Living in a foreign country has its pros and cons. Yet, which can we consider to be a positive and a negative point about living abroad? As far as I am concerned, the biggest advantage of living in a foreign country is the opportunity to meet a lot of people from several cultures. On the other hand, a great disadvantage is being far from family and friends.
To begin with, geting to know people from different cultures is the biggest advantage of living abroad. When I was in college I had the opportunity to attent a mobility program in Spain. During that time, I met people from all over the world; from Mexico to Japan. I learned a lot about their traditions and beliefs, as well as their languages. That experience not only helped me with my communication skills, but it also improved my hability to bargain, once I learned how to meet people's expectations based on their cultural background. This definitely helped a lot in a job I got in a multinational trading company after I came back to my country.
On the other hand, being distant from our close relatives and friends is a negative point of living in a foreign country. For me was really tough at the begining of my staying in Spain. Everyday I thought about my parents, sisters and close friends. I missed my mom's food, playing soccer with my dad in the weekend and going out with my friends. Everything is even worse in the beginning because when you have just come to a town it is very difficult to be accepted in a community. Specially if you have a distinct cultural background. It was hard and it took me some time to make new friends. Therefore, missing the ones with whom I had a close relationship was the biggest disadvantage of living abroad.
In conclusion, while living abroad may sound exciting at a first glance, there are not only positive, but also negative points that should be carefully considered. The cultural bagage we bring back home must be balanced with our homesick while living far from home, for example. This, however, should not prevent us from living in a foreign country. The contrast points of a experience like that will certainly enrich our lives.
Living
in a
foreign
country
has its pros and cons.
Yet
, which can we consider to be a
positive
and a
negative
point
about
living
abroad? As far as I
am concerned
, the biggest advantage of
living
in a
foreign
country
is the opportunity to
meet
a lot of
people
from several cultures.
On the other hand
, a great disadvantage is being far from family and friends.
To
begin
with,
geting
to know
people
from
different
cultures is the biggest advantage of
living
abroad.
When
I was in college I had the opportunity to
attent
a mobility program in Spain. During that time, I met
people
from all over the world; from Mexico to Japan. I learned a lot about their traditions and beliefs,
as well
as their languages. That experience not
only
helped
me with my communication
skills
,
but
it
also
improved
my
hability
to bargain, once I learned how to
meet
people
's expectations based on their cultural background. This definitely
helped
a lot in a job I
got
in a multinational trading
company
after I came back to my country.
On the other hand
, being distant from our close relatives and
friends
is a
negative
point
of
living
in a
foreign
country
. For me was
really
tough at the
begining
of my staying in Spain.
Everyday I
thought
about my parents, sisters and close
friends
. I missed my mom's food, playing soccer with my dad in the weekend and going out with my
friends
. Everything is even worse in the beginning
because
when you have
just
come
to a town it is
very
difficult to be
accepted
in a community.
Specially
if you have a distinct cultural background. It was
hard
and it took me
some
time to
make
new
friends
.
Therefore
, missing the ones with whom I had a close relationship was the biggest disadvantage of
living
abroad.
In conclusion
, while
living
abroad may sound exciting at a
first
glance, there are not
only
positive
,
but
also
negative
points
that should be
carefully
considered. The cultural
bagage
we bring back home
must
be balanced
with our homesick while
living
far from home,
for example
. This,
however
, should not
prevent
us from
living
in a
foreign
country
. The contrast
points
of
a
experience like that will
certainly
enrich our
lives
.