“Being in a new culture, you are humbled very quickly. It has been a process of becoming a learner outside of the classroom and getting comfortable with making mistakes. I’m still very early in my program, but I am quickly realizing how impactful it is to immerse yourself in the shoes of others and to strip back your own perspective to understand yourself and your culture better. Being here alone has been intimidating, but it has allowed me to converse more openly with myself without the influences of home and also pushes me to appreciate parts of both lives I never would have noticed.”