This list has been living and growing in my notes app since the beginning of my exchange. It was a lot of quickly jotted down phrases and thoughts that occurred and/or were said to me in the past year. Since my exchange is over now, me and my friend Becci decided to edit the list (twice) and pick out only the best lessons that Uruguay taught me. Enjoy!
You are the people you surround yourself with
Language learning is a lot more than just learning a language
To grow you need to step out of your comfort zone, do hard things
Verbal language has more influence than we think. Say things with your chest.
The importance of bare-feet (GROUNDING- take it seriously)
Culture is an acquired taste
Often you don’t feel yourself learning until after
"Decisions are best made by the people affected by them" -Gloria Steinem
It’s not about where you are or what you're doing, it’s about who you're with
If you don’t like something, change it and if you cant change it, change the way you think about it
The way you look is the least interesting thing about you
We react to the world by what we are primed to see "when you're born in a burning house you think the world is on fire"
Your judgements are more mirrors than windows/your perception of something says more about you than that thing
Bad physical health=Bad mental health
Happiness isn't a destination
You can plant a seed in someone but you can't grow the plant
Not wanting to do something is a reason enough not to do it and you don’t need to explain yourself to anyone
Political passiveness often goes unrecognized and is often deeply rooted
Education is the solution to many problems
Vulnerability is strength
Diversity is makes us stronger
Nature is healing and peace giving
Anything can be appreciated/understood
Confront your belief system with tenacity
Different cultures have different senses of humor
We should travel to learn and not to teach
Stop forcing things, let it happen
It's ignorant to think that your way is the best way
The best way to learn a language is through context
I am young and i am learning how to live.
You can’t hate a country if you truly know it
Often when you’re raised with a certain ideology it’s really hard to get rid of it
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