Photo by: Kaeli Byers
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Studying abroad: a simple enough concept - attending school in another country. However, such an experience is anything but simple. My Mac dictionary widget gives a few definitions of the word abroad. The first is no mystery, "[living] in or [going] to a foreign country or countries." However, it is this second, which deeply resonates with my experiences as one who embarked on the journey of intentional learning in a foreign culture. It briefly states, "in different directions; over a wide area." Removing the obvious physical reality here, This - mentally, emotionally and spiritually speaking begins to capture the complex process of forging and re-forging, directing and redirecting, interpreting and reinterpreting, one's beliefs, thoughts, and understanding of both self and “other” within endless elements of Paradox.
