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Personal Narrative: Why I Love Canada

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The only foreign country I have even been to is Canada. And sure, Canada is great. I love Canada. Without Canada we would not have Canadian bacon, maple syrup, or teen pop sensation Justin Bieber, but it is not much different from America. I honestly would not have known I was in another country if it were not for the Canadian flags hanging outside of people’s houses where the American flags usually go. Of course it is an exciting experience to cross an invisible boundary to another part of the world, but the excitement is equal to that which I have jumping from North Carolina to South Carolina when visiting Carowinds, or driving past the big green “Welcome to Virginia” sign on the highway. The Earth is full of interesting, and exciting people, and places that I could learn a multitude of new information from. I know that there is a whole world of culture and perspective that I am missing out on. If I were to take a semester of study abroad as a part of the International Honors Program at Lloyd International Honors College I would learn more about who I am as a person and what I want to do with my life, and be inspired to learn more and push myself to better schoolwork and success at UNCG. …show more content…

I am young, and have a long time left to decide what to do with my life, and maybe even change my mind a few times. I need to experience the world, and discover all the possibilities I have before I can truly make a decision on what my future will be like. The best way to do that, I believe, would be to study abroad. Living a different lifestyle, being surrounded by different people, and learning about things that are different from what I am used to could teach me a lot about myself. I could discover a new passion, or reignite an old one in my mind. All things considered a semester abroad would help me to decide what I want my future to look like, or solidify the decisions I have made for myself

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