Have you ever wondered how your career path would change if you have an international professional experience?
This is something I didn’t know until I went abroad and had that experience myself. Right now, I cannot picture my life if I had decided not to go abroad, but I am pretty sure my life would be 180 degrees different.
I have a similar story to many people who finally took the plunge to go abroad:
After some years of seeing interns come through the process and complete an internship abroad, it was very satisfying to see the personal and professional growth that they went through during this life-changing experience. This change of country, change of scenario, and even change of lifestyle is something that actually helps a person to know themselves better, to know what they like and what they dislike, and most importantly helps them shape what they will do in the future.
So, what’s next after your internship abroad?
The most obvious expectation after your internship is over is to have an exponential professional development. At the end of the day, this is the main reason why somebody decides to go to do an internship abroad. But let me mention some other amazing things that will happen once you complete your internship abroad!
To work in another country very far away from home.
An internship abroad gives you the opportunity to meet people from all around the world, so who knows, maybe you end up in a country you never imagined? Or even in a country that you didn’t even know you wanted to visit?
Expect that no challenge would look impossible anymore.
You already went on one of the brightest and most challenging experiences in your life, so after your internship, if you have a problem that would’ve seemed impossible before, always remember that no challenge is harder than it was to get out of your comfort zone to start your internship abroad.
Hunger to see the world.
After living this experience I am confident you will not be the same person. You will want to do it again, either from the professional perspective, or personal perspective, you will find yourself coming back home to find your self packing to go somewhere else. Maybe another internship abroad would help you get there easier and faster!
So now, after you have all of this insight, I encourage you to take a leap of faith in yourself.
This experience will move everything around you. Expect changes, expect new perspectives, and expect new adventures and opportunities either in your home country or abroad.
