Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I never have come to study abroad.
What kind of a person would I have been? What types of friends would I have had?
Which school would I have attended? What would have been my dreams and goals?
Definitely I experienced things that I never have imagined to experience since my departure in 2004. Some are valuable - I won't give them up for the world. Some, not so great but they also took a part in building who I am right now, whether good or bad.
One of the reasons I like economics is that it studies choices that people make. Because resources are limited but desires are unlimited, people must choose. Every choice has a trade-off; opportunity cost that one might have received if one had not chosen something else.
See, that is the most difficult thing in life. Choices and opportunity costs.
If I go back to the age of 15, would I still nag my parents to send me to the States?
Would I still want to stay and finish high school? Would I attend college there also?
I might, I might not. Nothing can measure the opportunity cost down to the exact scale.
Whenever I feel dissatisfied with current situation, I tend to look back and imagine.
What might have happened?
2 comments:
at least you were nagging your parents to send you to the states. i was just very idle at that time, doing nothing. and one day driving back to home, my mom went 'hey jun, so tell me, do you wanna go to the states?' i thought for like 5 seconds, and i went 'yeah i will' that's how i came to this land of americana. how... spontaneous.
the whole idea of me coming to the states was decided by parents. I was having a good time at my current high school and it was hard to leave my friends. But i was convinced by my parents that there will be more opportunities for me in the states. Looking back, I am extremely grateful. I feel like I have discovered so much about myself since i've been in the states. The only mystery now is the future. hahah!
Whatever you are going through I hope you never regret coming to the states ^^
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