What I should acquire through studying abroad

Yesterday, there was an event that some guest speaker told his journey of starting his own company. In the event, one student got attention from everyone in the room. It was because he questioned so many times in the Q&A session while others kept quiet. He seemed to be aggressive and highly motivated. It reminds me of my purposes of studying abroad. Let’s dig into these.

Before coming to the US, I studied at Keio University for a year and a half. I met a lot of students who are way more capable and passionate than me. It inspires me so much and I decided to study abroad to embrace a big challenge and surround myself with harsh environments. Additionally, I aimed to meet the smartest and competent students around the world.

However, recently I forgot this ambition from a long time. I saw a post in LinkedIn said that your future and every day attitudes are solely determined by people around you. Fortunately, that post and the experience yesterday brought me the reason why I am here again.

Today, I set my own objectives that have to be acquired through the study in the US. Be aggressive, surround yourself with challenging environment and capable people, and improving my English skills. Although there are a lot of other reasons I initially had, but this week I focus on these three policies.

I am going to keep track of activities and reviews every day on Excel. I’ll write a following note tomorrow. See you again.

Yesterday, there was an event where a guest speaker shared his journey of starting his own company. In the event, one student gained attention from everyone in the room. It was because he asked many questions in the Q&A session while others remained silent. He appeared aggressive and highly motivated. It reminds me of my purpose of studying abroad.

Before coming to the US, I studied for a year and a half at Keio University. I encountered various students who were much more bright and competent than I was. It significantly inspires me, leading me to decide to embrace a big challenge and immerse myself in harsh environments. My goal was to engage with the brightest and passionate students around the world.

I’ll write the next note tomorrow.