In high school and college, you may be encouraged to travel or study abroad. Perhaps you are too busy with your schoolwork to seriously consider these chances. I encourage traveling at a young age.
As young people, most of us live with mom and dad. Our community knows us well，too. The idea of getting out of this comfort zone(舒适区) can be scary (可怕的).
In our daily life, we know well how to act and respond（答复)to people. But how about being in a new place, with strangers who hold different values? It can be uncomfortable at first. But once you work out that you can connect with people in spite of(尽管）differences, you become smarter and more confident. You should learn to face this discomfort. It will help you to grow.
By traveling widely, you will also develop cultural sensitivity(敏感性). Being culturally sensitive is important. And it is not enough to just know, "People from that country are like this."
When I was in Spain, for example, I found people there took a two-hour break in the middle of their workday. Many foreigners consider the Spanish people lazy. To the Spanish people, eating together as a family is more important than anything else. Cultural sensitivity will help you with your communication on both business and personal levels.
Finally, I'd like to mention that traveling abroad will be a wonderful way to learn a new language. Being in a new language-learning environment, you will have to use the language.
| A. It helps you to learn a new language as well. B. In fact, the Spanish people are always like this. C. However, one learns the most in strange situations. D. The earlier you travel widely, the more you can learn. E. In this way, you will improve your language skills better. F. Few of them know people there place great value on family time. |
