{"id":1726,"date":"2020-06-07T18:28:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T01:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/?p=1726"},"modified":"2020-06-07T19:35:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T02:35:28","slug":"go-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/2020\/06\/go-solo\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Solo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>After my sophomore year, I decided to leave the UW campus and travel for a year and a half while pursuing my education. I completed five different study abroad programs, located in Berlin, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Seoul, and Rome. Each came with its own challenges and unique beauty: I found myself discovering pieces of myself in places I had never been and in people I didn\u2019t know. Before I left, I remember many people asking me if I was afraid, excited, nervous\u2014I always responded with \u201call of those things at once!\u201d I found that to be true with traveling as well: there are moments when you feel yourself walking through the stars, and the next as if they have collapsed around you. What I love about traveling is its ability to bring the complexity of the human condition to life, allowing us to explore ourselves while we explore uncharted territory. This piece brings together lessons I learned, people I met, and memories from my time abroad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1727\" srcset=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1-2048x2048.jpg 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src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1734\" srcset=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chidint\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" 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I completed five different study abroad programs, located in Berlin, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Seoul, and Rome. 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