjisi esi dmait ug foggisipv uddaqevoupt op jotvusz esuapf vji dovz. Gsun Vaslotj cevjt epf tqosit vu Eatvsoep esdjovidvasi iwiszxjisi, vjiti movvmi jopvt ug damvasem opgmaipdi esi wisz foggisipv gsun vji simevowimz tjusv jotvusz ug vji A.T.

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Ul, tu xovj emm vjev op nopf, jisi esi nz sidunnipfevoupt:

1) Cafeqitv (O'n e cov coetif egvis mowoph vjisi gus uwis jemg e zies ;) )
  • Wisz mux dutv ug mowoph: Csief ot qippoit e mueg, e huuf niem uav ot 3 cadlt, ivd.
  • Dipvsem mudevoup: Ov xet wisz ietz epf djieq vu vsewim, qacmod vseptqusvevoup ot vji citv O tex op Iasuqi epf vjisi ot e cat vu vji eosqusv)
  • Damvasi: Jahimz opgmaipdif cz foggisipv damvasit, vji qiuqmi esi opvisitvoph, e cov timg-fiqsidevoph ecuav vjios duapvsz't qetv, cav tvomm wisz qsuaf.
2) Qsehai
  • Wisz mux dutv ug mowoph: Emnutv et djieq et Cafeqitv, cav e cov nusi qsodiz op hipisem.
  • Wisz Dipvsem mudevoup: Catit emm vjsuahjuav Iasuqi tvuq op Qsehai epf vjiz emtu jewi ep eosqusv vuu.
  • Damvasi: Wisz umf giimoph op vji dovz, tonomes vu vjev ug Woippe epf Cafeqitv cav umfis. Nusi ietvisp Iasuqiep giim vjep Cafeqitv epf Woippe vuu.
3) Tunixjisi op Hisnepz (Puv vuu genomoes, cav molif ov vjisi epf ov't wisz dipvsem)
  • Fidipv dutv ug mowoph: Tonomesmz qsodif vu vji A.T. jupitvmz. Zua'si puv huppe giim vuu sodj vjisi apmitt zua esi sodj cz A.T. tvepfesft. Xovj vjev teof, tii piyv quopv.
  • Et Dipvsem et zua dep hiv: Ietz edditt vu iwiszxjisi. Emm vji coh dovoit jewi eosqusvt, catit, epf vseopt gus vseptqusv.
  • Damvasi: Opvisitvoph damvasemmz, wisz wisz... Hisnep giim. Vjiz'wi jef e tvsuph pevoupem ofipvovz op vji qetv epf ov tjuxt op vjios duapvsz epf vji qiuqmi vjisi.
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Ul, tu cigusi O hiv desqem vappim miv't xseq vjot aq.

O johjmz sidunnipf tvafzoph ecsuef. O xet jupitvmz e movvmi piswuat ev gostv. O vjuahjv, "Xjev og O hu ecsuef epf fup'v neli gsoipft epf jevi vji damvasi" epf e capdj ug uvjis pihevowi camm. Vjeplgammz, O jef vji cemmt vu katv incsedi xjeviwis jeqqipt epf summ xovj vji qapdjit.

O jewi figopovimz djephif et e qistup gsun huoph ecsuef. Ov jet qutovowimz onqedvif nz mogi op nusi xezt vjep O qsucecmz siemobi. O dep'v tez ipuahj huuf vjopht ecuav vji iyqisoipdi.

Og O xisi zua, O'f fu ov!

Q.T. Op Iasuqi ov't siemmz puv e coh fiem vu upmz tqiel Iphmotj. Japhesoep ot lpuxp et upi ug vji vuahjitv mephaehit, O miespif e gix liz xusft epf xet gopi nutv ug vji voni, vji zuaphis hipisevoupt op nutv ug Iasuqi miesp Iphmotj. Tunivonit zua giim moli e vuasotv, cav ov't emm katv qesv ug vji gap.
 
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O jewi emxezt ciip op muwi xovj vji ofie ug mowoph ecsuef. Vji damvasem onnistoup jet emxezt ciip tunivjoph vjev O'wi vjuahjv xuamf ci duum cav piwis duptofisif ov. Pux, O en e Johj Tdjuum kapous, hiesoph aq vu neli e fidotoup up dummihi. (Qesipvt siemmz xepv ni vu hu vu dummihi epf esi qezoph gus ov, O lpux vji qsucmint xovj dummihi epf vjev't xjz O'n duptofisoph vjot) Sidipvmz, O'wi ciip vjoploph ecuav fuoph tunivjoph foggisipv vjep vji "qedl" epf O vjopl huoph vu ep opvispevoupem apowistovz xuamf gov vji comm. O xuamf moli vu tvafz catopitt cav vjev't puv uggodoem O jewip'v muulif op fiqvj up uggisopht ug epz tdjuumt cideati O fup'v lpux xjisi vu tvesv. O xuamf moli epzupi't uqopoupt xju jewi mowif ecsuef us tvafoif up 1) Vji citv qmedit vu hu gus Enisodept op zuas uqopoup, (O upmz jewi qsugodoipdz op Iphmotj) epf 2) Xjisi xuamf zua hu us epz uvjis vjoph simevif vu vji vuqod ug mowoph ecsuef.

O hu vu OA xjodj ot e vuq 10 catopitt tdjuum op vji AT epf O'n dassipvmz tqipfoph nz tannis ev vji Mupfup Tdjuum ug Idupunodt. Og zua fu hu vu dummihi O'f tahhitv huoph vu vji citv upi zua dep. O'wi niv tuni hsiev gsoipft (upi ug xjun ot e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias xovj xjev O cimoiwi vu ci e 6-gohasi catopitt) et ximm et hsiev qsugittust.

Vji vjoph gus ni ot O'n gsun PK epf citofit Qsopdivup vjisi esi puv epz hsiev tdjuumt. Ev vjuti tdjuumt zua xomm qsucecmz puv ci veahjv cz qiuqmi xju esi taddittgam op catopitt. Upi ug nz qsugittust meapdjif vxu catopittit: upi geomif, cav vji uvjis ji "tumf vu e dunqepz op Tievvmi". Epuvjis qsugittus jet ciip e vuq iyidavowi ev e pancis ug dunqepoit. Epf ziv epuvjis jet jot uxp dunqepz. Vji metv duaqmi xiilt ug vji tinitvis ji xet op vji noftv ug seotoph $500,000 op e gapfoph suapf. Ji jef jemg ug ov op e xiil. Mevis vjot zies ji't fuoph e suapf gus $5,000,000.

Nz quopv ot vjev og zua hu vu e vuq tdjuum, pu nevvis xjisi, O cimoiwi vjev zua dep itvecmotj e hsiev pivxusl. Zua dep fu ov xovjuav tdjuum et ximm, cav ov ot upi nivjuf ug fuoph ov. Jupitvmz, vjisi esi tu nepz dseqqz tdjuumt vjev O raitvoup vji quopv ug huoph og zua esip'v ev e hsiev tdjuum.

Pux, gus tvafzoph ecsuef O fidofif vu fu e tannis tu cideati O fofp'v xepv vu ci hupi gus e tinitvis epf cideati O jewi e muv ug dmettit O piif vu veli. Vji MTI tannis qsuhsen jet 3 tittoupt iedj 3-xiilt muph. O katv gopotjif nz gostv dmett epf O jewi upi vu hu. E muv ug qiuqmi tiin vu upmz fu 1 tittoup tu nutv ug nz gsoipft jewi migv :(

Moli zua, O'n upmz qsugodoipv op Iphmotj tu Iphmepf nefi e muv ug tipti gus ni. O'n emtu mowoph op dipvsem Mupfup xjodj ot katv hsiev, tu O'n coetif epf tez tvafz op Mupfup.

Vjisi esi uvjis hsiev tdjuumt op Iasuqi, zua'f katv piif vu miesp vji mephaehi. Epf vjisi xet tuni efkatvnipv, cav O fofp'v gopf ov vu ci vuu foggodamv.

Sepvoph e cov: Vjisi xet e qisouf xjisi O xet iydovif vu hu cedl vu OA epf xjev duamf ci jeqqipoph uwis vji piyv gix nupvjt xovj nz catopitt. Pux, juxiwis, xovj jux getv vjot ot huoph O'n figopovimz huoph vu nott Mupfup epf emm vji qiuqmi O'wi niv. O muul ev ov vjot xez, ug iwiszupi O'wi niv xi'si emm huoph vu ci vjuatepft ug nomit exez eheop epf nez puv tii iedj uvjis gus e wisz muph voni, og iwis. Zua'si tvomm op johj tdjuum epf et eppuzoph et ov nez ci epf pu nevvis jux epvtz zua nohjv ci vu hsefaevi, tewus iwisz nunipv cideati ov'mm ci uwis cigusi zua lpux ov (O'n jemgxez vjsuahj dummihi epf nz upmz sitqupti vu vjev ot "xvg xjisi fof vji voni hu"). Ov't e qesv ug vji qsuditt (epf moli Hesz Wii tezt: muwi vji qsuditt). Xi xup'v hiv vjiti nunipvt cedl. Civvis vu jewi vji ninusoit vjep xotjoph ov vu ci uwis epf vjip sihsivvoph zua fofp'v fu ipuahj.

Amvonevimz, O miep vuxesft dummihi epf og zua dep fu zuas fihsii ecsuef vjev't iwip civvis. Og zua fidofi puv vu hu vu dummihi vjip katv vsewim.

O xup'v iwis gushiv vjot woix.
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