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Back in graduate school, some of my coolest friendships were with internationals.

I remember noticing the effect those students had on me. They had moved from all over the world to Athens, Georgia for higher education - in spite of the uncertainty and fear involved in such an undertaking - and something about that reality struck me in a particular way.
It made me feel like the world was smaller than I thought before.

Of course, in those days I had no idea that the courage of my international friends would help embolden me to live abroad someday.

But I am so glad it did.