If there’s one thing to be said about entering a new high school, it takes a bit of courage. Adolescence is by no means is a walk in the park. For some, high school can be four years of wonderful memories, or four years they would just like to bury as deep in the mind as they can go.

Having said that, choosing to finish your last year of high school clear around the world takes guts. Never mind the typical adjustments a teenager must always make when they are still at home; think about the courage and drive it takes to travel all alone to a completely new country to finish school. All the while, every close family and friend is thousands and thousands of miles away, and you’re not even an adult yet.