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Originally posted by twinstars
I went away to college in a different region of the country from where I grew up my whole life, and it was a fantastic growing experience for me, adapting to a different sort of crowd and the regional peculiarities. It forces you to reconsider things you may have always taken for granted.
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So did I! I was the person in my class who went the farthest from home, and getting out of my comfort zone was probably the best thing that I've ever done. I know that if I had stayed here, I'd have a very comfortable life, but not on my terms. Now that I've graduated from college, I'm moving to NYC--very scary considering that I graduated from a HS with 40 students! But, after doing what I did, I feel like I can make it anywhere.
This is probably one of the only times where you have unlimited time and resources. What's the worst thing that can happen if things don't work out? You have to go home? The worst thing can be even worse if you have to worry about a spouse and children.