Most Memorable Few Weeks of My Life

May 4, 2016

I’ve wanted to study abroad since before college (honestly I have). My sister recently graduated college and mentioned that her biggest regret was not being able to take advantage of opportunities to travel presented by her university. She urged me to make any and all efforts to study abroad. Through this experience, I expect to gain a greater appreciation for other cultures and be able to gain insight on the way we differ from other countries, especially in terms of our healthcare system. One of my goals abroad is to do something I’ve never done before, which includes meeting new people, enjoying new foods, and exploring historical sites and partaking in the customs and traditions of London. While I will be going on this Dialogue with my friends and fellow nursing students, I want to become familiar with those in the group who I am not as acquainted with and create long term bonds with them. In order to do this, I have to force myself out of my comfort zone. I mean this in the sense that things I would be afraid to do in America, like eating ethnic foods or embarking on adventurous journeys, would be done without question abroad. I want this trip to bring out parts of me that I’ve never seen before, so I guess I’m most looking forward to making these next four weeks the best and most memorable few weeks of my life.

Written By

Cynthia Orofo

Living in America for the entirety of my life has blanketed me in a shell of American culture and lifestyles. I aim to expand my limited view of the world that I live and learn in everyday and in having the possibility to study abroad, an individual is granted the opportunity to broaden his/her global outlook by experiencing every aspect of that nation’s civilization, culture and society. With this dialogue, I wish to be thrown past my limits and experience first hand what it means to live, work, and learn in an environment completely different from my own. One of my long term goals in life is to better the lives of the deprived and disenfranchised, essentially helping those who may not have or have lost the ability to help themselves. This I aspire to attain later in life by constructing a free health clinic in impoverished villages in Nigeria. This dialogue gives a global prospect on health care systems which can broaden my way of thinking in progress towards a better understanding of the differences in health care systems.