It’s
an absolute dream of mine to migrate and leave Manila.
If I
were to choose a country, I’d probably go to either the UK or America. Right
now, I’m not really doing things that I want to do so this is one of the
reasons why I really want to travel alone and migrate without any of my family
members and I am also going to lose my contact with them as well. I know that I
should so they know where I am or how I am doing but I just want to experience
things on my own for a change.
I
looked up in the Internet on the benefits of migrating alone.
I
know that moving to another country is a huge, scary, life-changing leap.
Moving to another country alone is even bigger, scarier, and more life
changing. You will leave behind everyone you love, and that simple comfort of
having friends and family only a short car ride away. You will leave behind
everything you’ve grown to know, and begin to grow into new cultures and
traditions. In doing all this, you will learn to be truly self reliant and
independent.
There
are 2 reasons to why I want to migrate on my own: number 1, I want to do things
on my own I don't want to depend on my parents on my own and number 2, I want
to stay away from my family as far away as possible without any means of
contacting them again. I’m still in Manila but as soon as I get a decent
internship, after I graduate college and after I get a decent job experience
here in Manila I will leave. I won’t take no for answer and my family won’t
stop for reaching my dreams.
Like
I said, there are benefits to migrating alone and I shall give 5 benefits to
it:
1.
You will gain a new
perspective
No matter where you move, you can’t
escape yourself. However, you certainly can gain new perspective on your life.
Seeing new parts of the world forces you to realize just how little of it you
actually occupy. Your problems will feel so much smaller in the grand scheme of
things. There is so much in this world that is more important than your
friend’s betrayal or your ex’s new girlfriend. Every place you travel to will be
unbelievably older than America, and this will give you a whole new sense of
time. You will realize how young you are, and how much more life lies ahead of
you. Let the beauty and histories occupy the places in your mind that were once
occupied by petty anger or jealousy. Being alone in an unknown place forces you
to a take a step back and reevaluate. When you are partially removed from your
life back home you can take a look at everything from the outside, and see
things quite differently.
2.
As the great Ellie Goulding so
beautifully sang, anything can happen
You have the freedom to make this journey
entirely your own. You are in a place where no one knows you or stories of your
past. No one here knows that you peed your pants in the cafeteria in 2nd
grade. No one here remembers the unibrow and acne that made a home on your face
in middle school. No one here saw you cry too much cookie dough flavored vodka
on your 21st birthday. Embrace that. Recreate yourself. If you
always wanted to be more outgoing or more daring or more laid back, this is
your opportunity. You’re the author of this new chapter. You can be who you
want to be, and do what you want to do. Write your own character, create your
own story, and go live it.
3.
You’ll meet amazing people.
When you are travelling along, you tend
to converse with locals and other solo travelers more than you would if you
were traveling in a group. If you listen, everyone has a story to tell and
something important to teach you. If you open your mind and heart to others,
you’ll be amazed what you’ll find. You’ll meet some interesting characters who
are just making a cameo in the story of your life, and you’ll make lifelong
friends with people from all over the world.
You’ll learn what country has the craziest holiday traditions. You’ll
share shockingly similar childhood stories. You’ll bond over movie stars and
wacky travel stories. As you’re discovering how vast and infinite this world
is, you will discover how small it is. It will fascinate you how much you have
in common with someone who came from such an entirely different background.
4.
The world will become your
teacher
You will learn a lot more about the world
while you’re out exploring it than you ever could in a classroom or from a
book. You will learn and adopt the traditions of your new country. You will
learn how other countries view worldwide historical events. You will learn how
other countries view America. You will realize how sheltered and biased your
education was. You’ll being to question things you always took for granted. You
will be immersed in a whole new world, and it will provide you with a new views
and information. The world has a lot to teach you, be open to lessons.
5.
You will become your own best
friend
Being alone in an unknown among unknown
people will require you to trust yourself, know yourself, challenge yourself,
and often, entertain yourself. You will become your own best friend. When you
are lost in a city where no one else speaks your language, you learn to rely on
yourself, to be confident in yourself, and to be proud of yourself. Every
aspect of moving abroad alone will challenge you. it is not for everyone but if
you make it through, you’ll make it through with a greater sense of self than
you went in with. You will understand who you are, where you came from, and
where you fit in with the world. You will learn your capabilities and limits,
your strengths and weaknesses. You will make a million memories that are yours
and yours alone. It is your life, it’s your move and it’s your journey.
Let
no one tell you different.
So I do
hope you learn something from this because it’s an absolute dream of mine to
leave and actually never come back.
All the
love.
xxB
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