When I graduated, I immediately bought a plane ticket to Australia for the next sixth months. I too, thought I’d change over there. I wasn’t sure what I was looking for, but I was craving an adventure and some free time before started the regular 9–5 cliche lifestyle. I never did do all that well with routine. But I thought if I went across the world something miraculous would happen. In the first 6 weeks and the last four weeks I traveled a lot of Australia and some of New Zealand and worked in between, the traveling was my favorite part. At the end of my trip, the only thing I realized before I came home was that, whatever I was expecting to happen over there whether it be how I changed or what I did, etc., it didn’t matter- nor did it happen as drastically as I thought it would, in fact I noticed almost no change whatsoever except just a long term getaway, a few new friends, and some amazing memories. But as far as myself? I didn’t change. But perhaps, that was the biggest lesson of all. Sometimes when you leave, you expect things to change, but you’re still you over there and you still do the same stuff for yourself. And unless you truly immerse and step out of your comfort zone, the growth you’re searching might not be there.