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<p>Wondering if there's a return on investment with study abroad? Prepare to be surprised. Turns out study abroad helps you learn serious skills that pay off in your academic and professional life forever.</p>

<p>Anna Nguyen (UC Los Angeles) studied abroad to discover her roots on a quest to become Asian enough. Her journey through Hong Kong and Vietnam, mounds of Chinese food, and hours with the Cantonese language, and finally her own family led her to understand her national and ethnic identity.</p>

<p>Discover how study abroad in Taiwan inspired one student to escape the corporate world and determine her own set of rules. Kristin left the cubicle life that gave no joy for a life of traveling and starting her own company.</p>

<p>Story highlights: Reverse culture shock can be as disorienting as the culture shock you experience when arriving in a new place. Incorporate favorite parts of your life abroad into your everyday routine at home and stay connected to your friends abroad. Reintroduce yourself to your hometown culture—revisit historical sites, find insider spots to go, and [...]</p>

<p>Wondering how to get a career abroad after graduation? Sierra Alef-Defoe has some useful advice for you and it starts with study abroad. Through fellowships, working summers, and graduate work abroad (saving loads of money), she has spent years of her career abroad and has never looked back.</p>

<p>Study abroad at Yonsei University was something Brandon Yoon dreamed of since middle school. Why? Because he owes his existence to that school and its study abroad program. Here's what he learned about his Korean American identity studying abroad in Korea.</p>

<p>Because you studied abroad in Ghana, you don't just know and recognize African culture. You've lived it. If you feel part Ghanaian now, check these signs.</p>

<p>How do you convey the value of study abroad in a job interview? Here's what you can say in an interview to show how study abroad makes you the ideal candidate.</p>

<p>If you get that gelato is a food group, own one too many scarves and reminisce daily about the time you studied abroad in Italy, this is for you.</p>

<p>After one of the most incredible, memorable experiences of your life, there’s a place for you as a returnee and ways you can stay connected with the world you’ve come to know and the person you’ve become.</p>