The Power of International Education | StudyUK [bonus episode]
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2023
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Are you living your best life? It's a question we've all asked ourselves, but have you considered the role that global exploration and cultural immersion can play in answering it? In a world that's more connected than ever before, it's crucial to look beyond the immediate confines of our communities and explore the richness of other cultures. And what better way to do that than by studying abroad? In this special sponsored episode, we partner with the StudyUK campaign which is part of the UK Government's wider Great campaign for Britain and Northern Ireland to explore the benefits of studying in the UK, from finances to application processes and everything in between. Join us as we sit down with Raquel Villanueva, a broadcast journalism veteran who is currently a commentator and video producer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to discover the transformative impact studying abroad can have on our lives and careers.
You can find more information on studying abroad in the UK at: British Council - StudyUK website
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| 0:00.0 | My friends and family had kind of these expectations of me, of my identity, and going to another country |
| 0:06.5 | was a chance to really explore who I was outside of my friends and family's influence. |
| 0:12.9 | And there's so many factors to that. Like, I can find out what really is important to me. |
| 0:18.1 | You should always put yourself out there because you never know what could happen. |
| 0:25.3 | So we are constantly exploring how to live our best lives. And one of the things that I have |
| 0:29.6 | come to believe is the question it just can't happen in a bubble. Yes, we've got to know ourselves, |
| 0:34.1 | but also others. And in a world that has become truly global, it's also so important to reach |
| 0:40.1 | beyond the immediate confines of our friends and family and local community and even country. |
| 0:45.2 | There is a giant world out there and so much richness to be discovered, so many insights, |
| 0:50.2 | ideas, cultures, experiences that can inform how we see ourselves and are placed in the world, |
| 0:55.8 | what we share with others and this broader perspective and also have a really profound effect |
| 1:00.5 | on the work we devote ourselves to and the life and the world we seek to create. |
| 1:04.9 | So how do you get this global, culturally diverse perspective? Well, one other thing I've come to |
| 1:10.1 | believe is that the earlier life we begin, the better. Now that can look like taking family trips |
| 1:14.6 | to different countries, which we've done or student exchanges, which our daughter has actually done, |
| 1:19.6 | but another incredibly powerful path or study abroad programs for college and grad school. |
| 1:24.8 | And these extended explorations, they can be incredible ways to immerse yourself or your |
| 1:29.9 | kid in a powerful eye opening bridge building educational experience. So we got really curious |
| 1:35.9 | what that might look like, you know, on a detailed level on the ground. And we decided to partner |
| 1:40.8 | with the study UK program, which is part of the UK government's wider, great campaign for Britain |
| 1:46.4 | and Northern Ireland to bring you this special sponsored episode with a focus on what it's like |
| 1:51.9 | to study in the UK, exploring everything from the mirrored benefits to finances, |
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