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5 Lessons You’ll Learn From Study Abroad

There are five lessons that you can learn while Studying abroad .  When you return to your home country, you’ll be a smarter and ready to take on whatever life may throw at you.

1. Flexibility is crucial
   It’s important to be flexible in all situations especially when you face some challenges while studying abroad. After all, it will give you real experiences of how to tackle life challenges.

2. Becoming independent is important
   Being independent is a key in having the full study-abroad experience. you will open yourself up to so many opportunities you may never had before. You might find that studying abroad really brings out your independent nature.

3. Never say never
   Studying abroad comes with its challenges. To experience and learn new things, you need to take any kind of opportunities that offered while you are studying abroad. Just go for it—you never know what these experiences may bring!

4. The world is bigger than you think
   After studying abroad and experiencing an entirely new culture, you’ll realize how many different people and places there are in the world. You will find that you have a better understanding and appreciation for others.

5. Don’t be afraid to make new friends
   Making friends is extremely important no matter where you go. Studying abroad is a once in a lifetime experience that you should make the most of.  you can befriend with local people to get to know their values and knowledge that may be very useful someday.

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Why do you need to prepare for your English

English has been described as “the language of opportunity” and I think you would agree. If you are preparing to go overseas for any reasons, you will have a better chance of getting around if you know English. If you think English is hard, then you are not alone. Still, there are many reasons for you to learn English well:

1. ENGLISH will open up more opportunities for you
   Being able to speak English allows you to communicate effectively in numerous countries, and this opens up lots of possibilities for you in terms of the countries you could choose to seek work in one day – not to mention travel to as a tourist.

2. ENGLISH gives you access to some of the world’s best universities
   English is widely regarded as the language of higher education. Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and MIT are just a few of the famous universities that occupy the lofty heights of the top of the world education league tables, and you’ll need to speak English fluently for access to any of these, as they’re all English-speaking.

3. ENGLISH gives you wider access to knowledge
   Did you know that 55% of the world’s web pages are written in English? This absolutely dwarfs that of any other language, with the next most widely used language on the internet being Russian (which constitutes just 6% of pages). Knowledge of English therefore allows you to tap into far more of the world’s intellectual resources.

ALFALINK English Course is on the move to spread miracles to the children. We are inviting everyone to join this event to help us to build a library for the unfortunate children. According to our vision “To improve the education quality of this nation”, we believe that we can create and polish a wonderful, competitive, and critical young generation through education. Therefore, we need to introduce a good reading habit, and bear in mind that being able to read alone is not enough.

Upon knowing the research done by John W. Miller about “World’s Most Literate Nations”, though Indonesia ranks second-last, this fact should not discourage our motivation to create a better Indonesia.  Adding to that, another research conducted by UNESCO shows that Indonesians’ reading interest is only 0,001% over 1000 people, which should be the trigger of our motivation to improve the literacy of this young generation. In order to realize our dream, we need to facilitate our children with an adequate reading facility, which will be followed by various activities to revive the reading interest of our children.

In this event, we would like to invite everyone to join and donate their new or used book (good condition) to the nearest ALFALINK offices in your city. It’s an honor to be able to partner up with people who share our vision to create a wonderful, talented, and critical young generation.

 “These kinds of literate behaviors are critical to the success of individuals and nations in the knowledge-based economics that define our global future.” -John W. Miller, president of Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT

Be thankful for new challenge, because it will build your strength and character.

Try to imagine what kind of life you will lead when you study abroad. Far from home, and won’t be able to depend solely on your parents. All those fears will only cloud your judgement on reaching your dream. Let’s turn all those fears in your favour, so it can help you to stretch your capability!

There is always something new and exciting that you can obtain through the challenges that you are going to face if you decide to study abroad. Besides some new experiences, you will also learn these 4 skills that will help you facing the unfamiliar working environment.

1. Finances management

Part time job has been an exciting opportunity that most overseas students are willing to try. Aside of the experience that you will gain in the work place, you will also get the opportunity to appreciate every cent that you earn trough your hard work.  With those experiences, we assure you that you will be able to manage your finances really well.

2. Being independent

If you are used to receiving help from people around you such as your maid or family members in all kind of things, this won’t be possible in this new season. Because this time you will learn the true value of becoming independent, handling your responsibility, and turning into a dependable individual. Aren’t all those things are the good and wonderful values that supposed to be possessed by the future leaders?

3. Language and local culture

Consider yourself as the luckiest person in the world if you get the chance to study abroad. The experiences that you about to experience couldn’t be compared with what other people say. Your encounter with the local people and learning the local culture will surely be a wonderful memories and assets for the upcoming season of your life. Because, trough all the good and bad times there, your will be a person of understanding and flexibility, which will benefits you in the near future.

4. .Time management

Learning to be independent also requires you to manage your time wisely. With the long list of activities that needed to be done, such as lectures schedules, chores, and fun time with friends, surely you will pick up one or two tricks to manage your time better.

All those 4 soft skills are the brief benefits that you can get by studying abroad. Take a leap! And let us help you to realize your plan on having overseas education. There are always ways with us!