Keep Your Eye on the Prize to Find the Courage to Keep Going
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt
I will never forget June 20, 1999.
I experienced many firsts on that day: leaving my family behind, traveling by plane, and being surrounded by people talking a different language.
But that day wasn’t exceptional for those reasons alone; it also put me on a path of independence and self-discovery that has treated me well ever since.
My dream was simple in my teens: to live abroad and speak a foreign language.
I wanted this because of the …
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