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Studying abroad is the best thing I ever did. I know it's so cliche and overdone to rave about an experience in another country, but truthfully, my life would not be the same (and I imagine it would even be a bit dismal) if I hadn't taken a leap of faith and spent a year abroad in another country. I met my husband studying abroad, I learned to travel for cheap, and I experienced the world through a totally new lens, changing my perspective on dang-near everything. It's my #2 best decision in my life–after marrying my husband, of course. 
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That said, if someone ever criticized or tried to derail my decision to go abroad in college, I'd tell them right where to shove it. 
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            "Refusing to give my cousin the money I've been saving for my lifelong dream"
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