What about life across the ocean?! ...and why did you come back?!
After my trip to the USA and my eventual return home, my friends keep asking me two questions: Question 1. "What's it like across the ocean?" and Question 2. "Why did you come back?!" I can't give a simple answer to either of them. It's impossible to answer in two, three, or even twenty sentences!!! You could talk for hours about "what it's like across the ocean" and "why?" But I'll try to keep it brief, if that's even possible )))
So, let's get started... Although no, before we start, there is a rather long, exciting, emotional, nervous path, full of sleepless nights, but one that is definitely worth it...
A little preface
Since I was six, I was quite serious about hockey, and thanks to ten years of playing, I had the chance to visit all the major cities in our beloved Belarus, as well as Poland, Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Latvia. I loved visiting different countries, listening to foreign languages, and learning about the customs and peculiarities of other nations. A significant role was played by what we considered an in-depth study and knowledge of English (which I always thought was pretty good English).
My hockey team. I'm standing in the top row in the center.
So, having some baggage of foreign language knowledge and a craving for trips abroad, I was finishing my second year of university, making plans for the summer, and just living a fairly measured life. But everything changed one day when my friend told me about the Work and Travel USA program.
I won't describe the terms of this program here, as anyone can go to the website www.iec.by and familiarize themselves with all the information they are interested in, which, of course, is definitely worth doing! I want to say that getting to know and subsequently participating in the Work and Travel USA program depends, in principle, on how strong your desire to be "across the ocean" really is, not counting, of course, the financial side of the issue. But I want to note that this step must be well-thought-out and sufficiently balanced. The decision should be made with a "cool head."
