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the 'no two ways about it'-ness of your comment struck a chord with me. I was wondering if you had a story? This is something I've thought about a lot, partial
by edge17 15y ago
the 'no two ways about it'-ness of your comment struck a chord with me. I was wondering if you had a story?
This is something I've thought about a lot, partially because I feel fortunate in the opportunities in my life presently, so when there's a chance to up and go some place I'm forced to weigh opportunity cost. Correct me if I'm wrong, but to me it sounds like you're saying that the opportunity to work in another country is almost always a greater opportunity?
- henrikschroder 15y agoOnly anecdotal, but of all my friends and acquaintances that have worked abroad, either for a limited time, or permanently, none of them regretted it, even those that went to weirder places like Armenia or Mocambique. Of course there is an opportunity cost, and if you have family and kids it might be too high, but if I was in that situation, I'd try to take my family with me. I have other friends and acquaintances that lived elsewhere for a few years as a kid, and all of them only had positive stories to tell of it. The cornerstone of intellectualism is the ability to imagine the world from different perspectives, to realize that not everyone is the same, and nothing teaches you that like traveling or moving to a different country, and it will make you a better person.
- edge17 15y agothanks for the anecdote, could not agree more. first thing I did upon graduating college was pack a bag and buy one of those around the world tickets till i was broke. for the last several years of my life since I did it, it's been one of my cornerstone experiences.